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WA Voluntary NAIS Participation Bills are UP! We need your help

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Washington State Voluntary NAIS has been introduced:

House and Senate

Six Steps to Farming Freedom

Status Report

Accompanying Documentation

“This is fantastic news,” said one Washington NoNAIS person upon hearing that House Bill (HB) 2086 was read this morning and assigned to the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, and also that Senate Bill (SB) 5956 was read this morning and introduced to the Senate Agricultural and Rural Economic Development Committee at 10:30 this morning.

A team of three hit the Capital last Monday representing three impacted sectors: a Realtor, a livestock auctioneer, and a public relations manager. This team of three also represented the following species: bovine, horses, goats and poultry. With great enthusiasm and support on Friday proposed legislation regarding, “Voluntary participation in the National Animal Identification System”, known as NAIS, went into play in the Senate and the House.

Representative Shelly Short sponsored HB 2086.

Senator Mark Schoesler sponsored SB 5956.

(Please take time to thank these Legislator’s)

Both bills are located on the www.nonaiswa.org website. The proposed legislation language is identical, and is commonly referred to as Companion Bill set.

February 20th is our cutoff date for both HB 2086 and SB 5956. The Agricultural Committee Chairs must decide to hold a public hearing and move HB 2086 and SB 5956 by February 20th or the bill(s) die in committee.

The chairman of the Senate Ag Committee is Senator Brian Hatfield:

Email: hatfield.brian@leg.wa.gov

Phone: (360) 786-7636

The chair of the House Ag Committee is Representative Brian Blake.

Email: blake.brian@leg.wa.gov

Phone: (360) 786-7870

We Need Your Help!

NOW is the time we need your help! The team of three spent the entire last week in Olympia ~ 5 days ~ meeting with our representatives, educating, asking for support, asking for sponsors of these bills.  NOW IT IS UP TO YOU…

Proposed Legislation, HB 2086 & SB 5956 Status

HB 2086 and SB 5956 are new fresh new bills with new prime sponsors and new supporters. It is important to note that HB 2086 is not HB 1151. Due to the tremendous emotion and lack of unity unfortunately HB 1151 became a bad memory for many and so it was necessary to bring a squeaky clean and fresh bill with a unified support base to our Representatives and Senators. Continue reading →

NAIS Public Disclosure Docs: NAIS Poultry Pot-Pie E Mails w/WSDA

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Hunt for the Elusive NFLO ‘Poultry ben Layin’

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FAZD, one of Department of Homeland Security’s Centers of Excellence has put up the following White Paper which utilizes the County Extension Agent (CEA) agreement to conduct a survey to get to the heart of the non-commercial poultry owner (NLPO). Through this survey they were able to develop a communication plan and deployment strategy to enlist ‘partners’ such as feed stores, churches, and targeting kids, to disseminate government information and, oh yes, and by the way create yet another database.

The premise for this government controlled NFLO invasive program is that you, a NFLO, are a risk. They perceive you an idiot who needs to be addressed at high-school level or below, preferably pictorial.

Their objectives are three-fold:

  • Identify key social communication systems and institutions in each community.
  • To identify credible sources of information for the community.
  • To identify key languages and indicators of how to effectively communicate with the population.

How low will the government go to get control of NFLO farmers? Credible ‘government data vectors’ exploit churches, revivals, feed stores, cultural events, your neighborhood friend (the one every one listens to), your employer, animal organizations, and ethnic/cultural groups.

The covert plan to infiltrate the -Non-Commercial Poultry Owner (NFLO) has now been exposed. Be a 10 Minute Citizen today and refuse to fill out dangerous surveys and censuses which aggregate and statistically mark you and your poultry as the elusive ‘Poultry ben Layin’ in their global food control fight.

 

Early Detection/Rapid Response: Connecting Non-commercial Livestock and Fowl Owners (NFLO) with Veterinary Information

Tom A. Vestal1, Shannon H. Degenhart1, and Jeff, W. Koch

Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications, Texas A&M University,

College Station, Texas 77843 and 2Department of Animal Science, Prairie View A&M

University, Prairie View, Texas 77446

National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense (FAZD),

Texas A&M University, College Station TX, USA

INTRODUCTION

In the past, foreign animal and zoonotic disease (FAZD) outbreaks in other countries have been responsible for tremendous economic losses to livestock industries,overwhelming health issues in affected human populations, and had devastating sociologic and economic effects experienced by communities. To prevent the United States from experiencing similar debilitating losses, early detection and rapid reporting is essential. Individual livestock owners must be our first line of defense against an FAZD outbreak. By implementing biosecurity practices, livestock owners could potentially reduce the threat to the agricultural infrastructure from introduction of an FAZD (F. C. Faries and A. I. Dement, personal communications, May 21, 2007). “They must keep a sharp eye on livestock and promptly report any unusual signs of disease. Early detection and reporting could prevent the loss of billions of dollars for our livestock industries and communities” (Faries and Dement, 2006, p. 1 – 2). Continue reading →

Targeting a NPLO Chicken Near You

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In the name of security Phase III (surveillance) of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) marches forward with the introduction of CASHN, another one of models that will develop “partnerships” to target the non-commercial poultry owner.

 

A County Animal Security and Health Network (CASHN) for Early Detection/Rapid Response to Foreign and Zoonotic Animal Diseases

National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense

 

Texas A&M University – University of California at Davis – University of Southern California – University of Texas Medical Branch

Principal Investigators: Tom A. Vestal PhD.a

Shannon H. Degenhart PhD.a

Texas AgriLife Extension System, The Texas A&M University Systema

Table of Contents


1. The County Animal Security & Health Network (CASHN) Concept……………………………..1

 

2. The County Animal Security & Health Network Model.………………………………………………2

Figure: Model of County Animal Security & Health Network……………………………3

3. CASHN Project Plan………………………………………………………………………………………………..4

Phase 1: CASHN Leadership Development for State and County Personnel………..4

Phase 2: CASHN Feed Retailer Recruitment……………………………………………………4

Phase 3: CASHN Pilot Test……………………………………………………………………………4

Phase 4: CASHN Evaluation and Reporting…………………………………………………….4

Figure: Chart of CASHN Project Plan……………………………………………………………..5

 

 

Subject: 1890 and 1994 Cooperative Extension Program led pilot test of a County Animal Security and Health Network (CASHN) concept developed by the National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense (FAZD) to protect the U.S. agriculture and food infrastructure by connecting non-commercial livestock and poultry owners with veterinary information for early detection and rapid response. Non-commercial is defined as hobby, “backyard,” and small-enterprise animal owners. Continue reading →

WSDA Hearing This Thursday!!!!

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Hi Y’all,

The poultry, goat and sheep hearing are in Olympia this Thursday, December 20th. Bring your testimony and come on down (or up) to Oly at the WSDA conference room.

Do you want unlimited access by health officials to your property?

Do you want unrestrained inspections of your property?

Do you want to submit to vaccination for whatever of your property?

Do you want to allow a permanent electronic mark (involuntarily) be placed on or in your property?

Poultry

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/laws/wsr/2007/21/07-21-153.htm

Hearing Location(s): Natural Resources Building, Second Floor, Conference Room 259, 1111 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, on December 20, 2007, at 9:00 a.m.

Date of Intended Adoption: January 3, 2008.

Scrapie in Sheep and Goats

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/laws/wsr/2007/21/07-21-155.htm

Hearing Location(s): Natural Resources Building, Second Floor, Conference Room 259, 1111 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, on December 20, 2007, at 11:00 a.m.

Date of Intended Adoption: January 3, 2008.

From the trenches,

Celeste

‘Burdened’ WSDA Gives the High-Five: NEW Proposed Regs

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On your marks, get set, GO… to your nearest computer, workd processor, email, fax, handwritten letter and draft your Memorandum of Opposition’s For the Record.

Cattle and Bison Disease AKA: ((BRUCELLOSIS AND TUBERCULOSIS IN CATTLE AND GOATS))

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/laws/wsr/2007/21/07-21-154.htm

Hearing Location(s): Natural Resources Building, Second Floor, Conference Room 259, 1111 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, on November 30, 2007, at 11:00 a.m.

Date of Intended Adoption: December 14, 2007.

Importation of Animals

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/laws/wsr/2007/21/07-21-151.htm

10 Minute Citizen: CALL or WRITE: Lynn Briscoe, Washington State Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 42560, Olympia, WA 98504-2560, (360) 902-1987 and let her know your are an interested party.

Poultry

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/laws/wsr/2007/21/07-21-153.htm

Hearing Location(s): Natural Resources Building, Second Floor, Conference Room 259, 1111 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, on December 20, 2007, at 9:00 a.m.

Date of Intended Adoption: January 3, 2008.

Restricted Feedlots

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/laws/wsr/2007/21/07-21-152.htm

Hearing Location(s): Natural Resources Building, Second Floor, Conference Room #259, 1111 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, on November 30, 2007, at 9:00 a.m.

Date of Intended Adoption: December 14, 2007.

Scrapie in Sheep and Goats

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/laws/wsr/2007/21/07-21-155.htm

Hearing Location(s): Natural Resources Building, Second Floor, Conference Room 259, 1111 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, on December 20, 2007, at 11:00 a.m.

Date of Intended Adoption: January 3, 2008.

From the trenches,

Celeste