SHUT IT DOWN: Dogs Lying in Pools of Blood, Monkeys Slaughtered in Indian Lab

Update (June 26, 2025): In a major development following PETA India’s whistleblower-led exposé, government-appointed inspectors in India conducted a two-day investigation at Palamur Biosciences and confirmed widespread animal abuse and serious regulatory violations. Inspectors documented more than 1,200 animals crammed into filthy enclosures, suffering from untreated injuries and chronic neglect. The official report condemned the facility’s operations as “entrenched structural, procedural, and ethical failures” and urgently recommended the removal and rehabilitation of all animals. Despite these damning findings, Palamur continues to hold a Public Health Service Assurance which allows Palamur to serve as a “performance site” for companies that want to submit animal testing data to U.S. agencies. PETA is calling on the National Institutes of Health to immediately revoke it. This development comes on the heels of a historic first: police in India have opened a criminal investigation into Palamur for apparently violating animal welfare laws. This is the first-ever criminal investigation into an animal experimentation laboratory in that country. Read more here.

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Original post: PETA India has exposed the shocking cruelty behind the closed doors of Palamur Biosciences, a government-registered laboratory that breeds beagles and tests drugs, pesticides, and medical devices on animals, including for clients in the U.S. Based on this investigation, PETA India submitted formal complaints to various Indian government authorities and PETA sent a letter to the National Institutes of Health urging it to yank the certificate that allows Palamur to serve as a “performance site” for companies that want to submit animal testing data to U.S. agencies.

PETA India’s first-of-its-kind exposé of a major Indian contract laboratory— Palamur touts itself as “one of the largest preclinical service providers” in the country—reveals a facility where bloodied beagles lie on the floor, minipigs are poisoned, and rhesus macaques are killed.

One dog was found in a bloodied kennel—whether from an injury or the test compound is unclear—while the other died after repeated dosing during a toxicity study.

Photos and videos obtained by PETA India from whistleblowers show dogs suffering wounds and abscesses, pigs with bloody mouths dosed with chemicals, frightened monkeys, and callous, neglectful staff. Among the many horrors reported by the whistleblowers and exposed by PETA India:

Palamur did not have a license to breed minipigs at its facility, and when a female gave birth, staff killed all of her piglets by cardiac injection, but failed to use sedation, causing immeasurable pain to the babies.
Palamur apparently obtained illegally wild-caught rhesus macaques from a supplier. Some tested positive for dangerous pathogens, likely monkeypox. The company kept the matter quiet and simply killed the monkeys.
Dogs in some experiments suffered “like hell” with untreated and open, painful wounds, a whistleblower said.
Dogs in other experiments suffered ulcers in their mouths or intestines. Photographs and video footage show dogs lying in pools of blood.
Some staff kicked animals or closed cage doors on their legs, causing fractures.
Some 1,500 dogs were kept in a space designed for only 800, forcing three to four dogs into cages meant for just two, leading to fights and serious injuries.
Over 100 dogs were killed in a single incident simply because they were no longer considered “useful.”
Staff often killed dogs without first sedating them, which would reduce their fear and distress.

Without a license to breed pigs, Palamur killed these baby piglets using a painful injection directly into the heart, and bloodied another pig’s mouth by forcibly inserting a bar to keep it open while she was dosed with a test substance.

What You Can Do

PETA is urging the National Institutes of Health to yank the certificate that turns on the spigot of U.S. federal money to Palamur Biosciences. But the power of your voice is important.

This dog developed a facial abscess, likely from a subcutaneous injection of a test compound, while others crammed into crowded cages suffered fight-related injuries.

Please TAKE ACTION below and urge Indian government officials to permanently shut down Palamur Biosciences. You can do so by sending polite comments to the person below.

Dr. Abhijit Mitra
Chairman, Committee for Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals
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