Animal testing in India

Krishna, Sunil

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(05)71818-3

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“…These committees are formed as per the guidelines of the Indian National Science Academy, and include a nominee of the CPCSEA. The current rules (2000) empowers IAECs to allow experiments only on small laboratory bred animals- guinea pigs, rabbits, rats, mice, hamsters, and invertebrates 21. For all other animals, permission must be sought from a subcommittee of the CPCSEA 19.…”

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Basic research: Issues with animal experimentations

Saraf

Kumaraswamy²

2013

IJOO

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In vivo studies using the animals are helpful in developing the treatment strategies as they are important link between the successful in vitro testing and safe human use. Various research projects in the field of fixation of fractures, development of newer biomaterials, chemotherapeutic drugs, use of stem cells in nonunion of fractures and cartilage defects etc., have hugely depended on animal experimentation. The employment of animals in experiments is both scientific and ethical issue. There must be reasonable reasons to show that it will significantly advance the present knowledge and lead to improvement in care. The regulatory bodies exist for humane use and care of animals used for experiments e.g., International Council for Laboratory Animal Science, Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences, International Union of Biological Sciences, International Committee on Laboratory Animals. In India, Indian National Science Academy, Indian Council of Medical Research, National Centre for Laboratory Animal Sciences promote high standards of laboratory animal quality, care and health. The Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision on Experiments on Animals guidelines are well defined and is a must read document for any one interested to carry out research with animal facilities.

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Section: Ethical Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%