Editorial

Federal Animal ID Program

The following editorial was received from Norman and Susie Stretton, Nightsong Farms, Dry Creek, La.  The Stretton's are involved in the goat and sheep industry but feel this issue is equally important to the rodeo, cattle and equine industries.

"I am writing to encourage you to oppose the USDA National Animal ID System. This program can be seen at http://animalid.aphis.usda.gov/nais It will require the reporting of all premises where animals are held or live, RFID tagging or chipping of all animals and reporting every movement where animals co-mingle or might co-mingle. This program was tried in Texas and the Texas farmers and animal owners got it delayed until May 4. They continue to fight it. Please take this seriously. It is not the same thing as scrapie registration. Your info will be in a federal database or private database accessible to federal agencies. You will be required to tag or chip with a chip anyone with a reader can stand outside your fence and get your information from. The readers suggested can read at several feet. you will be reporting every birth, death, sale, purchase, lease for breeding, rodeo, trail ride, ride off your property, trip to the vet, show, fair and 4-H event to this national database. Please go to http://www.nonais.org and http://stopanimalid. org and Louisianans_against_NAIS@yahoogroups.com for more information, contacts and lists. We must stop this."

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Breeders Directory

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Clint Burkholder Rodeo Company
Clint Burkholder, Clarksville, Iowa
Endsley Performance Horses
Tim & Mandy Endsley, Little Rock, Arkansas
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Breeders Associations

American Indian Horse Registry 
American Paint Horse Assn.
American Quarter Horse Assn.
Appaloosa Horse Club - Official Web site of teh Appaloosa Breed
Paso Fino Horse Assn.

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Bureau of Land Management, Reno, Nevada
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