[Jacob-list] More on National ID

[Neal and Louise Grose]

The reason that the Holstein association is taking on the NID program is 
because they already had an effective program in use. They were resistant to 
having another program come in an overlay the one that was already in use. 
The advantage of having the program in private control is that it avoids 
having the information subject to the Freedom of Information Act (and having 
PETA obtain records on all animal owners in the country). It is also an 
advantage to USDA because they can shirk as much responsibility as possible. 
Not to mention cost.

Neal

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ARTHUR PARTRIDGE" <aztreaz at earthlink.net>
To: "jacob-list" <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 1:53 PM
Subject: [Jacob-list] More on National ID


>>>From the article: "The subcommittee heard testimony from representatives
> of the dairy, cattle, swine and turkey industries."
> --My reply:
> What happened to the representatives from the sheep industry??  Any
> volunteers?
>
> Thanks for these articles Neal and keep posting future ones please.  I
> forward them over to sheep-l.  Only had one comment so far, one lady 
> didn't
> like the idea of the cattle industry in charge of this program.  She said
> it would be like the "fox (coyote) guarding the hen house".
> Cathy Partridge
> Moscow, Idaho
>
>
>
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