Animal ID: 13 States Now Exceed 50 Percent Premises Registered The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today announced that 487,670 premises are registered nationwide as part of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS). Producers registered more than 50,000 premises so far in 2008 and 13 states now have at least 50 percent of their total estimated production premises registered through NAIS. The latest state to go over 50 percent premises registration is Iowa. The 13 states that have topped the 50 percent mark are Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Illinois is very close to the 50 percent mark, with 48.3 percent of its estimated 30,046 premises registered....
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Well, in Massachusetts and in other states, premises registration numbers were boosted illegally by data dumping from existing livestock records. Let's remember that it is supposed to be "voluntary". So this report is totally bunk. USDA is trying to achieve their precious "critical mass", which is 70% of all premises registered and they mean to get there, by hook or by crook, which means by lies and deception. They know that no one, aside from them to stand to gain financially from NAIS, wants to participate. It may be moot though as our country is bankrupt and there aren't going to be funds for these stupid, pie in the sky programs. Fight NAIS down to the last cowboy, that's the advice from our Australian ranchers counterparts.
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