f6098d8b__and_Use_of_Laboratory_Animals__Comments
[ID] 482 [Entry Date] 04/24/2011 at 10:21:34 PM [Affiliation] Self [Comments] 
Comment 1: Do not adopt this "revised" Guide. I know other colleagues will point out specific deficiencies (and there are many), but I would like to make a larger point. I serve on multi-institutional committees, internal committees, etc., and I do have an appreciation for the necessity for rules and policies, but as a practicing scientist in a challenging financial environment, I am also sensitive to "bureaucracy creep". This adds unnecessary burdens to scientific research while yielding little to nothing to benefit animal welfare, which is already at a high standard. This is unnecessary and burdensome and should be rejected. Comment 2: Current procedures and guidelines are adequate. This guide does little to improve on exisiting procedures. This guide should be rejected. (e.g., "leave well enough alone")
Listing of Public Comments on Proposed Adoption and Implementation of the Eighth Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals