India, Aug. 16 -- Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is under fire after "pet massacre" allegations surfaced against him. His tenure as Detroit health director is facing renewed scrutiny. During his tenure, Detroit's animal control department was marred by allegations of animal mistreatment and reportedly branded a "slaughterhouse" by a former employee, Fox News Digital reported.

Detroit Animal Care and Control's (DACC) live-release rate was about 20% to 26% when El-Sayed inherited the operation back in 2015. However, it increased to about 61% to 62% by late 2016, which is an improvement his campaign points to.

According to the Daily Mail, records covering the period surrounding El-Sayed's tenure showed that as many as 4,...