Home Current News News Archive Shop/Advertise Ridecamp Classified Events Learn/AERC
Endurance.Net Home Ridecamp Archives
ridecamp@endurance.net
[Archives Index]   [Date Index]   [Thread Index]   [Author Index]   [Subject Index]

[RC] What Should I Do?? #3 - Premise Registration - National Animal Identification System (NAIS) - - Dana


It is now essential that you contact your representatives.  Unless they hear from you, this will be voted in by the TAHC on March 23rd making Premises ID mandatory starting July1, 2006...

 

#1 :  PASS THE WORD to EVERYONE that you know, even if it means that you are not "popular" at the water cooler, at the barn, or in your family. Stand up for what YOU beleive in.

 

#2 : find out WHO represents YOU, go to :  http://www.house.gov/writerep/

 

Write a letter, send an email, make a phone call... EXPRESS your thoughts and feelings to your Representatives.. they are SUPPOSED to Represent YOU!!!

 

#3 : Get INVOLVED...

 

For your information, online petitions:

 

http://www.petitiononline.com/TAHCAIS2/petition.html specifically for the TAHC Premesis ID

 

http://new.petitiononline.com/nousaip/petition.html

 

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/369063795?ltl=1135563679

 

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/143662729

 

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/960373929

 


 

 

 

For more information on the Texas Premises ID System and the USDA National Animal ID System (NAIS) see the following links:


This is what started it all HB1361...

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlo/79R/billtext/HB01361F.HTM

 

Texas Proposed Regulations for Compulsory Animal Identification System, http://www.tahc.state.tx.us/animal_id/2005Dec_Animal_ID_FactSheet.pdf

 

USDA's site on the National Animal Identification System.  http://animalid.aphis.usda.gov/nais/index.shtml

To contact your state representative before March 23rd go to http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/fyi/fyi.htm

 

To contact Gov. Rick Perry before March 23rd go to http://www.governor.state.tx.us/contact

 

To find your U.S. representatives go to http://www.house.gov/writerep/

 

To write Texas U.S. senators go to:
 

Kay Bailey Hutchison http://hutchison.senate.gov/

 

John Cornyn http://cornyn.senate.gov/

 

Contact the Senate Committee on Homeland Security http://hsgac.senate.gov/index.cfm?Fuseaction=About.Membership

 

U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security http://hsc.house.gov/



Contact TxNoNais@xxxxxxx concerning the TAHC proposed mandatory premises ID system and the NAIS.  What are our rights, and what can we do?

 

 

AUDIO ONLINE RADIO INTERVIEW

Dr. John Wiemers, Senior Staff Veterinarian for USDA, and Dr. Mary Zanoni, Founder of Farm For Life on Food Chain Radio  "What impact will these good intentions have on small farmers, ranchers and hobbyists?"

PART 1  http://www.metrofarm.com/radio_files/478%20D%20animal.mp3  Dr. John Wiemers, USDA

PART 2  http://www.metrofarm.com/radio_files/479%20D%20animal.mp3  Dr. Mary Zanoni, Farm For Life