DRAFT RULES ON ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION, 2026, MUST BE WITHDRAWN! Our dogs, our cats, our cows, our monkeys and every other animal we share our country with are not disposable. They are not objects to be experimented on without proper safeguards. They are living beings who feel pain, fear and suffering, and they deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. The Draft Rules on Animal Experimentation, 2026, threaten to weaken the safeguards meant to protect them. Animals could be sourced from open markets and unregistered establishments, while institutions could approve their own experiments through internal committees. Who will protect these animals if the safeguards meant to protect them are weakened? We cannot allow this to go unchallenged. 📩 Write to the Member Secretary, CCSEA @Dept_of_AHD , at [email protected] Demand the withdrawal of the Draft Rules on Animal Experimentation, 2026. Make your objection heard, and urge others to do the same. India must move towards humane scientific research and alternatives to animal experimentation, not weaken the protection animals deserve. THESE DRAFT RULES MUST BE WITHDRAWN. #AnimalsMatter #WithdrawAnimalExperimentationRules2026 #SaveAnimals #SaveIndianAnimals #Pawsasia Email ID To: [email protected] Dear Member Secretary, I am writing to register my strong objection to the proposed Draft Rules on Animal Experimentation, 2026, and to urge their immediate withdrawal. India has a moral and legal responsibility to protect animals from unnecessary pain, suffering and exploitation. Any revision to the existing regulatory framework must strengthen animal welfare safeguards, not dilute them. The reported provisions permitting animals to be sourced from open markets and unregistered establishments, along with greater reliance on internal institutional committees for approving experiments, raise serious concerns about transparency, independent oversight and accountability. Animals are sentient beings, not expendable resources for scientific advancement. Research must be guided by ethical responsibility, stringent independent scrutiny and a commitment to developing and adopting scientifically validated alternatives to animal experimentation. I therefore urge the CCSEA and the concerned Ministry to withdraw the proposed Draft Rules, undertake meaningful consultations with animal welfare organisations and independent experts, and introduce a framework that places animal welfare and ethical scientific progress at its core. Scientific advancement and compassion are not mutually exclusive. India should aspire to lead in both. I request that this objection be formally recorded and considered before any further action is taken on the proposed Rules. Yours sincerely, Adv Punita Jha

Delhi Dog Bite Statistics for DOG LOVERS • 1,747 people are bitten by dogs every day in Delhi. • 6.37 lakh dog bite cases were reported in 2025-26. • 5.75 lakh cases involved stray dogs, accounting for nearly 90% of all dog bites. • 10 people died after contracting rabies in Delhi hospitals. • 7.21 lakh anti rabies vaccine doses were administered. • 62,753 cases involved pet dog bites. • 88,737 cases involved bites from other animals. Source: DGHS Annual Report 2025-26. Stats are from Delhi only, imagine the terror across country.