f6098d8b__and_Use_of_Laboratory_Animals__Comments
[ID] 252 [Entry Date] 04/20/2011 at 12:04:15 PM [Affiliation] Self [Comments] 
Comment 1: Quite simply, no. NIH should not adopt the 8th edition of the Guide. Many of the changes (and there are extensive changes rather than simply an update) are new directives that are based on hearsay rather than objective data from peer-reviewed publications. This extends a problem already present, but to a lesser degree, with the previous edition. Comment 2: One cannot base reviews on a poorly generated document that lacks scientific rigor. Recommend that we do not implement the semiannual review/evaluation based on guidelines promulgated in the 8th edition.
Listing of Public Comments on Proposed Adoption and Implementation of the Eighth Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals