You are going to love this piece of crap legislation that will no longer allow farms to have dogs or cats roaming around…scroll on down towards the bottom….i got this from nonais.org about the latest legislation that will “protect” us from our food!?!?!?!

very important new article on NewsWithViews. It’s long but take the time to read it. One important excerpt:

In the OIE’s “Guide to Good Farming Practices” the management of a livestock facility are clearly spelled out. Some of these recommendations that would become defacto law in the US under agency rule-making on passage of HR2749 (GGFP delineates international guidelines for food safety at the farm level) are:

- For each animal…Require and keep all commercial and health documents enabling their exact itinerary to be traced from their farm or establishment to their final destination…
[NAIS in a nutshell. -WJ]

- Keep a record of all persons entering the farm…..
[Impossible. We are already unable to deal with all the tresspassers on foot, ATVs, snowmobiles, trucks and dirt bikes. It is impossible to stop them (and I do try) never mind track the trespassers. Those who I have caught are often insolent and refuse to give me their names. Cameras do work. What does the government expect us to do? Hire armed guards and put up razor wire? -WJ]

- Keep medical certificates of persons working with the animals……
[Huh?!? That’s confidential information that nobody should be able to demand of said persons. Other laws prevent employers from access to this information. Conflicting laws just to make sure we can’t meet the requirements? -WJ]

- Keep documents proving the water you give to the animals meets specific criteria
[Many farms use natural springs, wells and rain water. This would mean constant sampling and testing. Impossible to achieve and economical ruin for small farms. -WJ]

- Keep samples of all feed given to the animals
[Impossible to accomplish. Samples of all pastures each season? Every batch of whey we get? Every batch of any feed? How many samples do they want of the insects eaten by free ranging pastured chickens? How much storage space and time is this absurdity going to take? -WJ]

- Keep all documents from official inspections

- Keep records of treatment and procedures on all animals (castration, disbudding, calving, medications, etc.)
[More paperwork and wasted file cabinet space. -WJ]

- Prevent domestic animals (cats and dogs) from roaming in and around livestock buildings
[So no more livestock guardian dogs. This will make small scale farming impossible due to the predators killing off our livestock. Perhaps this is the government’s intention. -WJ]

- Place all these documents at the disposal of the competent authority (Veterinary Services) when it conducts farm visits.
[Warrant-less searches. One of the prime problems with NAIS rears its ugly head again. -WJ]
-Doreen Hannes NewsWithViews.com

There is a lot more that is bad about HR 2749. It is disgusting that our political leaders used trickery to pass this on a second cheating vote.

Contact your Senators to fight the next step of passage of HR 2749.