f6098d8b__and_Use_of_Laboratory_Animals__Comments
[ID] 88 [Entry Date] 04/15/2011 at 11:12:55 AM [Affiliation] Self [Comments] 
Comment 1: No. There has been insufficient time for substantive public comment. Many people are just finding out about this. Some of the proposals are very troublesome. The suggested (I read mandated) increases in rodent cage sizes will cost a fortune to purchase new equipment. I do mouse genetics research and would probably need to reduce my activities by 1/3 to 1/2 to meet the costs of increased housing space, given constraints at my facility. There are many other changes that need serious discussion *****
Listing of Public Comments on Proposed Adoption and Implementation of the Eighth Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals