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KOCHI: ‘Bion’, a joint project of several countries, involved the sending of monkeys with bolts screwed into their heads and wires sunk into their limbs to space. It was being taken up despite the fact that human beings had already spent many hours in space and relevant data had been collected. People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) raised the issue at various international fora and NASA pulled out of the study, according to the organisation.

PETA India activists claim that they have found out several cases of animal abuse at a national institute in Pune, during visits to the institute.

The organisation has been trying to reduce the number of animals subjected to suffering in meaningless experiments. Scientifically validated alternatives to animal experiments are increasingly available.

Nearly 500 companies, including some of the giants in the industry, have abandoned testing of the products on animals, according to the organisation.

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