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    [RC] Border inspections - Joane Pappas White


    I have been paying particular attention to the time spent and quality of the border inspections on our animals because we had a major cattle rustling ring working out of eastern Utah for close to two years before they were caught. 
     
    When the Sheriff addressed the Cattlemen's Association, he pointed out that the confessions of the defendants repeatedly pointed out that that lack of proper brand inspections and trained personnel at the borders had made it really easy for the stolen animals to be transported to auctions in other states.
     
    Joane and the Herd
    Price, Utah
     
     
    Susan--Did any one of them ever walk out and actually >look at your horse?
    I have always gone to the trouble >and expense of getting all the travel
    documents and hay >certifications, only to have the officer look at the
    paper >work (at most) but never look to see of the horse in the >trailer is
    the gray mare on the papers or a black stallion.  >In talking to many, they
    would not know the difference.

    At the AZ border, no.  At the CO border, I was parked enough to the side
    that I let Dakota's window down and of course he had his head out to gawk.
    The officer inside did look at the photo on the brand inspection, out the
    window at Dakota for maybe 5-10 seconds, then back at the photo again.

    Susan G