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Re: [RC] National ID - Sisu West Ranch

"...And then again, everyone has to use the same chips/scanner or you'll have the same problem that is in with dogs.  Many dogs are chipped but are still unknown because a facility may have a different scanner.  And in a project this size, I can imagine other companies complianing about a monopoly etc.
 
Also, in the NAIS system is that the fact that there in all likelihood  be multiple databases stream lining into one.  What comes to mind is human error...."
 
More fuzzy thinking.
 
The basic argument here is "things are not perfect, we better not do anything".  We will never have a perfect solution, if there are benefits, you just go with what is possible and work towards a better system..
 
The complaints about possible multiple data bases, and various chip systems are just a smoke screen.  Readers that read multiple chips are being sold right now.  If chips are selected and in wide use, capitalism will produce cheap readers that read all chips.  Multiple databases (which may not even exist in a national system) are coordinated all the time.  Being able to get data out of multiple databases is one root of the fears of those who warn us that the apocalypse is fast approaching.
 
Again, we all have to give up something to get what we need.  As an animal owner I will get two big  benefits that excite me.  First, the chances of my horses contacting a disease will be reduced.  Second, if my horses are lost, strayed, or stolen I will have a much better chance of getting them back.  I want both of these benefits.
 
Ed
 
Ed & Wendy Hauser
2994 Mittower Road
Victor, MT 59875
 
(406) 642-9640
 

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