Re: [RC] GOVERNMENT HORSE ID-From another list - Suzi Maiorisi
OMG, this sounds like PETA is trying to get its dirty little, nasty little fingers in EVERYBODY's pie!! Just as they want everyone owning a cat or dog to 'register' so that they can send police to your home to raid you if 'they' feel there are too many or they aren't cared for - Don't get me wrong, I have 3 dogs and 4 cats living in my house at this very moment and my precious Holly out in her pasture but it's nobody's business but my OWN and they should NOT require anyone to 'register' their animals (yes, we're registered with AMHA, AKC and CFA but not with any government agency as we live peacefully in the country away from their peering little beady eyes..
Ok....I'm done! Now that we all know where I stand on this matter....
Suzi, Holly, Emma, Sam, Chloe, Tabbi, Barney and Simon
----- Original Message -----
From: Jonni Jewell
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 3:19 PM
To: Ridecamp
Subject: [RC] GOVERNMENT HORSE ID-From another list
If you are going to take a stand on this one way or another, be sure to look at and READ the 74 page pdf file explaining what this is about. Also, I feel this site is a tad misleading, as it is not from the "government". Be sure to look closely. This is a group that is working "with" different agencies. Here is just the very beginning of that 74 page work plan. Read it, then send in comments to them as requested. But please, don't think this is the government 100% behind this. This plan is NOT just horses, but really, it seems more an agricultural direction with bison, beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, sheep, goats, camelids (alpacas and llamas), horses, cervids (deer and elk),poultry (eight species including game birds), and aquaculture (eleven species) all in this plan. Here is the link to the work plan, and an excerpt from it below. Jonni
"EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Protecting American animal agriculture by safeguarding animal health is vital to the wellbeing of all U. S. citizens. It promotes human health; provides wholesome, reliable, and secure food resources; mitigates national economic threats; and enhances a sustainable environment. Essential to achieving this goal is an efficient and effective animal identification program. Building upon previously established and successful animal health and animal identification programs involving many animal industries, an industry-state-federal partnership, aided by the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA), was formed in 2002 to more uniformly coordinate a national animal identification plan. This resulting plan, requested by the United States Animal Health Association (USAHA) and facilitated by USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), was formulated in 2003 for presentation at the October, 2003 annual meeting of the USAHA. More than 100 animal industry and state-federal government professionals representing more than 70 allied associations/organizations collectively assessed and suggested workable improvements to the plan to meet future U. S. animal identification needs. Fundamental to controlling any disease threat, foreign or domestic, to the nation's animal resources is to have a system that can identify individual animals or groups, the premises where they are located, and the date of entry to that premises. Further, in order to achieve optimal success in controlling or eradicating an animal health threat, the ability to retrieve that information within 48 hours of confirmation of a disease outbreak and to implement intervention strategies is necessary. The USAIP is focused on utilizing state-of-the-art national and international standards with the best available and practical technologies. It is dynamic and flexible, and will incorporate new and proven technologies as they become available. States' needs in implementing animal identification will receive priority within the uniformity provided by federal oversight. The USAIP currently supports the following species and/or industries: bison, beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, sheep, goats, camelids (alpacas and llamas), horses, cervids (deer and elk), poultry (eight species including game birds), and aquaculture (eleven species). Implementation will be in three phases: Phase I involves premises identification; Phase II involves individual or group/lot identification for interstate and intrastate commerce; and Phase III involves retrofitting remaining processing plants and markets and other industry segments with appropriate technology that will enhance our ability to track animals throughout the livestock marketing chain to protect and improve the health of the national herd. Initial implementation will focus on the cattle, swine, and small ruminant industries."
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