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E.J. Finocchio stated on April 24, 2011 in a television interview:
"Most of your serial killers, most of your people who commit domestic violence, they start off by abusing animals."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• May 31, 2011
Wayne LaPierre stated on February 27, 2009 in a CPAC conference:
Cass Sunstein, President Obama's nominee for regulatory czar, "wants to give legal standing to animals so they can sue you for eating meat."  
By Robert Farley• May 5, 2009
Todd Staples stated on April 15, 2010 in a Tea Party rally in El Paso:
On the National Animal Identification System.
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 20, 2010
Viral image stated on January 04, 2020 in a post on Facebook:
An image shows animals burning in the Australia wildfires   
By Samantha Putterman• January 6, 2020
Robert Brown stated on October 29, 2010 in press release:
"Animal abuse is often an indicative trait of future acts of violence against humans."
By Eric Stirgus• November 10, 2010
Instagram posts stated on May 15, 2021 in an Instagram post:
"COVID-19 Jab: They skipped all animal trials because all animals were dying and went directly to people."
By Bill McCarthy• May 18, 2021
Facebook posts stated on September 01, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Following Hurricane Ida, animals from Turtle Back Zoo in New Jersey are “fleeing the premises.”
By Gabrielle Settles• September 2, 2021
Louise Slaughter stated on October 09, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC:
"Eighty percent of the antibiotics in this country are fed to livestock."
By Becky Bowers• October 15, 2013
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals stated on December 20, 2010 in an article:
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals estimates 200 animals will be spared annually as the result of former President Bill Clinton adopting a vegan diet.
By M.B. Pell• August 31, 2011
National Rifle Association stated on June 11, 2012 in a mailer:
Says Barack Obama’s regulatory adviser Cass Sunstein, "wants to ban hunting and says animals should be represented in court."
By Aaron Sharockman• June 13, 2012
Heather Moore stated on November 17, 2015 in a Providence Journal commentary:
"Each vegan spares more than 100 animals every year."  
By Mark Reynolds• December 6, 2015
Facebook posts stated on February 20, 2022 in a Facebook post:
"Ottawa may euthanize truckers’ pets as punishment.”
By Jeff Cercone• February 22, 2022
Viral image stated on July 22, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Donald Trump said, "Immigrants aren’t people, they’re animals."
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 25, 2019
Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2021 in a post on Facebook:
“In a vegan world there would be no pandemics. 100% of pandemics are zoonotic in origin.”
By Michael Majchrowicz• March 29, 2021
Donald Trump stated on May 22, 2018 in a speech:
Says "Nancy Pelosi came out in favor of MS-13."
By Miriam Valverde• May 24, 2018
Wisconsin Humane Society stated on June 13, 2011 in a news release:
An amendment inserted by lawmakers into the state budget "exempts scientific researchers from all state animal cruelty laws."
By Dave Umhoefer• June 14, 2011
TikTok posts stated on November 14, 2021 in a post:
The COVID-19 vaccines “failed miserably” in animal trials and are “a type of gene therapy that several top scientists warn will kill you.”
By Monique Curet• November 17, 2021
Bloomberg.com stated on March 31, 2015 in a news report:
Delta has had the most animal deaths among U.S. carriers in the past five years
By April Hunt• April 29, 2015
Marion Hammer stated on April 02, 2013 in a committee hearing:
Says rabid animals from other states carry "different strains of rabies" that Florida "vaccines and serums don’t affect."
By Katie Sanders• April 4, 2013
Kirk Watson stated on March 19, 2013 in a news article.:
Says carbon monoxide is still employed to euthanize dogs and cats in 29 Texas animal shelters.
By W. Gardner Selby• April 3, 2013

Articles (173)

Readers chew over ruling on Clinton's vegan diet

By Louis Jacobson• September 5, 2011

Readers chew over ruling on Clinton's vegan diet

By Louis Jacobson• September 5, 2011

Crated dogs in Kabul airport photo didn’t belong to US military. What’s going on?

By Ciara O'Rourke, Samantha Putterman• September 2, 2021

PETA's claim is fishy

By Warren Fiske• February 15, 2011

Did South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem break the law by shooting her dog? What legal experts say

By Jeff Cercone• May 1, 2024

Does Clinton save 200 animals by being vegan?

By Martha M. Hamilton• August 31, 2011

The man who would be the regulatory czar

By Robert Farley• May 5, 2009

Animal activists put PolitiFact New Jersey in crosshairs over ruling about hunting statistic

By Erin O'Neill, Caryn Shinske• December 9, 2011

Unpacking the noise around Dr. Anthony Fauci and beagle experiments

By Bill McCarthy• October 28, 2021

Do pit bulls account for 30% to 50% of shelter dogs?

By Magdaline Duncan• May 10, 2019

In Context: Donald Trump's comments about immigrants, ‘animals’

By Miriam Valverde• May 17, 2018

Dog in overhead bin? Feds let airlines set pet travel policies

By W. Gardner Selby• March 14, 2018

With the election's end, 'truthiness' improves

By Jim Tharpe• November 14, 2010

Checking Texas shelters that euthanize dogs and cats with carbon monoxide

By W. Gardner Selby• April 3, 2013

Bird flu: What to know about latest outbreaks after U.S. reports first severely infected person

By Sara Swann• December 19, 2024

Mailbag: 'Your PolitiFact is just again laughable!'

By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 15, 2009

A Nobel Prize and a horse dewormer: Explaining the controversy over ivermectin and COVID-19

By Tom Kertscher• September 8, 2021

A reader’s guide to misinformation about the coronavirus

By Daniel Funke• January 31, 2020

Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in North Dakota

By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• June 28, 2018

What to know about the latest bird flu outbreaks

By Sara Swann• April 12, 2024