f6098d8b__and_Use_of_Laboratory_Animals__Comments
[ID] 437 [Entry Date] 04/22/2011 at 03:06:41 PM [Affiliation] Self [Comments] 
Comment 1: NO. The new Guide includes, without providing clear justifications, many changes that will increase cost of animal research. These costs will slow or stop research. It appears that many of the new changes reflect opinions rather than actual data about what benefits animal subjects. By imposing arbitrary guidance requirements, the changes also diminish the ability of local institutions to ensure adequate welfare. Comment 2: Data are needed to guide policy decisions. OLAW should require institutions to comply with a new Guide no earlier than May 2015 (or three years after the date that this comment period closes, whichever comes later), in order to allow NIH and other organizations to acquire and analyze data relevant to any regulatory additions placed in the Guide.
Listing of Public Comments on Proposed Adoption and Implementation of the Eighth Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals