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Hans India
17-06-2025
- Health
- Hans India
Animal Protection Organisations Urge Immediate Closure of Palamur Biosciences for Systemic Animal Cruelty and Regulatory Violations
New Delhi: Twenty leading animal protection organisations, who are members of the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO), India's largest network of animal protection groups, have submitted an urgent appeal to the Committee for the Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CCSEA) seeking the permanent closure of Palamur Biosciences Pvt. Ltd. for egregious animal cruelty and repeated regulatory violations. Speaking on behalf of the federation, Bharati Ramachandran, CEO of FIAPO, stated: "We urge the CCSEA to uphold its mandate and act without delay to end the suffering of animals at Palamur Biosciences. The egregious violations reported are not isolated incidents—they represent a complete breakdown of ethics and compliance in animal-based research. We must ensure that cruelty is not the cost of scientific progress." Palamur Biosciences, located in Bhoothpur Mandal, Mahabubnagar, Telangana, has been engaging in severe and systemic mistreatment of animals in violation of national laws and scientific ethics. Video and photographic evidence reveal the following violations: · Severe overcrowding: Close to 1,500 dogs were confined in facilities designed to house no more than 800, resulting in heightened aggression, injuries, and unaddressed trauma. · Unregulated breeding: Dogs were bred excessively and continuously, from 18 months of age to nearly 13 years old, without appropriate rest periods between pregnancies, violating breeding norms. · Inhumane handling: Animals were routinely subjected to rough handling during procedures, with no evidence of pain mitigation. Documented instances include dogs being forcibly confined and injected with painful substances. · Non-compliant euthanasia methods: Euthanasia was conducted without sedation, in direct contravention of CCSEA guidelines. · Unlawful use and transport of primates: Rhesus macaques were reportedly used and transported in violation of regulatory requirements, posing serious public health risks. · Unauthorised breeding and inadequate housing of minipigs: Göttingen minipigs were bred without valid licensing and confined in conditions that lacked required environmental enrichment, breaching both national standards and OECD Good Laboratory Practice principles. These actions constitute clear violations of multiple statutory and regulatory frameworks, including the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960; Breeding of and Experiments on Animals Rules, 1998; Guidelines on the Regulation of Scientific Experiments on Animals, 2007; CPCSEA Guidelines for Laboratory Animal Facility, 2015; Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; OECD Good Laboratory Practice standards; and Medical Devices Rules, 2017. The organisations have called on the CCSEA to take the following actions immediately: 1. Revoke all existing CPCSEA registrations, approvals, and breeding licenses issued to Palamur Biosciences Pvt. Ltd. 2. Instruct the company to cease all ongoing experiments and permanently prohibit future applications involving the use of live animals. 3. Initiate immediate rehabilitation and relocation of all surviving animals in collaboration with reputable sanctuaries and rehoming networks.
Time of India
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Sexual crimes against animals: Plea in HC
New Delhi: Delhi High Court is likely to examine a plea seeking to prosecute those involved in sexual crimes against animals next month. The bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela on May 28 posted the matter for further hearing on July 16 to enable the petitioner to bring more facts on record. The court was dealing with a plea filed by the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO) that highlighted the consequences of the "complete repeal" of Section 377 (unnatural sexual offences) of IPC under the newly enacted Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). While Section 377 of the IPC was read down by Supreme Court in the 2018 Navtej Singh Johar judgment to decriminalise consensual same-sex relationships, its complete deletion from BNS inadvertently decriminalised sexual violence against animals, it said. The parliamentary standing committee on home affairs, the plea said, in its report on BNS highlighted the removal of Section 377, proposing reinstating it to address non-consensual sexual offences against men, transpersons and animals. It submitted that in April 2025 alone, a couple of crimes were reported in Delhi against animals. A man was arrested in Shahdara for allegedly raping several dogs. A pet dog, which succumbed later, was found unconscious on a road in Saket, and a condom was found in its intimate parts. tnn
The Hindu
10-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Delhi High Court to hear plea over sexual crimes against animals in July
The Delhi High Court would in July hear a plea to prosecute those involved in sexual crimes against animals. A bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela on May 28 posted the matter on July 16 to enable the petitioner to bring more facts on record. The Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO) in its PIL highlighted the "complete repeal" of Section 377 (unnatural sexual offences) of IPC under the newly-enacted Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). While Section 377 of the IPC was rightly read down by the Supreme Court in the 2018 Navtej Singh Johar judgment to decriminalise consensual same-sex relationships, its complete deletion from BNS inadvertently decriminalised sexual violence against animals, leaving them unprotected by law, it argued. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, the plea said, in its report on BNS highlighted the removal of Section 377, proposing reinstating it to address non-consensual sexual offences against men, transpersons and animals. The plea, filed through advocate Varnika Singh, sought the restoration of the provision that specifically criminalised sexual crimes against animals under the erstwhile Section 377 of IPC. In April alone, the PIL referred to a couple of crimes being reported in the national capital. While a man was arrested in Shahdara area for allegedly raping several dogs, a pet dog, which succumbed later, was found unconscious on a road in Saket and a condom was retrieved from its intimate parts. The PIL also referred to an incident in Coimbatore, where a construction worker was found sexually abusing a dog. FIAPO's CEO Bharati Ramachandran, in a statement, said, "Animals cannot defend themselves. They deserve justice and protection from sexual violence under law.'
The Hindu
28-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Delhi HC asks Centre to consider plea for law against sexual crimes on animals
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (May 28, 2025) asked the Centre to treat as a representation a petition by the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO) seeking urgent and specific legal provision to prosecute sexual crimes against animals. Also Read | Concerns grow over legal vacuum as India moves to repeal Section 377 in the wake of disturbing cases of sexual assault of animals The petition came in the wake of the complete repeal of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code under the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. The plea argued that though Section 377 was rightly read down by the Supreme Court in its 2018 judgment to decriminalise consensual same-sex relationships, the Section's complete deletion from the BNS has inadvertently decriminalised sexual violence against animals, leaving them unprotected by law. The plea said there is a 'legal vacuum' created by the omission of provision dealing with sexual crimes against animals, which were previously covered under Section 377. FIAPO, in its plea, also highlighted close to 50 cases of sexual abuse against farmed, companion and wild animals. It said in just the month of April 2025, three cases came to light: in Delhi's Shahdara area, where a man was arrested for allegedly raping multiple dogs; in Delhi's Saket area, where a pet dog was found unconscious on the road and died later, with a condom being retrieved from the dog's private parts; and in Coimbatore's Temple Town, where a construction worker was found sexually abusing a dog. The court, however, observed that it would not interfere with the legislative procedure. It directed the government to decide the issue in a time-bound manner.
