f6098d8b__and_Use_of_Laboratory_Animals__Comments
[ID] 79 [Entry Date] 04/15/2011 at 04:54:50 AM [Affiliation] Organization [Organization Name] MPI Research [Organization City and State] Mattawan, MI [Comments] 
Comment 1: I strongly urge the USDA adn OLAW to NOT adopt the newest animal guidelines. The additional expense to our institutions and to the pharmaceutical industry with no real enhancement of animal welfare is just one reason NOT to adopt these guidelines. The additional paperwork burden to the investigator and the institution is yet another. Comment 2: All active researchers are concerned that: (1) the 2011 Guide contains many recommendations that will, in effect, function like regulations, rather than the "guidelines" for the care and use of research animals authorized by the Health Research Extension Act of 1985; (2) there is insufficient scientific evidence for some revisions reflected in the new Guide; and (3) the additional provisions of the 2011 Guide will have a significant economic impact on all PHS-assured institutions as well as the Contract Research Organizations that conduct such research on behalf of pharmaceutical industry sponsors. We do NOT want these guidelines finalized or adopted by the USDA or OLAW.
Listing of Public Comments on Proposed Adoption and Implementation of the Eighth Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals