f6098d8b__and_Use_of_Laboratory_Animals__Comments
[ID] 402 [Entry Date] 04/22/2011 at 08:35:28 AM [Affiliation] Self [Comments] 
Comment 1: I am AGAINST adoption of the new edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. This new 8th edition departs significantly from the 7th. Of particular concern is the extent to which the 8th edition introduces new policies that go beyond the earlier edition. Many of these new policies constrain the exercise of scientific and professional judgment and add significantly to the paperwork burden for investigators and IACUCs. Many of these will result in higher costs to grants and to institutions.
Listing of Public Comments on Proposed Adoption and Implementation of the Eighth Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals