f6098d8b__and_Use_of_Laboratory_Animals__Comments
[ID] 53 [Entry Date] 04/01/2011 at 02:58:44 PM [Affiliation] Organization [Organization Name] Oregon National Primate Research Center [Organization City and State] Beaverton, Oregon [Comments] 
Comment 1: We strongly support the adoption of the 8th edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and appreciate the importance of housing animals in cages appropriate for their Psychological, social and Physical needs. In the case of non-human primates we understand and appreciate the need for increased cage height to meet the conformational and behavioral needs of the animals. The recommended cage size for non-human primates in The Guide will make some caging obsolete and will require major engineering changes in animal housing buildings, rooms and cages. This will result in substantial cost without providing a mechanism for re-capturing those costs through granting programs since the G-20 process has been discontinued. Because of these financial constraints, it may not be possible for us to perform a semiannual inspection using the new standards by the recommended date of March 25, 2012.
Listing of Public Comments on Proposed Adoption and Implementation of the Eighth Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals