Experts authorised by the Animal Welfare Board of India visited facilities where anti-venom is manufactured, and saw the condition of equines used

After nearly a year and a half of constant dialogues with top ministers and officials, the government's Department of Biotechnology has put out a call for research into animal-free antivenins to counteract the effects of snake venom, something that is currently treated in India with drugs deduced from the blood of horses (equines).