Update as of 26 June 2025
PETA India can reveal a central government-appointed inspection committee has 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 through an explosive report following an extensive inspection that took place in the two days after PETA India released a whistleblower-led exposé. PETA India urges the central government body Committee for Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CCSEA), which operates under the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, to take immediate action on this report by allowing all of the animals at Palamur Biosciences to be rescued and sent to loving homes and reputable sanctuaries and by rescinding the facility’s permission to breed and use animals.
Update as of 17 June 2025
HISTORIC FIRST: After PETA India’s complaint, a FIR has been registered against Telangana-based animal experimentation laboratory—Palamur Biosciences for animal abuse —including causing severe injuries to dogs and the poisoning of piglets. This is the first time an FIR has been registered against an animal experimentation laboratory in India.
Behind the closed doors of Telangana-based Palamur Biosciences Pvt Ltd—a contract laboratory that tests drugs, pesticides, and medical devices on animals, often for foreign clients—lies shocking cruelty. PETA India’s exposé of this major contract laboratory, self-proclaimed as “one of the largest preclinical service providers” in India, is the country’s first-of-its kind. Thanks to whistleblowers, PETA India takes you behind the secretive walls of the contract research industry and inside a laboratory where bloodied beagles lie on the floor, minipigs are poisoned, and rhesus macaques are killed.
In October 2024, PETA India filed official complaints with authorities about the likely unauthorized testing on rhesus macaques at Palamur Biosciences. But what came next was even more shocking: whistleblowers stepped forward—sharing gut-wrenching testimony, images, and footage from inside the laboratory. The animal suffering they revealed is not only cruel—it appears to be criminal.
Too Many Dogs, Too Little Space—and No Escape
The company also operates a beagle breeding facility, and whistleblowers say around 1500 dogs were crammed into overcrowded cages, with several forced to live in spaces meant for just two. Reportedly trapped with little space to move, no enrichment, and no socialization, the dogs became aggressive and competed for food, often biting one another out of frustration. The result? Bloodied and torn ears and other wounds—and no pain relief.
“Useless” Means Dead
A whistleblower reveals that at Palamur, a dog with a treatable condition like cherry eye is seen not as a patient, but as a burden. A beagle with a fungal infection? Apparently killed—rather than treated. One whistleblower told PETA India that over 100 dogs were killed in a single incident simply because they were no longer considered “useful.”
Monkeys Stolen from the Wild and Silenced Forever
Palamur appears to have obtained wild rhesus macaques from Rajasthan, including through a dubious dealer. These sentient monkeys were tested for pathogens, and some were reportedly suspected to carry the zoonotic virus monkeypox, which can be transmitted to humans. Instead of alerting authorities, the lab allegedly killed the monkeys in secret to hide the dangerous risk to public health. Moreover, monkeys who were transported alongside those thought to be harboring monkeypox—and who initially tested negative—were retested only one week after arriving at Palamur, despite the virus’s potentially longer incubation period. These monkeys were then used in experiments—importantly, even an undetected monkeypox infection could have compromised the results.
Piglets Born to Die
A whistleblower said the company is not licensed to breed minipigs—so when a Göttingen minipig unexpectedly gave birth, all of her babies were reportedly killed. These intelligent animals are apparently confined to barren cages. On paper, they’re promised enrichment. In reality, a whistleblower states they are removed from cages only for experiments, for show for visitors and destroyed at convenience.
Suffering by Design: What Testing Looks Like Here
- Chemicals injected under the skin—reportedly causing abscesses and infections so severe that in some cases, the dogs couldn’t even move.
- Drugs forced down their throats, apparently leading to abcesses, weight loss, and agonizing deaths.
- Bloody wounds, untreated pain, and no compassion. One whistleblower said plainly: “It’s like hell.”
Abuse Isn’t Accidental. It’s Routine.
Staff reportedly kick dogs, negligently close cage doors on their limbs, and handle them so roughly that bones are broken. Cameras show beagles whimpering in pain, as if pleading for some gentleness, any gentleness. When no one is watching, cruelty thrives. One worker confessed: “If there are no customers or higher-ups around, we don’t bother following the methods.” One chilling quote sums it up: “Everything is corrupted.”
The Final Moments: Terrified, Awake, and Alone
When the dogs are killed, the company reportedly uses a drug called thiopentone—but doesn’t sedate them first. Piglets were reportedly given an intracardiac injection to kill them. Their last experience is pain or fear—not comfort.
What They Hoped You’d Never See
PETA India reviewed files of damning photos and videos submitted by insiders at Palamur. They show:
A dog with a neck abscess, untreated and swollen
Beagles with crudely stitched-up wounds from cage fights
Pigs with bloody mouths from a dosing bar used to keep the mouth open
A dog in a pool of blood
A piglet born at the lab, only to be killed before taking her first steps
We Cannot Look Away
This is not an isolated case. It is a window into a system where animals are abused and discarded. Palamur Biosciences must be held accountable.
PETA India has submitted formal complaints to government authorities and is calling for:
- Permanent shut down of all animal testing projects at Palamur Biosciences, and immediate closure of its breeding centre
- Immediate seizure and rehabilitation of any animals in custody of Palamur Biosciences
- Prosecution of those responsible
- Stronger enforcement of animal protection laws
- A shift to cutting-edge, animal-free research methods
You Can Help Stop This
Raise your voice. Demand justice for these animals. Sign our petition and help stop the cruelty at Palamur Biosciences.
Appeal
Dear Officials, I am deeply disturbed by the reported egregious cruelty to animals and regulatory violations at Palamur Biosciences. It is apparently a facility where bloodied beagles lie on the floor, minipigs are poisoned, and rhesus macaques are killed and where callousness and neglect are paramount.
I urge your office to take immediate and decisive action on the explosive report by the central government appointed inspection committee – recommending ‘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. We urge you to take immediate action by permanently shut down all animal testing projects at Palamur Biosciences, and allow all of the animals at the facility to be rescued and sent to loving homes and reputable sanctuaries and by rescinding the facility’s permission to breed and use animals.
Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter.
Sincerely,
[Your Signature]
