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| Posted: Fri Jul 21st, 2006 04:01 am |
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SageWolf G.O.G Community Member 
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.............doing a Google search for the Book Of Glenn. I need to hear morel1
____________________ Advice is like snow; the softer it falls the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into, the mind. -Samuel Taylor Coleridge |
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| Posted: Wed Nov 29th, 2006 10:56 pm |
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WALKNOHIO G.O.G Community Member 
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This is the latest news about NAIS. This was sent to members of the Ohio Horsemens Council and the Ohio Trails Partnership. I am a member of both and as you read this you will see that the voice of many can make a difference. Good work everyone, but don't stop yet. Ed tu1 From the desk of:From the desk of: Larry L. Matthews State Trail Committee Chair Ohio Horseman's Council Subject: : SHCAC ESWG Press Release: National Animal Identification System to be Voluntary Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:24:19 -0500 Equine Species Working Group Press Release Contact: info@equinespeciesworkinggroup.com http://www.equinespeciesworkinggroup.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/20/2006 National Animal Identification System to be Voluntary Equine Species Working Group Recommends No Movement Reporting The U.S. Department of Agriculture is emphasizing that the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) will be a voluntary program and that no plans are in place to make the program mandatory. The NAIS has been a hot topic of discussion for the past few years concerning livestock - including horses. It is a system intended to control the spread of disease and to minimize the negative impact of a disease outbreak on the livestock industry. This would be done through the identification of premises that hold or manage livestock, animal identification and the recording of animal movements. Some states are mandating parts of the system within their state, for example mandatory premises registration in Wisconsin, but the NAIS as a national comprehensive program is not mandatory. "I've been taking a hard look at the program, basically took it all the way down to the frame and rebuilding, trying to make it simpler, make it more evident of what it's all about, trying to dispel some of the misinformation and rumor and innuendo that's been associated with it," said Bruce Knight, the new under secretary for marketing and regulatory programs at USDA in an article that appeared on October 20, 2006 on the Brownfield Ag Network. "I think the most important thing for everybody to recognize is this is a voluntary program," continued Knight. "So that means that we've got to have a program that a rancher can look at and say, 'this is worth the extra cost on my operation.'" One of the key recommendations made by the Equine Species Working Group (ESWG), the task force developed to evaluate the NAIS and develop recommendations as to how the horse industry might be able to participate in such a system, is that no equine movements should be reported. In their recommendations submitted to the USDA in August, the ESWG proposed that horses that move to a premises where a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI), Brand Inspection, VS-127 permit or International CVI are required should be officially identified and that the records maintained through those currently existing and utilized movement permits capture the high risk movements that pose the largest threat of spreading disease. Animal health officials would be able to query the state databases in the event of a disease emergency to obtain the necessary records. Other recommendations submitted to the USDA by the ESWG include the standardization of requirements for CVIs, that the equine-related components of the NAIS should provide definitive benefits to the horse industry that exceed the cost to stakeholders, that when practical, the NAIS should be compatible with other nations, especially Canada and Mexico, and that USDA-approved identification and movement databases must be exempt from FOIA requirements. If horse owners choose to utilize microchips for the purpose of official identification, the ESWG recommends use of the ISO/ANSI compatible RFID chip (11784/85, 134.2 kHz) and that RFID reader and scanner manufacturers and suppliers should make an immediate effort to provide readers and scanners that can read ISO/ANSI 11784/11785 microchips, and read or at least detect all 125 kHz frequency companion animal microchips. For further information on the NAIS, please visit http://www.usda.gov/nais. If you have any comments of questions, contact your state Animal Health Official or the USDA. For information on the ESWG and their recommendations, please visit their website, http://www.equinespeciesworkinggroup.com. ### The ESWG is the designated United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) working group for horses on the issue of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS). It is the working group's responsibility to review and evaluate the NAIS and the possible participation of the horse industry in the program, as well as developing recommendations for a national equine identification plan that is in the best interests of, and protects the rights of, horse owners and breeders. UNITED INTO ONE VOICE, EQUESTRIANS WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND WE WILL BE HEARD. NO HEAVEN CAN HEAVEN BE, IF MY HORSE ISN'T THERE TO WELCOME ME. State Horse Councils http://www.pennsylvaniaequinecouncil.com Pennsylvania http://www.sshc.org Florida
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| Posted: Sat May 26th, 2007 05:02 am |
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SKSK G.O.G Community Member
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I was completely unaware of this legislation. I am, like the rest of you, very concerned about it. These posting are from a year ago, can anyone tell me what has happened with this recently? Does it seem to anyone else that we are losing more and more and more of our rights in America?
