Unfortunately, none of this is true. The USDA does not specify how many Americans were registered without their knowledge. The USDA does not admit how much money they’ve spent with various entities that have solicited registrations. And the USDA does not acknowledge that many registrations have been coerced so producers can participate in 4-H events, county fairs and other shows.

When the NAIS was introduced in April, 2005, the USDA claimed that by tagging every animal in the United States with a unique ID, containing an RFID chip, they could track every food animal in the nation, 24/7. This, they claimed, would enable USDA to identify points of disease outbreak within 48 hours. This, in turn, would protect producers from loss of sales due to consumer fears, and ultimately protect the consuming public by intercepting an unsafe product before it hits store shelves.

Again, nothing in this program would achieve what is claimed. USDA’s claims are pure hogwash. All the NAIS claims and literature are pure sleight-of-hand, designed to distract you from the true purpose and effect of the program. The truth is, as admitted by USDA Undersecretary Bruce Knight in a press interview a couple of years ago, the government wants to "know where the food is." The government needs this information to control your productivity and access to the market, as the United States slides into "economic integration" with the rest of North, Central and South America.

Many groups and individuals across the nation have sprung up to oppose implementation of the NAIS, and continue to do so even now that USDA claims the program is purely "voluntary." You see, we’ve heard assurances from the government before about "voluntary" programs. Can anyone spell "IRS?"

USDA’s NAIS is a complete scam. The USDA CANNOT PROTECT your premises or livestock from disease. The USDA CANNOT PREVENT an animal disease outbreak. The USDA CANNOT GUARANTEE your access to market. The USDA CANNOT ELIMINATE contamination in packing plants. The USDA CANNOT SAFEGUARD your personal information (http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?
contentidonly=true&contentid=database_exposes.xml); indeed, the government has no duty to protect information you give them voluntarily. Finally, the USDA CANNOT PROVIDE any information about how a person can withdraw from this "voluntary" program. WHAT?

Well, that was before Carol and Calvin Whittaker of Idaho found their premises had been registered when they renewed their brand registration. For months, the Whittakers were told by both the Idaho Department of Agriculture and the USDA that nothing could be done. But within days of the Whittakers’ plight being publicized, the USDA agreed to develop a program whereby a person’s registration could be removed from the "voluntary" NAIS database.

ACTION TO TAKE

We now have a golden opportunity to separate fact from fiction. Let’s all poke Big Brother in the eye!

1. You can, and should, find out if your premises have been registered by contacting your state NAIS coordinator (http://animalid.aphis.usda.gov/nais/contact_us/directories.shtml).

2. If your premises are registered, and you don’t want them to be, you must write a letter (please send via certified mail) to your state NAIS coordinator (http://animalid.aphis.usda.gov/nais/contact_us/directories.shtml).

3. Formally request your premises registration be removed from the NAIS database. The state coordinator must then advance your request to the USDA.

When USDA removes your name from their database, it notifies your state NAIS coordinator. It is the state coordinator’s responsibility to notify you that your registration has been removed.

The Liberty Ark Coalition (http://libertyark.net/) is monitoring the process to measure the time required to complete the removal process, and any bureaucratic obstacles encountered.

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