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'Will take India backwards': Surat Parvatam urges Centre to reconsider proposed rules on animal testing

'Will take India backwards': Surat Parvatam urges Centre to reconsider proposed rules on animal testing

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The government issued draft Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Control and Supervision of Experiment, Breeding and Trading of Laboratory Animals) Rules on September 30, 2026. Animal rights groups across the country, including PETA, have sharply criticized the proposals, saying they could dilute existing regulations and expose laboratory animals to greater brutality and suffering. Activist Surat Parvatam urged the Centre to reconsider, warning that the rules would take India backwards. The draft has sparked widespread backlash from organisations and activists who argue the framework may weaken protections for animals used in experimentation.

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    The draft Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Control and Supervision of Experiment, Breeding and Trading of Laboratory Animals) Rules, 2026 issued by the government on September 30, 2026 has drawn sharp criticism from animal rights groups across the country, including PETA, which said they could…

    — Mongabay India

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    The Centre is facing a lot of backlash over its draft rules on animal experimentation, with animal rights organisations and activists saying that the proposed framework would only expose the animals to more brutality and greater suffering. They also argue that the proposed framework might weaken the…

    — India TV

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The Centre is facing a lot of backlash over its draft rules on animal experimentation, with animal rights organisations and activists saying that the proposed framework would only expose the animals to more brutality and greater suffering. They also argue that the proposed framework might weaken the…

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'Will take India backwards': Surat Parvatam urges Centre to reconsider proposed rules on animal testing

The Centre is facing a lot of backlash over its draft rules on animal experimentation, with animal rights organisations and activists saying that the proposed framework would only expose the animals to more brutality and greater suffering. They also argue that the proposed framework might weaken the…

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