f6098d8b__and_Use_of_Laboratory_Animals__Comments
[ID] 476 [Entry Date] 04/24/2011 at 05:41:14 PM [Affiliation] Self [Organization City and State] Arlington, TX [Comments] 
Comment 1: While endorsing the overall intentions of the proposed guidelines for the care of non-human research animals, I recommend retaining the 1996 Guide as PHS policy. The proposed guidelines will unnecessarily increase the difficulty and cost of conducting research using non-human research animals and incorporate some important and potentially costly requirements that are not based upon empirical research (e.g., re. cage size, food and liquid restriction). Comment 2: If the proposed 2011 guidelines are to be implemented as PHS policy, in order to allow ample time for research programs to accommodate the necessary physical plant and equipment changers and expenses, implementation should be delayed until 2015. The current financial limitations and exigencies of many research programs make allowed time beyond 2012 very important.
Listing of Public Comments on Proposed Adoption and Implementation of the Eighth Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals