PETA Scientists Partner to Advance Training for Non-Animal Methods

Soon, laboratories as we know them will run on animal-free testing. But how do we help ensure that today’s scientists are prepared for the inevitable tomorrow of non-animal test methods?

Thanks to scientists from PETA India and other toxicology experts, India is quickly becoming a frontrunner in advancing non-animal toxicity testing.

In May 2025, PETA Science Consortium International e.V. (Science Consortium), of which PETA India is a member, partnered with a prominent non-animal testing institute to send six Indian scientists to the United States for top-tier non-animal training. Attendees explored how to test substances for skin and eye irritation and corrosion, skin sensitisation, phototoxicity, and respiratory toxicity without using animals. Thanks to the hands-on experience, this innovative course laid the groundwork for saving rabbits, mice, guinea pigs, and other animals from a lifetime of confinement in laboratories.

Now, a new partnership is moving this training opportunity to India.
Over 80 of the world’s brightest minds recently gathered in India to participate in training discussions with scientists from PETA India and the U.S.-based non-animal testing institute. The sessions on non-animal testing included participants from the Central Insecticides Board & Registration Committee and the Central Insecticides Laboratory in Faridabad, Haryana and the National Institute of Biologicals in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The training focused on how animal-free testing strategies can evaluate the effects of chemicals and drugs on human health.

As regulating agencies worldwide accept more non-animal methods, toxicologists in India and beyond are learning how to use and interpret data from them, making events and collaborations like these more vital than ever.

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Over the past decade, reliable, human-relevant non-animal methods have revolutionised the field of toxicity testing. But there’s still work to do. Take action by joining PETA India in advocating for state-of-the-art science that benefits all living beings.

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