A top Democratic contender in the Michigan governor’s race fought to sell off more than 100 animals at a shuttered pharmaceutical testing facility he owned, court records show, contradicting his account of events that culminated in the neglected animals’ rescue. On Thursday, the candidate tried to pin the animals’ neglect on Bank of America, which repossessed the property in April of that year. But court records show that the court-appointed receiver, charged with managing the disputed property, actually tried to place the animals in sanctuaries against Thanedar’s wishes. In July of that year, two animal welfare groups rescued 118 testing beagles stranded in the laboratory. Another animal welfare group intervened later that month to find homes for 55 long-tailed macaque monkeys stuck there.

Source: Huffington Post April 28, 2018 20:26 UTC