f6098d8b__and_Use_of_Laboratory_Animals__Comments
[ID] 523 [Entry Date] 04/27/2011 at 10:37:42 AM [Affiliation] Self [Comments] 
Comment 1: The inhumane practice of some (not all) animal research laboratories is a well-kept secret in the scientific field. The fact that NIH recognizes the need for improvements in how research animals are treated is a step in the right direction. My colleagues and I in my clinical research laboratory applaud these NIH efforts and the team of investigators who are pushing for the reform of humane animal care. Please adopt the new guidelines to protect the innocent and valuable species contributing to the clinical care of our patient populations. To degrade their quality of life by providing inhumane living conditions is a degradation of our position as a humane society and a shame for all of research. Comment 2: Please adopt the new guidelines.
Listing of Public Comments on Proposed Adoption and Implementation of the Eighth Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals