f6098d8b__and_Use_of_Laboratory_Animals__Comments
[ID] 385 [Entry Date] 04/21/2011 at 06:17:01 PM [Affiliation] Self [Organization Name] University of New Hampshie [Organization City and State] Durham, NH [Comments] 
Comment 1: I have served as Principal Investigator of grants from NIMH and NSF since the early 1960s, and the use of animals in my behavioral research complied with guidelines in effect throughout those years. The animals' health remained excellent throughout each study; many of them (pigeons) lived for more than 12 years and served in several diffeent studies. There is no need to alter the guidelines. Comment 2: If the standards are to be changed, additional funds will be required and time will be needed to meet mandated conditions. especially for animal housing.
Listing of Public Comments on Proposed Adoption and Implementation of the Eighth Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals