f6098d8b__and_Use_of_Laboratory_Animals__Comments
[ID] 42 [Entry Date] 03/15/2011 at 04:23:35 PM [Affiliation] Self [Organization Name] Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore [Organization City and State] Baltimore, MD [Comments] 
Comment 1: As a University of Maryland, School of Medicine researcher who uses mice and other rodents, I would suggest that implementation of the new 8th Edition of the "Guide for Care and Use of Laboratory Animals" be delayed until our country gets its fiscal act together. My NIH grants have been cut significantly across the board, and implementation of the practices proposed in the 8th Edition will be passed along to the investigators. Implementation of the 8th Edition is something that can be put on the back burner until funding has stabilized and scientists can absorb the additional costs of animal care. Thank you.
Listing of Public Comments on Proposed Adoption and Implementation of the Eighth Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals