Category Archives: Testimony

Memorandum of Opposition: Animal Health Monitoring and Surveillance (AHMS)

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The reason this is long is to head off the coming tsunami of evil that is poised to crush small agriculture.  Take a few minutes to write your own Memorandum of Opposition.  Feel free to use anything put in my Memorandum, it is for your use also.  I have a template on the right hand side at www.nonaiswa.org if you are new to this list.  I know this is getting old but we need to stand firm.

Next year is going to be very interesting to say the least….

From the trenches of liberty,
Celeste

Celeste Bishop
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Memorandum of Opposition

 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0007]

Animal Health Monitoring & Surveillance System, Privacy Act

 

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Public Comment December 28, 2011

USDA APHIS

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 228 (Monday, November 28, 2011)]

[Notices]

[Pages 72897-72900]

[FR Doc No: 2011-30429]

 
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Memorandum of Opposition

Privacy Act Systems of Records:

APHIS Animal Health Surveillance and Monitoring System

USDA-APHIS-15

ACTION: Notice of a proposed new system of records; request for comment.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS Continue reading →

Say NO to GMO FrankenFish

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The Center for Food Safety today launched a new campaign website, www.ge-fish.org,  focused on the pending approval and labeling of genetically engineered salmon, the first GE animal intended for human consumption. The website comes one week before the FDA’s scheduled public hearing on the approval of AquaBounty’s AquaAdvantage, GE Atlantic salmon.

CFS’s new website has educational materials, actions for consumers and companies, incuding chefs and restaurants, and a section containing scientific articles on the GE salmon and other GE fish.

From the trenches,

Celeste

Politics: The Humane Party (Green)

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The Humane Party is the new green party.  For years the eco-radical movement, with groups such as Earth First, PETA and the Foundation for Deep Ecology gained both skill and momentum.  In their beginnings they held classes for civil disobedience which in itself may not be a bad thing.  Unfortunately for all of us sitting in trees and being carried out of peaceful protests did not achieved what they desired, a world where animals known as sentient beings, had equal if not superior legal standing to human beings.  This new party is the “Humane Party” has a deep rooted philosophy of Deep Ecology which if implemented would banish human beings from most areas and set up islands and free range corridors for indigenous wildlife and extinction of domesticated animals.  In 1991 a plan was devised called the Wildlands Project which is slowly moving through state and the federal government under the innocuous  new name of Y2Y, Yukon to Yellowstone. To these folks their Deep Ecology Philosophy is a religion not animal care.   The Humane Party claims it has no affiliation with the Humane Society nor Humane Society of the US and yet its leader are deeply involved with Deep Ecology environmentalism, primacy of sentient beings,animal primacy lawyers who sue farmers, animal spirituality, PETA, while the campaign strategist is a Realtor. Continue reading →

Public Request to Exec Out HB 2086 & SB 5956

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Dear Agricultural Chairmen and Committee Members,

I want to thank you for your voluntary participation in the hearing of the proposed bills, Voluntary Participation in the National Animal Identification System (known as NAIS), and presented to you in the forms of HB 2086 and SB 5956 yesterday afternoon, 2/17/2009, at 1:30 PM PT in both the Senate and House Agricultural Committees. The issue of the National Animal Identification System is not new to you because it began implementation 6 years ago, costing Washingtonians thousands of dollars for a redundant system wanting to supplant programs that had already achieved success years ago.

For you who are members of the Agricultural Committees, two things were emphasized in yesterday’s hearings:

* Protecting the health of people and animals in Washington State

* Maintaining economic viability in a global economy

Unfortunately, it is my understanding that Dr. Eldridge and Mary Beth Lang provided these Agricultural Committees with some mis-information. Please allow me to clarify, and I apologize beforehand for a slightly technical document.

* Currently the WSDA and Dr. Eldridge already have all the power, funding, resources, and guidelines needed to deal with any agricultural related emergency. The following are the resources Dr. Eldridge has at his disposal: Continue reading →

WA Voluntary NAIS Senate Hearing: Video Up Documents, in Process!

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I will be scanning all of the documents that were part of our hearing on SB 5956.  I will forward those to you as soon as we have completed the scanning process.  Attached is a link to TVW where you can view or hear the actual hearing yesterday.  Let me know if this meets your needs.

http://www.tvw.org/search/siteSearch.cfm?EvntType=C&keywords=Senate%20Agriculture&date=2009&bhcp=1

Thank you Wanda!

WA Voluntary NAIS House Hearing: Video and Documents are Up!

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Some of the documents are available online at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/cmd/default.aspx. Where it says, “Select a Committee,” select “Agriculture and Natural Resources.” Then scroll down to HB 2086 and click on the plus sign to open the documents.

A video of the hearing is available on TVW’s website (http://www.tvw.org/media/mediaplayer.cfm?evid=2009021193&TYPE=V&CFID=1733601&CFTOKEN=16311863&bhcp=1)

Thank you Sarah!

Send ‘Good Neighbor Vet’ a Comment Against RFID

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Here is the contact information for Good Neighbor Vet the proud owner of the *RFID cancer chip-mobile*. How this company can justify what they do is beyond common sense. If you get separated from your pet or animal you *might* be able to get the animal back. But …..in doing so you just might cause an aggressive and malignant cancer. Is it worth it? Let this company know what what you think of their pro-chip policy:

Good Neighbor Vet, PLLC.

PO Box 449

Washougal, WA 98671

 

Toll Free:(888) 234-1350

Fax:(888) 234-1350

Email: info@goodneighborvet.com

 

From the trenches,

Celeste

Terrestrial Animal Health Code 2007 and Bees

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Also see our post, “What’s the Buzz ” for further insight into bees.

CHAPTER 2.9.5.

TROPILAELAPS INFESTATION OF HONEY BEES


Article 2.9.5.1.

For the purposes of this Chapter, Tropilaelaps infestation of the honey bee Apis mellifera L. is caused by the mite Tropilaelaps clareae and T. koenigerum. The mite is an ectoparasite of brood of Apis mellifera L., Apis laboriosa and Apis dorsata, and cannot survive for periods of more than 7 days away from bee brood. Continue reading →

NoNAISWA at Snohomish County Town Hall

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Snohomish-NoNAISWA attended the Town Hall in Lake Stevens this morning. About 40 people gathered to meet with two Representatives about various issues. It was well spent time. Many issues were brought up and clarified and people got a chance to talk with the Representative Dunshee and Representative Lovick in a casual setting. I introduced myself and thanked the Representatives for their support of NoNAIS proposed legislation HB 1151. I then had an opportunity to explain and clarify to the attendees three pillars of the NAIS. People were very interested. They asked the Representatives for more information and as a team we were able to provide the public with more information (and business cards with our blog). What a great opportunity this was and I hope that you all check and see if some Town Hall meetings are taking place in your area. I can honestly say that the audience was very engaged in finding out more about this program. When you go take flyers (I didn’t think about it).  We got a chance to meet with a great bunch of folks and the ones who attended are very *active*.

Seize opportunities to share NoNAIS with the public who are being witheld information on this program.

From the trenches,

Celeste