Feelings on National Animal ID?
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Feelings on National Animal ID?
I was just curious as to how people on these boards feel about this. For those who dont know, the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) is an idea the government came up with. It would require any property which has any farm animal (cows, horses, pigs chickens, llamas, even rabbits!) to be registered and any animal to be identified and registered as well. The animal idenitification could be done in numerous ways, especially electronic ear tags and even retinal scans. The idea behind this is so if there is an outbreak in desiese, the animal and all areas it has been could be traced within 48 hours. You would have to pay to register your property, and every single animal. If an animal leaves your farm, dies, comes in contact with other animals, ect, you would have to report it and most likely pay a fee. If you are going horseriding and your horse will be around someone elses, you would have to tell them what horse it is, where you are going, and when you are going. The list goes on.
I for one am vehimently opposed to it. First, the government has zero constitutional right to impose such a program. also, why would we need to register our 9 chickens? There is no way in **** that I would ever pay some federal official to come and give our chickens a retinal scan or something stupid like that. But I just wanted to see how others felt on the subject.
Thanks for the rant
Garrett
I for one am vehimently opposed to it. First, the government has zero constitutional right to impose such a program. also, why would we need to register our 9 chickens? There is no way in **** that I would ever pay some federal official to come and give our chickens a retinal scan or something stupid like that. But I just wanted to see how others felt on the subject.
Thanks for the rant
Garrett
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Originally Posted by magnum300
I think it is just a test before they start on people
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That retinal scan part is a new one on me. The RF tag is the only practical solution to livestock monitering. I can't really see some inspector walking up to one of my buffalo to get a retinal scan, although I can imagine them trying it :-) . BUT, a government worker in a small pickup with a radio reciever to catalog the frequency broadcasts... yes.
If Britians or Australias costs are any hint, I can't afford $60 per animal for the tags and monitoring. That's $4,000 out of my pocket. And who gets stuck with the bill? The customer...
NO ONE in the Agricutural Department has done a cost analysis of it. You want to scare the USDA at NAIS meetings? Ask for a cost analysis as soon as the meeting opens.
If Britians or Australias costs are any hint, I can't afford $60 per animal for the tags and monitoring. That's $4,000 out of my pocket. And who gets stuck with the bill? The customer...
NO ONE in the Agricutural Department has done a cost analysis of it. You want to scare the USDA at NAIS meetings? Ask for a cost analysis as soon as the meeting opens.
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The NAIS is in effect right now, but it is just "voluntary." To my understanding, they were originally going to make it mandatory by 2008 or 09 or something like that, but a few weeks ago I read that they took away that deadline, and will keep it a voluntary program. (The deadline cancel was due to a pretty big backlash from a large part of the ag community and quite a few consumers as well). BUT mark my words: The gov. has all intentions of making this mandatory in the not so distant future. I think they are just waiting for a more oppertune time to do so. And yes, the farmer will foot most if not all of the bill. The saddest part is that it will eliminate anybody who raise a beef cow or two for themselves, or have a little coop full of chickens. Simply the cost to register the premisis itself would probably be more than the chickens are worth. Thomas Jefferson, who dreamed of a "Great Agrarian Society" will be rolling overtime in his grave if this becomes mandatory. How far we have fallen. :-(