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TN Hearing 4/4
Hearing on House Bill 3297 to stop National Animal Identification System (NAIS) in Tennessee at 9 am on April 4th, 2006 in Room 29 of the Legislative Plaza. NoNAIS Org has a list of legislators to contact (with their email addresses).
Animal ID Makers in Hog Heaven
By Mary Zanoni, Ph.D. (Cornell), J.D. (Yale) Feb 6, 2006, 18:25 Comments on NAIS “Draft Program Standards” and “Draft Strategic Plan” I have carefully examined the Draft Program Standards (Standards) and Draft Strategic Plan (Plan) issued by the USDA (the Department) on April 25, 2005, in furtherance of the Department’s proposed National Animal Identification System (NAIS). Many aspects of the… (more…)
Help Stop the USDA from Taking Away Our Livestock and Our Pets
Small farmers and backyard flock/herd keepers are facing a serious threat to their way of life. The government is proposing a Mandatory Property and Animal Surveillance Program that will require the registration of property and individual animals, even if you have only one chicken, pig, cow, etc. This must be stopped, or all small farmers will be driven out of… (more…)
Stop NAIS – Bill No. HB 3297
The Tennessee House of Representatives Agriculture Committee will meet at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 in Room 29 of the Legislative Plaza (at the State Capitol) for hearings on Bill No. HB 3297. That bill would stop the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) in Tennessee and free Tennessee farmers from mandatory premise registration, but still answer any valid… (more…)
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