Over 100 Veterinarians Urge Central Government Agency to Rescue 1200+ Beagles & Other Animals From Telangana’s Palamur Biosciences & Other Actions
Through a letter, more than 100 veterinarians urged the central government agency Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CCSEA) to immediately act on the recommendations of the report submitted by inspectors it appointed and who visited Palamur Biosciences, a contract animal testing laboratory in Telangana, on 11-12 June 2025. The inspection committee had recommended ‘immediate regulatory action…including the removal and rehabilitation of animals in order to prevent further pain and suffering’ as well as a review of Palamur Biosciences’ registration and breeding license status, yet more than two months on, no known remedial action has been taken by CCSEA. The inspectors counted over 1,200 beagles and other animals at the facility, made notorious through whistleblowers’ harrowing and detailed accounts of its operations as reported to PETA India.
The veterinarians’ letter notes, ‘During June 11-12, 2025, inspectors appointed by CCSEA found that more than 1,200 animals at Palamur, including beagles, monkeys, cows, pigs, rabbits, rats, and others, suffered from gross neglect such as overcrowding, repeated use in painful experiments, lack of veterinary care and pain relief, absence of adequate housing and records, and rough handling. The inspectors concluded that these are not isolated failures but point to systemic structural, procedural and ethical failures.
On the lack of enforcement despite the urgency relayed by the inspection committee and its recommendations, the veterinarians write, ‘As veterinarians, we believe this dangerous delay in enforcement enables egregious animal suffering and represents a betrayal of the principles that the CCSEA was established to uphold. The longer the animals are left in these appalling conditions, the more they will suffer.’
The inspectors’ report prepared after the 11-12 June 2025 visit 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. The situation demands urgent attention—particularly with respect to the removal and rehabilitation of animals to prevent further pain, distress or suffering. The findings also call for a critical review of the facility’s registration and breeding license in view of the serious and repeated deviations from prescribed norms.’ Animal welfare and rights groups are standing by to assist in rehoming and rehabilitation of the animals.
PETA India is also seeking an enforcement of the recommendations made in this report through a petition in the Delhi High Court.
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