Dogs8217; experiment put on leash

In another strong reaction to the Express Newsline report that the beagles were to be subjected to cruel medical experiments, a Veterinary Surgeon at theAmerican Veterinary Centre and a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association AVMA, Dr Rajesh Kapuria, has blamed the virtually defunct Animal Welfare Cell for the situation.

quot;We condemn the use of Animals for non-meaningful research. If Ranbaxy is doing some meaningful research then it should get the consent of Indian Veterinary Medical Association IVMA and can do the research only under it8217;s strict supervisionquot;. Adding that the committee under the central government is hardly effective he said that several people at the American Veterinary Centre are ready to adopt the Beagles.

Earlier, the Union Commerce Secretary Prabhu said they had also asked the ministry of environment to send them the details on its committee and the procedure, so that recurrence of such incidents could be avoided.