Corporate Control of Our Food Supply: The Real Impacts of NAIS
by Judith McGeary This article was originally published in the December/January 2006 issue of Countryside magazine. Countryside readers are by now familiar with the National Animal Identification...
View ArticleNAIS: Truth About BSE or Mad Cow Disease
Why NAIS Will Not Prevent “Mad Cow” Burgers NAIS has been touted as the solution to the Mad Cow problem, with people claiming that “We need tracking to prevent ‘Mad Cow-burgers.’” This mythology gained...
View ArticleYour Life Under the National Animal Identification System
by Judith McGeary This article was originally published in the July-October 2006 edition of Small Farm Today. As people learn more about the National Animal Identification System, or NAIS, some have...
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NAIS: Disease Issues
The alleged rationale for the NAIS is to protect against animal disease by providing 48-hour traceback of all animal movements. The proponents raise the specter of Mad Cow, foot and mouth, avian flu,...
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NAIS: Negative Impacts
The NAIS is a “feel good” program that will do virtually nothing to safeguard animal health, its alleged purpose. Rather, NAIS will do all of the following: Drive Small Farms and Ranches Out of...
View ArticleNAIS: Technology Issues
The government’s proposed National Animal Identification System (“NAIS”) poses numerous problems: massive government intrusion into our lives, unnecessary and burdensome costs, the lack of a real need...
View ArticleNAIS: Follow the Money
The National Animal Identification System will not protect animals against disease, improve the safety of our food supply, or stop bioterrorism. So why are so many government officials, companies, and...
View ArticleWhat NAIS Means to Small Farmers and Rural America
By Shannon Hayes Ed Note: A shorter version of this article was published by The New York Times on March 11, 2009. Click here to read the Op/Ed at “Tag, You’re It.” Shannon Hayes is the author of The...
View ArticleNAIS: Government and Industry Documents
Below is a list of government and industry documents, including USDA documents and comments from the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance to various agencies and U.S. Congress. These documents all pertain...
View ArticleNAIS: The Basics
As far back as the 1980s, industry groups and technology companies were developing plans for an electronic national animal identification system that was to apply to all species. In 2002, an industry...
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