Re: Voluntary farm registration

Posted by Tammy Young on November 01, 2006 at 18:03:51 from (69.21.9.124):

In Reply to: Voulintary farm registration posted by Shawnspeed3 on November 01, 2006 at 09:21:34:

Concerning NAIS - there is a lot I could say about it, and none of it is good. Big producers will not carry the brunt of the fees, as each 'lot' of livestock, such as 2,000 chicks, will be followed through the factory, with only one 'lot' tag. The rest of us who have cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, chickens, horses, mules, etc., we will have to pay for each and every one of them, and even if they are only $5-$10 a piece for the ID, that can add up in a hurry. For us, that would easily be $250-$500, that could be better spent elsewhere, and that's just the tip of the iceburg for fees, etc. This means that the little granma down the dirt road who has a few chickens and a milk cow will have to register her place as a premise, and register each of her animals, and tell the gov't if any of them die, or hatch, or whatever. If it's a computer program that she has to use, since you have to notify them within 24 hours, maybe she doesn't have the money to purchase it, doesn't have or like computers, and can't afford it as she's living on a fixed income.

And how many of us really have time, and extra income, to do what this program will demand that we do? We have horses and mules, my husband loves to pack. Why should we be forced to tell the gov't when we go? Where we went, and how long we stayed?

They talk about it being about disease control, and safer against bioterrorism, but, in reality, it is not, as a lot of the small, local producers will be forced out of business. There is a lot less threat of my animals, or my neighbors animals, contracting a serious disease, and it will be limited to the numbers it is spread to, versus the huge outfits with thousands of animals in unsanitary, unnatural living conditions. This is just one way that the big agri-conglomerates have to get rid of the small time competition. If we are forced to sell our livestock, even our calf for our own freezer, we will be forced to purchase from the grocery store. And the food sold in the grocery store is full of garbage that most of us don't want to eat, and causes a lot of our own health problems. This basically is all about international markets, which most of us small time farmers/ranchers have no interest in.

It is against the very basic rights that we as American citizens enjoy. My government has no right whatsoever to tell me that they can, and will, track what I do on my own property. And they will levi heavy fines, imprisonment, and/or loss of my livestock if I don't buckle down to them. And this is not even a law yet! It has not been discussed in Congress, it is ONLY A DRAFT!!! And yet, different areas are having it forced down their throats, and are being "voluntarily" signed up. And since when did "voluntary" mean "mandantory"? As in, if they do not get 100% compliance for a law that is not even on the books as a law, they will make it mandantory. Doesn't that make it mandantory automatically? Why are they forcing this thing on us when most of our lawmakers do not even know what it is? Or the impact it will have?

And don't even think that you can get away without registering, because if you don't register and you take any of your animals to the vet, he/she will be forced to report you if he/she wants to keep his/her license. And that's just one way that they will find out about you and your livestock.

As you can tell, this NAIS (read NAZI) thing has me boiling mad! For those of you who want to learn more about it, I'd invite you to visit the No NAIS site at www.nonais.org. They have a ton of information. Also, if you can understand government BS, I know that there is a site that you can go to to read what Big Brother is proposing to force on us, but I can't find the link right now. It may be on the NONAIS site. The NONAIS site has a lot of useful information and links to yahoo groups, and other websites with even more information.

And this program is just the tip of the gov't involvement into our lives. Dogs and cats are next in line, and hay producers are also fighting the same insane, invasive laws. For dogs and cats, look at the PAWS site: http://dogpolitics.typepad.com/my_weblog/ .

Face it folks, we are heading into a socialist country if we don't put the brakes on now. So, if we only sit back and complain, or think that this is actually good for us, it will only be our fault when we kiss all of our freedoms good-bye.

Tammy

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