Michigan Rep. Who Reportedly Abandoned More Than 150 Monkees, Dogs Introduces Articles of Impeachment Against Trump
Yes, Again with the Impeachment Thing and from an Alleged Animal Abuser

Foregoing any introspection, any attempt at accountability and any course correction off their well-traveled road of corruption, grifting, mendacity, propaganda and warmongering, Democrats’ latest stunt is to try – yet again – to impeach President Donald J. Trump, a mere three+ months into his administration.
Last week, Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) introduced what Axios described as “seven long-shot articles of impeachment against President Trump.” It’s the usual Democrat playbook for Trump impeachment. Trump responded characteristically on April 29 with, “What the hell did I do?” in front of a cheering crowd in Warren, Mich., and “Here we go again.”
But the bigger story than yet another attempt by Democrats to impeach President Trump is that of Thanedar (est. net worth: $40 million). Per his bio, Shri’s story is a rags-to-riches one, as the poor boy from India makes good in America and becomes a U.S. citizen. He represents the 13th Congressional District in Michigan, which has 25.9 percent of its residents living below the poverty line – double the Michigan and U.S. rates – and nearly 40 percent of children in poverty.
Likely the vast majority of Americans outside of Thanedar’s district in Michigan had not heard of him before Shri’s call for impeachment, which some have called an attention-seeking move to increase his name recognition, possibly with another motive of raising money to pay off campaign liabilities, reported to be $800,000.
Thanedar may have a spending problem. He was the top spender of the 435 House members for advertising from his taxpayer-funded budget, according to a story in The Detroit News. The Michigan representative spent more than 20 times in a few weeks last year versus what the average House member put towards advertising for a full year.
The failed candidate for the position of Michigan governor in 2018 also has a company bankruptcy to his credit. And a buyer of one of Thanedar’s companies filed a lawsuit against Thanedar, claiming “fraudulent and misleading representations” of the business’ financial position.
Events surrounding the bankruptcy stirred controversy among many concerned about animal welfare. Reports from 2010 indicated that his bankrupt company, which tested drugs on animals, abandoned at least 150 monkeys and dogs in the bankruptcy process. Thanedar denied the claim, saying he was not responsible; Bank of America was. “I am an animal lover,” Thanedar said, “and completely understand the sensitivity of this issue.”
What kind of “animal lover” would choose to own a business that experiments on animals – animals which cannot consent to being experimented on? And what kind of animal lover would not have planned for the transition of these animals in the situation that arose? A bankruptcy does not happen in a day.
In 2018, when Thanedar ran for governor, the Humane Society Legislative Fund issued a communication that condemned candidate Thanedar for the alleged animal neglect at the facility he had owned. The Humane Society release stated, “Thanedar reportedly continued this neglect by fighting efforts to place the dogs and monkeys into sanctuaries. Using the care and custody of animals to ‘make a point‘ in a legal proceeding is inhumane and unjust.”
According to media, “The lab’s workers had been jumping the lab’s fences to provide food and water for the dogs,” which continued until two animal welfare groups retrieved the dogs from the facility, treated them and found homes for the animals. The group, In Defense of Animals, rescued the 550 macaque monkeys.
The financial irregularities in Thanedar’s businesses certainly should have raised issues for voters, while his history with the animal abandonment should have disqualified him as a candidate for any elected office. How animals are treated is a measure of the greatness of a country to paraphrase Mahatma Gandhi, considered the father of India. How animals are treated is also the measure of the man – a measure Thanedar failed.
Maria Fotopoulos writes about the connection between overpopulation and biodiversity loss, and from time-to-time other topics that confound her.
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Where is our legal system? Even my backward state, New Mexico, thanks to our local humane society has a FELONY animal abuse law. But, fundamentally, only the voters of Michigan are responsible for empowering this guy. And I agree with Jimmy, Chuck without the charm (or brains?).
Looks like Chucky without the charm.