f6098d8b__and_Use_of_Laboratory_Animals__Comments
[ID] 413 [Entry Date] 04/22/2011 at 11:26:54 AM [Affiliation] Organization [Organization Name] McLean Hospital [Organization City and State] Belmont, MA [Comments] 
Comment 1: NIH should not adopt the eighth edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals . 1 VOTE NO. There are many reasons not to approve this Guide, here are some: 1. Increased economic cost to the scientists and to the institution 2. Increased administrative cost in terms of additional burdensome paperwork 3. Increased costs if pharmaceutical-grade drugs are required 4. Increased costs and injury to animals if the proposal to require social housing for nonhuman primates is required 5. The constraints on conducting multiple procedures in animals and a requirement for "post-approval monitoring" of procedures Comment 2: NIH should not implement a plan requiring institutions to complete semiannual programs using the eighth edition of the Guide for at least five (5) years.
Listing of Public Comments on Proposed Adoption and Implementation of the Eighth Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals