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New guidelines to bar animal dissection in varsities
Wednesday November 23, 2011 11:15:52 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: An
estimated 19 million animals would be saved annually courtesy new
recommendations calling for an end to animal dissection and
experimentation in universities and colleges, animal rights body PETA said Wednesday.
The guidelines came from the University Grants Commission (UGC) --
the apex regulatory body for higher education in India after a
campaign by PETA India.
According to UGC's website, it has published official
recommendations calling for an end to animal dissection and animal
experimentation for university and college zoology and life
sciences courses in a phased manner
The recommendations would soon be sent to teaching institutions
across India for implementation, it added.
"The UGC's decision follows PETA's extensive campaign, which
included letters to the chair and expert committee of the UGC,
petitions from students and other caring individuals asking for a
dissection ban," said a statement by PETA India.
"Soon undergraduate students will no longer be required to dissect
animals and the process would be optional for postgraduate
students," it added.
The recommendations also call for modern modes of learning like
software to replace the use of animals for experimentation.
"By eliminating animal dissection and phasing out animal
experimentation, Indian's top university governing body is making
sure that students use the most modern-- computer models over
animals", said PETA India science policy advisor Chaitanya Koduri.
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