 Instead, dead animals are now likely to rot in the open and be partly eaten by rats or wild dogs or other pests, causing major concern and human health hazards including risks of rabies.Meloxicam (another NSAID) has been found to be harmless to vultures and should prove an acceptable alternative to diclofenac.The Government of India has banned diclofenac, but it continues to be sold over a year later and is still a problem in other parts of the World.