Caged ‘Beagles’ Make Plea for Animals Imprisoned at Palamur Biosciences in PETA India World Day for Laboratory Animals Demonstration
In the lead up to World Day for Laboratory Animals (24 April) and following an explosive whistleblower-led exposé by PETA India that revealed egregious abuse of dogs, monkeys and other animals at Telangana-based Palamur Biosciences, PETA India and Vegans of Telangana supporters wore geometric beagle masks and prison suits and caged themselves in Hyderabad. The demonstration was held to urge the Committee for the Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CCSEA) to finally facilitate the rescue of the 1200+ animals imprisoned there for breeding and experiments, starting with the release of 73 beagles Palamur has itself earmarked as for rehabilitation but is still refusing to allow to be rescued by animal protection groups willing to assist with adoptions.
The removal and rehabilitation of 1200+ dogs, monkeys, sheep, and other animals to prevent further pain, distress, or suffering from the facility was a recommendation made in a detailed report by CCSEA-appointed inspectors submitted to the agency on 17 June 2025. In December 2025, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public Warning Letter to Palamur Biosciences, citing “serious violations” of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) regulations and “systemic failures” in oversight that called into question the quality and integrity of safety data generated at the facility. The FDA also cited serious animal welfare concerns like inappropriate euthanasia SOPs, echoing whistleblower-led complaints raised by PETA India.
The CCSEA-appointed inspectors’ report submitted to the agency on 17 June documented that the facility did not keep suitable inventory or medical records; animals were reused frequently in painful experiments in violation of CCSEA guidelines; dogs, cows and other animals were in poor condition; animals were experimented on without adequate pain management procedures; animals were killed without first being sedated; and other examples of cruelty and mismanagement. The report concludes, “The operational deficiencies observed at PBPL [Palamur Biosciences] are not isolated incidents but indicative of entrenched structural, procedural and ethical failures. The scale and severity of non-compliances documented during the inspection raise significant concerns regarding the facility’s adherence to established standards of animal welfare and regulatory accountability.”
PETA India is calling on CCSEA to end all breeding and animal experiments at Palamur Biosciences and to finally facilitate the rescue of its surviving animals as recommended by its own appointed inspectors months ago.
