f6098d8b__and_Use_of_Laboratory_Animals__Comments
[ID] 386 [Entry Date] 04/21/2011 at 06:25:38 PM [Affiliation] Self [Comments] 
Comment 1: The eighth edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (Guide) should NOT be adopted. The 1996 guide should be maintained. Comment 2: If the eighth edition of the Guide is adopted, a period of at least 4 years (ie, 2015) should be allowed for transition to the new guidelines. Given the substantial expense of changing to new cage size and housing guidelines and the current economic strains on researchers, 2012 is NOT a reasonable goal for implementation of the eighth edition of the Guide.
Listing of Public Comments on Proposed Adoption and Implementation of the Eighth Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals