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24 April 2007

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Careful what you say, Jim. Check out NONAIS.org for the Henshaw Incident.

They came for the Henshaw's swine with guns drawn and slaughtered their whole herd, stole their life, killed their pets and held them bound for the costs. Why? PsuedoRabies--or the trumped up claim of it.

Danny Henshaw was ex-law enforcement and he was treated as a criminal and held against all resaon as a prioner in his home while the USDA and local game officials took action on his farm.

It's one thing to fight NAIS--it's another to do it sensibly. The feds, and their corporate paymasters want us stamped out. They have the money, they power , and the corrupt legal system to beat us down unless we stand together. Little good will it do the cause if the best people fall first.

As for Michael Pollan, I tried early on to alert him of the seriousness of this program, and he doesn't seem outwardly interested in speaking out openly against it, which is a shame. WA State is on the brink of declaring farming illegal for all but the deepest of pockets through fees, fines and regulations. A new department is being formed to replace the FDA and USDA's food inspection regulatory systems--there are clauses in its draft which will make animal ID and veggie ID mandatory stipulations to have what amounts to a license to farm--or rather, be a slave to the corporate food system.

We need to organize by locale, group, farmers market, cooperative and stand in unison against NAIS, or divided we fall.

All the best.

Small Farmers Journal edited by Lynn Miller and company is another great resource for talk on NAIS

http://farmandranchfreedom.org
This is a site for updates and information about NAIS
I am not really surprised that some farmers have not heard about it. I think USDA has been trying to sneak up on us. I am sure most of the American public is as unaware of NAIS as they are about GMO's.

I think the reason the media isn't hot on this story is because it's not really a story yet. it still is voluntary. in order for it to be otherwise, the usda would have legislate it, or put some kind of regulations into effect, both of which would be a big hurdle and if that came, then they'd come out blazing.

nevertheless, it's still important in the blogging world for small farms to remain very vocal about this suspicious project.

Wow, thanks for the enlightenment, Tana.

It's not voluntary in Wisconsin but there still aren't many stories about it. Too bad, because it's going to take a lot of people by (significantly expensive) surprise.

wow...SOMEONE woke up with their
knickers all atwist this morning.

Hey, just stumbled upon your blog. Hope you are still fighting the good fight with regards to NAIS. Nebraska just passed a bill making NAIS permanently voluntary there with an opt out as well. That's good! USDA is hearing us, that's for sure. There is a Farm Food Voices doodah in Washington DC on March 5th. Check out VICFA.net for the details.

Peaceably,
Hen

I investigated Humane groups on behalf of show dog breeders. The NAIS is only a tip of the overall picture. Humane groups were paid 100 million by corporations to shut down every animal breeder in the United States. Your in for a fight.

NAIS can be fought by calling your elected offal and telling them your chicken/horse/cow/ votes...yes they may be taking bribes from big ag, but it is our vote that puts them in or takes them out of office and they know that.

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