Indian has introduced Senate Bill 0486 which would stop the USDA’s proposed National animal Identification System (NAIS) from taking place in the state of Indiana.
Termination of farm animal tracking agreement. Provides that the state may not participate in the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) or any component of animal tracking. Places restrictions on private systems for premises registration and animal identification. Provides that the state and units of local government may not provide any special consideration or other incentives to benefit any participant in an animal identification or premises registration based solely on participation in a private system for premises registration and animal identification. Provides that rules adopted by the state board of animal health and any agreements entered into by the state under NAIS are void.
Short and sweet. If you are in Indiana, now is the time to write to your state level legislators to let them know you object to NAIS and want them to vote yes on Senate Bill 486.
Hat tip to Lisa
Yeah!!! Go Indiana! It’s heartening to see you making such progress there…:) Now if we get Wisconsin to do something, it would be fabulous.
Comment Doreen — January 20, 2007 @ 2:05 pm
Good luck in Indiana!
It’s also good to see this site recently passed 190,000 hits. Maybe our hard work is opening some eyes.
A couple of books opened my eyes recently.
-Diet for A Dead Planet-
-All Flesh is Grass-
Imagine a world where most of the food is controlled by just a few major players, sort of like our oil addiction and Opec ETC. but with food. Think it can’t happen? Think again.
The major players are becoming more vertically integrated everyday, meanwhile small farms are disappearing daily.
All that spells is we will be hostage to the dictates of whom ever controls the food…yeah I know some of you are saying it can’t happen…well it already is. Only 4 or 5 grocery chains control over 40% of the retail outlets and it’s moving to more consolidation. What better way to dominate a world than to control the food production, price and distribution ? Think I’ll plant a really BIIIG garden this year!
Comment Bob Constantine — January 20, 2007 @ 3:31 pm
Way to go! Now maybe TX will see it can be done. Hoping also other states will fight
and get laws up to vote for against NAIS.
Comment Deborah Jorgensen — January 21, 2007 @ 10:00 am
Another book that will make your blood boil is “Mad Sheep” a true story about the USDA killing hundreds of sheep to show they were on top of the BSE thing. The author, Linda Faillace is one of the owners that got screwed by USDA Inc. and the court.
It’s a MUST read.
Comment David Hannes — January 22, 2007 @ 9:49 am