f6098d8b__and_Use_of_Laboratory_Animals__Comments
[ID] 339 [Entry Date] 04/21/2011 at 02:25:54 PM [Affiliation] Self [Comments] 
Comment 1: Do not adopt. The guide will increase the authority of local IACUCs to restrict already peer-reviewed research. Although some of the new recommendations are based on empirical research, many are not (e.g., cage sizes, food and liquid restriction). Comment 2: I recommend a 4 year deadline given the expense of a variety of cage size and housing requirements at a time of great financial difficulty for research institutions.
Listing of Public Comments on Proposed Adoption and Implementation of the Eighth Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals