No Mandatory Animal ID

MEAT INDUSTRY: Vet calls animal ID proposals overkill

The North Dakota Board of Animal Health veterinarian is developing a proposal for a "hybrid" animal trace-back system that relies more on existing systems - cattle branding and paper trails on livestock transactions - and not switching immediately to expensive individual electronic tracking for all animals.

The federal government is in the process of implementing a National Animal Identification System. The system is voluntary but could become mandatory. It would be based on a national registration of farms and feedlots, coupled with electronic tags for each animal.

What a novel concept, use the existing brand system instead of the complicated NAIS for animal trackback.

"We have a system that actually works quite well because it is associated with title and real dollars," he says.

Wow, a system that actually works. The only problem? Some Government bureaucrat might have to get off his fat ass and look at the records instead of just calling it up on a computer. [sarcasm]Them government employees are so abused, aren't they. Expect them to do some work, poor babies.[/sarcasm]

An ear tag never stopped a disease, but government employees sure want it to make their life easier at tremendous cost to producers.

A new group has formed to oppose NAIS called National Property Owners Association.

It is regrettable that NPOA has been born out of the lack of respect by our own government towards the Constitution of the Unites States of America; particularly The 5th Amendment, which states the following.

Amendment V of the United States Constitution

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

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An Ear tag never stopped a disease, but it sure brings diverse groups together to fight the good fight.