India Pushes Ethical Scientific Research as Government Hosts National Conference on Laboratory Animal Welfare

Key facts

• The Committee for Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CCSEA), under the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD), organised the National Conference on 'Laboratory Animal Welfare: Policies and Best Practices' in New Delhi.
• The conference emphasised the principles of Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement (3Rs) in laboratory animal research to minimise animal suffering.
• Union Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh highlighted the role of effective vaccination programmes such as Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) control in strengthening India's dairy sector growth and export potential.
• India remains the world's largest milk producer, and improved veterinary research and disease management are essential for sustaining dairy sector expansion.
• The conference included technical sessions on 'Policies and Best Practices of Research on Animals and their Welfare', deliberating on national regulatory frameworks and international welfare standards.