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Taxpayer money continues to be poured down the rabbit hole of absurdity, this time with experiments that would make even PETA blush. Reports confirm that around $241 million in taxpayer dollars has been used for conducting transgender surgeries and treatments on animals, a staggering sum that raises eyebrows and hackles alike. The mastermind behind many of these questionable endeavors? None other than Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who apparently decided that animal rights took a backseat to his gender-bending agenda.
The investigation, led by the House Oversight Committee under Chairman Eli Crane from Arizona, has brought this bizarre use of funds into the spotlight once again. While many Americans struggle with sky-high inflation and soaring gas prices, their hard-earned money is being funneled into surgery and hormone treatments for rodents and other critters. Crane expressed disbelief at the situation, reflecting what most sensible taxpayers are thinking: how did we get here?
🚨 JUST IN: House Oversight confirms that $241 MILLION in taxpayer dollars were spent on transgender surgeries & treatments—ON ANIMALS.
Guess who approved most of it? Anthony Fauci.
This is beyond insane. Fauci must be held accountable.💰
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— Tony Lane 🇺🇸 (@TonyLaneNV) February 19, 2025
The White Coat Waste Project, a bipartisan watchdog organization, has been sounding the alarm for a while about these torturous experiments. According to them, the previously mentioned figure of $241 million is merely the tip of the iceberg. Their representative recently told the Oversight Committee that they suspect the real amount being wasted could be significantly higher. This so-called research often involves surgical procedures on mice, rats, and monkeys that would make even a seasoned veterinarian cringe.
Among the particularly eyebrow-raising examples is the use of $1.1 million in taxpayer money to experiment on female lab rats by administering testosterone and then overdosing them with party drugs. The goal? To see if these hormone-saturated rodents fare worse than their naturally hormone-balanced counterparts when it comes to overindulging. This peculiar focus on using taxpayer-funded animal experiments to explore such niche issues raises fundamental questions about priorities. Is this really the kind of science that Americans want their government to finance?
Furthermore, navigating the federal spending databases to uncover the full extent of this outrageous spending reportedly requires a level of IT expertise that would stump a tech wizard. It seems transparency in government spending is just as elusive as common sense in gene therapy experiments on animals. It’s almost as if those in charge do not want taxpayers to know how their money is being spent, as if they’re engaging in some elaborate game of hide-and-seek with the American public. As Crane rightly pointed out, this lack of clarity appears to be by design, further fueling the outrage among taxpayers who feel blindsided by their own government’s bizarre choices.