____________________ Sherry, "Show me your horse and I will tell you who you are" Unknown |
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| Posted: Sat May 26th, 2007 02:13 pm |
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gaitingal Ranch Hand 
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There is great article online at http://www.motherearthnews.com in the June/July issue. It really helps me understand how big business/factory farming works... Other good reads there too. --Debbie in GA
____________________ "Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been." - Mark Twain |
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| Posted: Sat May 26th, 2007 02:56 pm |
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SKSK G.O.G Community Member
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gaitingal wrote: There is great article online at http://www.motherearthnews.com in the June/July issue. It really helps me understand how big business/factory farming works... Thanks so much GG,. I just printed this article and will get busy reading immediately. Looks like a magazine that I should subscribe to. Thanks again,
____________________ Sherry, "Show me your horse and I will tell you who you are" Unknown |
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| Posted: Sun May 27th, 2007 02:36 pm |
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windy54 G.O.G Community Member 
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I believe the resistance is proving effective.... you can follow the progress on the NO NAIS website. tu1
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14th, 2007 01:17 pm |
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alforddm G.O.G Community Member 
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This was posted on NoNAIS.org yesterday thought you guys might be interested in seeing it. http://nonais.org/index.php/2007/11/13/effects-of-chipping-on-horses-in-nl/ Don't know how frequent these affects probably not very common but its something to think about.
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| Posted: Tue Dec 18th, 2007 08:59 pm |
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shadorider G.O.G Community Member
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It looks like the last post was a while ago on this subject. I am from Michigan and I already have a premises(?) id. I didn't ask for it I got it any way. It was because I had goats tested for tb years ago and got into their database. Michigan has a TB eradication program going for cattle and goats,etc. This is our states version of NAIS. All cattle have to have rfid tags. There is an article in the latest edition of Rural Heritage magazine that has alot of info . Well worth reading. One cattle man from Michigan refused to tag his herd and I guess they (MDA) came out and tagged all his animals anyway. I don't know what his fines were but he tried to opt out of the premises id and he couldn't. Scary stuff.
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| Posted: Wed Dec 19th, 2007 11:42 am |
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Walking in New Jersey G.O.G Community Member
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I too have a premise id number. I have a few small flock of chickens that are tested by the USDA every three weeks for avian influence and other airborne diseases. I voluntarily enrolled in this flock monitoring program a few years ago. This enables me to bring the spent layers to the market for sale. And it ensures me that my chickens and the eggs that they lay are safe for consumption. I do not, however, believe that horses should be included in this. We, the USA, do not eat horses, therefore they should not be included in the "food" monitoring system. In a newspaper article a few months back, I read of an owner of a flock of chickens that refused to participate in the program. He sued (not sure who he sued) and won and does not have to participate. But personally, I feel a whole lot better having my chickens (and ducks) tested.
