100 Organizations Call on USDA and Congress to End NAIS!

Austin, TX — A 100-group coalition sent letters to Congress and the U.S. Department of Agriculture urging that the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) be halted.  The groups urged Congress and the USDA to “support the limited use of NAIS funding to shut down the program, and to refocus the agency on measures that truly improve animal health and that respect the interests of both livestock owners and consumers.”

In the 2010 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, Congress reduced NAIS funding to $5.3 million, but did not specify how those funds were to be allocated.

“We respectfully request that the USDA recognize the fundamental flaws in NAIS and the public opposition to the program, and not use the $5.3 million appropriated for NAIS to further advance, in any way, this program,” states the letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=9001

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