FBI's Patel defends change in 'bestiality' hiring practice as lawmakers seek answers ↧ ↧ FBI's Patel defends change in 'bestiality' hiring practice as lawma... FBI Director Kash Patel told lawmakers on Tuesday he changed the bureau's hiring standards to eliminate bestiality as an automatic disqualifier because he did not want ​to bar trafficking victims who had been forced to have sex with animals, drawing an incredulous response from Republicans and Democrats alike.