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Need-to-know info on animal ID: the USDA has targeted farms and livestock facilities, and their livestock, for intrusive, unnecessary, and eventually mandatory identification and tracking regulations.(United States. Department of Agriculture)(National Animal Identification System )
The United States Department of Agriculture would have you believe Americans are at high risk from being infected with one or more animal-borne diseases--such as mad cow disease and Asian bird flu.
The USDA's National Animal Identification System (NAIS) promises animal tracking from birth through death to stave off the transmission of these diseases. Animals will be identified using a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, or other type of identification mechanism. Species to be covered by the system include cattle, swine, sheep, goats, horses, poultry, bison, deer, elk, llamas, and alpacas.
The USDA claims the NAIS is necessary to help make our food ...
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