f6098d8b__and_Use_of_Laboratory_Animals__Comments
[ID] 354 [Entry Date] 04/21/2011 at 02:51:12 PM [Affiliation] Self [Comments] 
Comment 1: I hope OLAW will retain the 1996 Guide as PHS policy. A great deal of the new policy promises to significantly increase a) the expense of research, b) the paperwork burden on researchers, and c) the authority of local IACUCs to restrict already peer-reviewed research. While some of the new recommendations are based on empirical research, many are not (e.g., cage sizes, food and liquid restriction). Comment 2: I recommend at least 4 years given the expense of a variety of cage size and housing requirements at a time of great financial difficulty for research 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