Monthly Archives: October 2006

Where could this go?

During a family meal we were discussing the possibility of mandatory RFID chips for livestock and one of my children came up with the following observation. “If you do not comply to RFID-ing your animals, you will be arrested and put in jail. Then they’ll put the chip in YOU!” Today, we are told, that [...]

Prequel to A Most Important Book

When thinking about the National Animal Identification System (NAIS), it came to mind that the most important book related to this topic is George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four. I call this post a prequel, as I have only started reading the book. It is, however, chilling to read even the first few pages. It is here [...]

Bottle Calf

One of our bottle calves. My children have fun feeding bottle calves.