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Fox News Highlights Detroit’s 61% Live-Release Rate Increase

8/18/2026

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Republican National Committee (RNC) and National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) called Detroit health commissioner Abdul El-Sayed a “puppy slaughterhouse” and launched a “Dogs Against Abdul” campaign.
Fox News reported Detroit’s live-release rate rose from about 20%-26% in late 2015 to roughly 61%-62% by late 2016.
LibsOfTikTok and Laura Loomer amplified the “puppy slaughterhouse” claims, linking them to anti-Muslim and anti-Arab rhetoric.

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Republican National Committee (RNC) and National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) called Detroit health commissioner Abdul El-Sayed a “puppy slaughterhouse” and launched a “Dogs Against Abdul” campaign.
Fox News reported Detroit’s live-release rate rose from about 20%-26% in late 2015 to roughly 61%-62% by late 2016.
LibsOfTikTok and Laura Loomer amplified the “puppy slaughterhouse” claims, linking them to anti-Muslim and anti-Arab rhetoric.