ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION:
Strict Rules Rile Indian Scientists
Pallava Bagla
NEW DELHI--Proposed rules to create a government-run system to regulate research using animals have triggered a fierce debate in India. Drafted by a committee chaired by social justice minister Maneka Gandhi, an outspoken animal-rights activist, they are set to go into effect on 8 October. But research groups are trying to block them, arguing that they are extreme and threaten valuable research.