f6098d8b__and_Use_of_Laboratory_Animals__Comments
[ID] 345 [Entry Date] 04/21/2011 at 02:37:48 PM [Affiliation] Self [Comments] 
Comment 1: The current regulations are quite sufficient and the onerous increases proposed would put many productive research laboratories under tremendous financial strain, hindering their ability to contribute to the greater good of their field and public health in general. These guidelines are not based in empirical research. Animals utilized for research purposes are incredibly healthy, and every effort is already made to ensure their continued vitality and to minimize pain and distress during and following any procedure. Comment 2: At a time of great financial difficulty for our research institutions, who are competing for ever fewer research dollars, putting taxpayer dollars in to superfluous regulatory activities is not the rational choice. Many, many laboratories simply would not have the funds to meet the new requirements, and many hardworking and productive researchers and graduate students would be left with no way to pursue their ideas and goals for new research.
Listing of Public Comments on Proposed Adoption and Implementation of the Eighth Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals