The NIH Office for Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) recently published a call
for comments on adopting the newly revised Guide for the Care and Use of
Laboratory Animals (the Guide) as Public Health Services (PHS) policy. A
preliminary review of the new Guide by CARE indicated that there are
significant changes, including requirements for standard operating procedures,
physical environment and housing, and level of veterinary care and oversight.
Adoption of the new Guide will, for most investigators and institutions, result
in increased cost of conducting research with nonhuman animals. While CARE
is drafting detailed comments to submit to OLAW, CARE intends to recommend
that 1996 Guide remain PHS policy and that the 2011 Guide be used as a
reference. In addition, if contrary to the CARE recommendation, OLAW does
decide to adopt the new Guide as PHS Policy, then CARE believes that the
March 2012 deadline for compliance with the new standards is unrealistic and
recommends a more gradual multi-year phase-in.
CARE urges all scientists conducting research with nonhuman animals to
submit individual comments to OLAW and to also encourage their institutional
officials to do the same. The deadline for comments is April 24, 2011.
Comments should be submitted online at
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/2011guidecomments/add.htm
Barbara Kaminski, Ph.D.
Member/Div 28 liaison, APA Committee on Animal Research and Ethics
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