It is no secret that corporations or bureaucracies can outlive the will or strength of an individual person. Why do I bring this up? I do this because the National Animal Identification is being pushed on farmers and ranchers by corporate businesses and a huge government bureaucracy, the USDA. Believe me; they do not have your best interests in mind.

I read an email last week from Judith McGeary of the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance that the USDA Plans to Use Breed Registries to Implement NAIS. I encourage you to read this article and take action if you are a member of any breed registry. There is no inherent requirement for breed registries to use a national animal identification. Once again, this is an unnecessary expense and record-keeping burden for farmers, rancher, and breeders.

People do have a voice when they all act in unison. If it is only a few vocal individuals, then corporations and bureaucracies take no notice, labeling these folks as radicals and fundamentalists. However, when multitudes of people refuse to participate in NAIS, then there is little that corporations or the government can do about it. If the majority of people who use breed registries withhold their cooperation, stop sending any money, or form competing registries, then their voice is heard!

Stand up for your freedoms! Act together and act decisively. Your words as a customer will make a difference, especially when the money dries up for there is one thing that corporations and bureaucracies need to survive. It is your money.