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["Lisa K. V. Perry" <lkvp AT floydva.net>]

Rob wrote:

> Those of you who keep chickens or goats or cows 
> or any type of livestock might want to take a look at this.
> ````````````````````
>
> Why You Should Oppose the USDA's Mandatory Property and Animal
> Surveillance Program
> by Mary Zanoni, Ph.D. (Cornell), J.D. (Yale), Executive Director of
> Farm for LifeTM
> P.O. Box 501, Canton, New York 13617
> Telephone:  315-265-2800 Email:  mlz AT slic.com
>
> ...the USDA has been working with the largest-scale
> animal industry organizations (for example, the National Pork
> Producers, Monsanto Company, and Cargill Meat) to develop a
> mandatory "National Animal Identification System" ("NAIS").
> However, most...people who raise animals for their own food...do not  
> know about the USDA's plans.
>
> ...On April 25, 2005, the USDA released "Draft Program Standards"
> ("St.") and a "Draft Strategic Plan" ("Plan") concerning the NAIS.
> If you think the description below sounds too bizarre to be true,
> please go to www.usda.gov/nais , read the Standards and Plan, and check
> the citations.
> By January 1, 2008, the NAIS will be mandatory.  (Plan, pp. 2, 10,
> 17.)
> Every person who owns even one horse, cow, pig, chicken, sheep,
> pigeon, or virtually any livestock animal, will be forced to register
> their home, including owner's name, address, and telephone number,
> and keyed to Global Positioning System coordinates for satellite
> monitoring, in a giant federal database under a 7-digit "premises ID
> number."  (St., pp. 3-4, 10-12; Plan, p. 5.)
>  
I'm behind with list reading.  I guess this is real.  What the heck is 
our country coming to?  Perhaps it will be time to rise up and revolt 
against the Federalized police state and ID numbers.  We keep chickens, 
I can't imagine for the life of me having to get some ID # or chip for 
our chickens. 

Lisa