f6098d8b__and_Use_of_Laboratory_Animals__Comments
[ID] 220 [Entry Date] 04/19/2011 at 06:59:45 PM [Affiliation] Self [Organization City and State] Baltimore, MD [Comments] 
Comment 1: Do not adopt. Retain the 1996 Guide. The revised 2011 Guide is nearly twice as long as the 1996 version, and contains a great deal of new policy that promises to significantly increase: (a) the expense of research, (b) the paperwork burden on researchers, and (c) and the authority of local IACUCs to restrict already peer-reviewed research. And while some of the new recommendations are based on empirical research, many are not (e.g., cage sizes, food & liquid restriction). Comment 2: Do not adopt. Retain the 1996 Guide. If necessary, I recommend at least 4 years (i.e., 2015) for transition to the new 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