Experts Sign Plea Against Draft Animal Cruelty Rules
Celebrities, politicians and scientists have signed a plea from PETA India against the Centre's draft animal cruelty rules. The draft would replace the current rules on breeding and experiments on animals. PETA says that if notified in its present form, it could weaken safeguards for animals used in labs.
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Context: Lab animals are used in medical and scientific research, and India sets legal rules on how they are bred and tested. A draft rule becomes law only after the government formally notifies it, so public objections like this one matter during that stage.
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