National Animal Identification System (NAIS)

Stolen Horse International presents both sides of the National Animal Identification System through information found on the internet, hopefully to help you, the horse owner, read and educate yourself about this very important action.  As in most things, there are two sides to every story.  The information on this page does not reflect the opinions of Stolen Horse International in any way, pro or con.

Please take a moment to figure out where you stand.  Do you support the plan or are you against the plan?  Have you done enough research to even know the answer to that question?  Do not except what you are told as the truth, as it may be someone's own version of the truth.  Do your own study.  This is just part of what we have found.  If you find an interesting article or website in your studies, please send it to id@netposse.com.

National ID Plan - he National Animal Identification System (NAIS) is a national program intended to identify specific animals in the United States proposed to  record the movement of animals, including horses over their lifetime. It is being developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and State agencies—in cooperation with industry—to enable 48-hour traceback of the movements of any diseased or exposed animal. This will help to ensure rapid disease containment and maximum protection of America's animals.
Get the facts from USDA: http://animalid.aphis.usda.gov/nais/index.shtml 

Animal Identification Group Deactivates  - http://www.thehorse.com/viewarticle.aspx?ID=9020

Over time through the integration of three key components:

1. Premises identification
2. Animal identification
3. Animal tracking

Read more on NAIS site at link below:
http://animalid.aphis.usda.gov/nais/
subjects/animal_id/index.shtml

National ID Expo 2006
http://animalagriculture.org/id/IDINFOEXPO2006/Default.htm

For more detailed information with interviews and notes click here.  U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns' remarks to the conference  in audio and video are here.

Premises Identification
To track horses and other animals, health officials must know where they are born and where they are moved. Therefore, identifying places that handle or keep animals—referred to as premises—is the starting point of the NAIS. Each premises will be identified with a unique seven character identifier, or a Premises Identification Number (PIN).

Read more on NAIS site:
http://animalid.aphis.usda.gov/nais/
subjects/premises_id/index.shtml

What is happening in your state?  Check link below  to see NAIS state project information:
http://animalid.aphis.usda.gov/nais/
subjects/state_tribe/index.shtml

Horse Owners
To offer input to USDA, please send an email to animalidcomments@aphis.usda.gov., where the USDA will share your comments with the NAIS Subcommittee and the Equine Identification Working Group as appropriate.

Know the Equine Work Group Members:
http://animalid.aphis.usda.gov/nais/audiences/
horses/equineworkgroup.shtml

Chairperson: Ms. Amy Mann
Director, Health and Regulatory Affairs
American Horse Council

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) supports an effective National Animal Identification System (NAIS) that contains the following key elements. Read more here

May 8, 2006 American Horse Council Press Release - ESWG Releases Informational Booklet on NAIS

NEW BOOKLET! May 2006--NAIS and Horses: The Facts Surrounding the National Animal Identification System as it Applies to the Horse Industry in the U.S.  Click here

APHIS Factsheet: PDF document

Frequently Asked Questions About National Animal Identification - Website

THE REAL REASON FOR ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION - Derry Brownfield  July 6, 2006  NewsWithViews.com - The players involved in
the National Identification System (NAIS) are varied.
 

"NoNAIS.org is nothing fancy or complex. It is myself, a homesteader, father and small time farmer in Vermont plus a few other volunteers like Celeste who has been compiling alerts about NAIS."

"The common people are virtually universally against NAIS once they know about it. The problem is most people don’t know about NAIS."

"So, I have started this blog to help spread the word about the various groups fighting NAIS. I want to get the information out to the public so they can fight for their rights to raise their own food without government interference."

"Want to do more?  Participate in the discussions about NAIS. Do what you can while you still have the right to speak up and fight back."

Walter Jeffries
Sugar Mountain Farm
In Vermont

 Liberty Ark Coalition - In order to be successful in our efforts to STOP the National Animal Identification System (NAIS), we all need to work together.

If fully adopted and implemented, the likely outcome of NAIS is that animal ownership increasingly will be limited to large entities who can afford to comply and who are willing to accept the governmental intrusion. Yet this "feel good" program will do virtually nothing to safeguard animal health, its alleged purpose.
Read more on the opinions of Liberty Ark here:  http://www.libertyark.net/

Washington, DC: Congressman Ron Paul is fighting a new federal mandate that threatens to put thousands of small farmers and ranchers out of business.
Read more here

Granny Warriors on the Road Against NAIS
We are about to start on a road trip around the country opposing NAIS. We are two old women who have just gotten to the point that we cannot sit back and rock and knit but have to try to put a stop to the destruction of our Country via Governmental Control.

Stop Animal ID - StopAnimalID.org is the online manifestation for like-minded individuals to band together and discover they are not alone in opposing this abuse of privacy and property rights.

 

Discussion Groups Pro or Con - If you would like to have your list group here please email us at id@netposse.com   These groups are listed here to help you research NAIS, pro or con and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Stolen Horse International.

ANTI-NAIS · The Right To Farm • Anti-NAIS Email List - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ANTI-NAIS/

a_better_nais - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/a_better_nais/

Christians_against_NAIS · Christians against NAIS - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Christians_against_NAIS/ 

NAIS Equine - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NAIS_Equine/

naisfromtheshorsesmouth - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naisfromtheshorsesmouth/

no2nais4horses · Say No To NAIS for Horses - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/no2nais4horses/  -