'De-barking beagles and poisoning puppies in experiments with our tax dollars is a national disgrace that's uniting Republicans and Democrats, and we applaud Rep. Nancy Mace and her colleagues on both sides of the aisle for holding the NIH accountable for this government waste and animal abuse,' said Justin Goodman, Vice President of Advocacy and Public Policy at White Coat Waste Project, in a statement provided to DailyMail.com. The animal testing allegations come after Fauci was accused of lying to Congress by claiming the US did not fund gain-of-function research at the Wuhan lab blamed by some for creating COVID.