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24th, 2008 10:00 pm |
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JoyRider G.O.G Community Member 
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ACTION ALERT: Mandatory Requirement for NAIS in School Lunch Program Put in House Agriculture Appropriations Bill. Call now! US Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), chairwoman of the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, has inserted pro-NAIS provisions in the Agriculture Appropriations bill for 2009. According to her press release, the bill would require USDA to purchase meat products for the School Lunch Program from livestock premises registered with National Animal Identification System beginning in July 2009. This is a back-door method for mandating NAIS through the power of the purse strings. The bill also provides a total NAIS funding level of $14.5 million or about $4.8 million above 2008. We must stop these provisions from going any further! The full House Appropriations Committee will meet about the Agriculture Appropriations bill on Thursday, June 26. Sometime after that, it will go to the full House. We also need to contact our Senators now, to keep them from following DeLauro’s lead. TAKE ACTION NOW: 1) Call or fax your US Representative. You can look up who represents you at http://www.congress.org or call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 or toll-free at 866-340-9281. 2) Call or fax the members of the House Appropriations Committee who come from your State. The members are listed at: http://appropriations.house.gov/members110th.shtml When you see a member who comes from your state, click on his or her name to get contact information. 3) Call or fax your Senator if he or she is on the Senate Appropriations Committee. The members are listed at: http://appropriations.senate.gov/members.cfm With each person, ask to speak to the staffer who handles appropriations. If you get their voice mail, leave the following message, or something in your own words that makes the same points: MESSAGE: My name is ____. I am a constituent [or live in your state, if you aren’t in their district]. I am calling because the Agriculture Appropriations subcommittee has inserted language requiring the School Lunch Program to only buy meat from farms registered in the National Animal Identification System. I am against NAIS, and I do not want it to be tied to school lunch programs. NAIS, which tracks live animals, will not improve food safety because most food safety problems start at the slaughterhouse and food processing facilities. Funding for NAIS, particularly any mandatory NAIS, needs to be stopped. Please call me back at _____. When you talk to the staffer, be sure to make the same points as in the message, and expand on them with some of the talking points below. For more information, contact the Liberty Ark Coalition at libertyark@freedom.org MORE TALKING POINTS – state your concerns in your own words * This bill uses the government’s power to economically coerce farmers into NAIS. That is not a “voluntary” program. * This bill throws good money after bad, supporting a program that is not sound economically or scientifically. * USDA has presented no science to back up its claims that NAIS will address livestock diseases. * The USDA has never completed a cost/benefit analysis to show that NAIS is worthwhile. * NAIS will not improve food safety. The massive Hallmark/Westland beef recall this past year was caused by the slaughterhouse employees’ failure to follow existing regulations for handling "downer" cows. Mandating NAIS on cattle producers will not make anybody obey the laws we already have. * NAIS will not help Americans compete in the world market. If it is mandatory, or even adopted by most producers, those who participate will not get premiums for their meat. * Pouring more money into the program is a waste of precious tax dollars that could be better spent on safety inspections at packing and processing plants, where most food contamination occurs. * Using the school lunch program to force farmers into NAIS undermines the growing farm-to-school program, which helps children get fresh, local, and sustainably raised foods. Local farmers should not be forced into an unpopular program that has nothing to do with food quality or safety in order to provide food for our children. * The claim that USDA has achieved 33% of its Premises Registration goal is wrong. USDA computes its percentage of premises registered based on farmers who answer the agriculture census. Hundreds of thousands of additional horse owners, families with a few chickens, suburbanites with a pet pot-bellied pig, and others like them are technically covered by NAIS, but USDA ignores them when it reports its supposed successes to Congress. The vast majority of people who will be impacted by NAIS either oppose it or are still unaware of it! * NAIS has never been specifically approved by Congress. This massive program, which will impact millions of people, should be addressed through full and open debate, not snuck in through appropriations. MORE INFORMATION DeLauro has supported tracking farms for some time. Her food safety bill from 2007 included tracking all food from its origin to consumer’s plates. Her office’s press release on the school lunch initiative states, “We will also strengthen Animal ID and the National School Lunch Program including language to provide market-based incentives to strengthen both the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) and the National School Lunch Program.” DeLauro’s press release makes it clear that she supports moving the entire NAIS program forward: “The bill’s report details specific implementation milestones to shine the spotlight on APHIS’s delivery of NAIS. The Committee worked in consultation with the agency, and we largely derived these performance measures from the agency’s own NAIS business plan. We are going to move well beyond tracking the number of premises registered and follow more closely how APHIS is using the money. The NAIS milestones include (1) 48-hour traceability standards for specific species; and (2) program administration deliverables.” The actual bill language is not yet available. We will send a follow up alert when it is.
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