According to a report in Jezebel earlier this week, Dr. Mehmet Oz was the lead scientist in a years long animal study that experimented on over 1000 live animals. That number included the death or euthanizing of 31 pigs, 661 rabbits and more than 329 dogs. A veterinarian involved with the study was appalled by the treatment of the animals and turned whistleblower alleging widespread mistreatment of the animals that included needless pain and suffering. Oz was the “principal investigator” on the Columbia University study. The USDA eventually reached a 2004 settlement with the university for vio…