f6098d8b__and_Use_of_Laboratory_Animals__Comments
[ID] 98 [Entry Date] 04/15/2011 at 05:03:43 PM [Affiliation] Self [Organization Name] University of Maryland School of Medicine [Organization City and State] Baltimore Maryland [Comments] 
Comment 1: I do not agree with the proposed changes in cage sizes for rodents, which are highly social species which seek out tactile contact with each other, live in small burrows and are in fact frightened by large open spaces. Increasing the size of the cages will do more to stress the animals than comfort them and could have severe and enduring negative consequences on research relevant to mental health Comment 2: Institutions are already under tremendous scrutiny and reporting demands for their use of animals and no beneficial purpose would be served by additional reporting, this would be a waste of taxpayers dollars.
Listing of Public Comments on Proposed Adoption and Implementation of the Eighth Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals