Animal Experiments, What the New Draft Rules Allow and What They Mean for Research
Critics say the proposal could weaken independent oversight and allow more animals to be sourced from open markets.
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Breaking bones to testing street animals: Gauri Maulekhi warns of consequences of Centre's new draft lab rules
Animal welfare activist Gauri Maulekhi warns that India's proposed animal research rules could weaken lab oversight, allow repeated testing and reduce pain safeguards. She also flags the sourcing of animals from streets and markets, urging public objections before November 5.
Why uproar over Centre’s draft 2026 laboratory animal rules - The Tribune
LAST month, the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying released the Draft Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Control and Supervision of Experiment, Breeding and Trading of Laboratory Animals) Rules, 2026. It has proposed changes to replace the earlier framework — the Breeding of and Experiments on Animals (Control and Supervision) Rules, 1998 — with an aim to overhaul the decades-old guidelines. It has invited objections and suggest…
Animal experiments, what the new draft rules allow and what they mean for research
The draft Rules specify which animals can be used in research, what experiments are permitted and what safeguards are needed to minimise their suffering. The public can submit comments on the draft until November 5
Animal welfare activist Gauri Maulekhi has expressed serious concern over a new government draft regarding animal experiments in labs. She alleges that the new rules could weaken animal protections and turn India into a research dustbin.
Animal rights groups oppose India’s draft rules on laboratory experiments - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy
Animal rights organisations and activists have called on the Indian government to withdraw proposed regulations on scientific experiments involving animals, warning that the changes could weaken oversight, increase animal suffering and expose stray and wild animals to laboratory use. The concerns follow the release of the draft Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Control and Supervision […]
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