f6098d8b__and_Use_of_Laboratory_Animals__Comments
[ID] 387 [Entry Date] 04/21/2011 at 06:47:40 PM [Affiliation] Self [Comments] 
Comment 1: No. I oppose the approval of the new guide. Compliance with the new policy statements (for example, cage sizes) will increase the expense to institutions and investigators, and result in an extraordinary increase in paperwork. However, there is little to no scientific support for the changes, and there is no identifiable improvement in animal welfare. Comment 2: Data should guide policy. Institutional compliance should not be required in the absence of scientific support.
Listing of Public Comments on Proposed Adoption and Implementation of the Eighth Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals