f6098d8b__and_Use_of_Laboratory_Animals__Comments
[ID] 240 [Entry Date] 04/20/2011 at 11:18:34 AM [Affiliation] Self [Comments] 
Comment 1: I OPPOSE the adoption of the 8th Edition of the Guide. The new specifications DO NOT represent an improvement on laboratory animal condition housing, but WILL cause an enormous MIS-SPENDING of now limited resources. I personally talked to several animal facility Veterinarians, and they all strongly oppose the directives including in this guide. The costs of implementation will be gigantic, and the benefits in terms of animal welfare will be ZERO. Comment 2: March 31, 2012 is too soon for an evaluation. Evaluations should be based on data, which may take some time to be collected.
Listing of Public Comments on Proposed Adoption and Implementation of the Eighth Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals