Congressman behind Trump impeachment abandoned dogs at failed beagle research lab in New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. — Allegations that Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) left over 150 animals to starve in a New Jersey testing facility have resurfaced amid his recent move to file articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. The animals were abandoned by Thanedar, but later rescued by animal rights groups, according to news reports. The claims, which stem from the 2010 bankruptcy of his pharmaceutical testing company, Azopharma, are being amplified on social media platforms and used by critics to question his credibility. Azopharma’s New Jersey lab, AniClin Preclinical Services, shut down in April 2010 following the company’s bankruptcy. The facility,