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Officials struggle to reconcile funding cuts with service By MATTHEW WEAVER Capital Press State veterinarians believe the USDA’s proposed animal identification rule will be relatively painless for cattle producers. Whether they have the funding for the changes may be a different story. The USDA elected in February to partner with states and Indian tribes to develop an animal traceability approach. It replaces a mandatory federal animal identification plan that encountered opposition from many producers. Under the new changes, which the USDA is accepting comments on, any cow traveling between states must have unique identification numbers, most likely
A woman in Cambridge is suing two companies that make implantable radio tracking chips for pets, claiming that her cat developed cancer after receiving one of the implants. Andrea Rutherford filed her lawsuit in Cambridge District Court earlier this month, naming Merck & Co. of New Jersey, distributor of the HomeAgain pet-tracking product, and Digital Angel Inc., the Minnesota company that made the chip. The suit claimed that the two companies violated an implied warranty that the HomeAgain product was safe, and sought “reasonable compensatory damages and interest.’’ Read more…
Last week U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones (NC-3) introduced H.R. 4867, the Corolla Wild Horse Protection Act. The bill would require the U.S. Department of the Interior, the State of North Carolina, the County of Currituck and the non-profit Corolla Wild Horse Fund to craft a new herd management plan that would allow for a herd of no less than 100 horses. That is the minimum number of horses that a preliminary report from renowned equine geneticist Dr. Gus Cothran of Texas A&M University says is necessary to maintain the herd’s genetic viability. The current management plan
Schaumburg, IL — A recent decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to scrap a national animal identification system could seriously hinder U.S. veterinarians’ ability to track diseased animals and prevent the spread of those diseases —diseases that could spread to humans and cost U.S. farmers millions of dollars. That’s the message that Dr. Ron DeHaven, chief executive officer of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and a former head of the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, delivers in a new video which can be viewed on www.avmatv.org, the AVMA Media Library (www.avma.org) and
Agriculture officials are replacing the national program to trace animal origins during disease outbreaks with a state-administered system. The Department of Agriculture announced Feb. 5 the agency would take a different direction than was charted through the National Animal Identification System. The new system is expected to leave identification and tracing programs with the states and tribal territories rather than with the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The new program will apply only to animals moving in interstate commerce into marketing channels, with disease traceability required for those animals, USDA information states. States and tribal
A plan to change the voluntary system of livestock tracking has some in the meat industry concerned that the federal government is adding a regulatory burden. Federal officials say the old system never had enough participation, and have proposed a plan requiring state government to track livestock when it crosses borders. The Wall Street Journal
As of May 2009, U.S. horses are required to have a permanent ID when being transported into Mexico. The regulations were changed to improve animal identification and because of the reappearance of contagious equine metritis (CEM), a sexually transmitted disease, in the U.S., according to Betsy Noel, purchasing manager at Littleton Equine Medical Center, Littleton, Colo. “They want to ensure horses crossing the border are healthy,” she said. Continue reading…
The National Animal Identification System (NAIS) will receive no new funding under a 2010 spending bill proposed by the U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture, Rural Development, and FDA appropriations subcommittee. Chairwoman Rosa L. DeLauro (D-Ct.) announced bill details on June 11. Continue reading…
Veterinarians are not exempt from a new federal rule to prevent identity theft. The Red Flags Rule, which the Federal Trade Commission will begin enforcing May 1, requires creditors to develop programs to prevent, detect, and mitigate identity theft. The FTC proposed the Red Flags Rule in late 2007, and it took effect in 2008. The commission delayed enforcement until this year because many organizations did not consider themselves to be creditors—not in the same sense as financial institutions, which also fall under the rule. Nevertheless, the rule applies to most organizations that make arrangements to defer
Schaumburg, Ill. — The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is showing its strong support for the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) by urging veterinarians to actively participate in the system and utilize the new Veterinarian’s Toolkit. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (USDA-APHIS)Veterinarian’s Toolkit is an online resource developed by veterinarians for veterinarians. It provides a myriad of information including a detailed guide to how NAIS works and resources to help communicate its importance and benefits to producers. “The AVMA fully supports a national livestock identification system. This toolkit will help ensure that both
Despite considerable opposition from groups who say the program is unworkable or an invasion of privacy, the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) is making inexorable inroads into the lives of horse owners. Jim Morehead, DVM, president of the Equine Species Working Group (ESWG), an independent body composed of representatives from over 30 American equine industry groups who have come together to guide the implementation of NAIS, said the group is meeting this week in Washington to update everyone on the progress of the program. Continue reading…
By Declan McCullagh and Anne Broache Staff Writers, CNET News.com February 5, 2008 4:00 AM PST The nation’s capital attracts more than 15 million visitors a year, mostly leisure travelers who often make their way to the city’s official visitor center, which is conveniently located downtown in a corner of the Ronald Reagan building. Or was that inconveniently located? Starting May 11, Americans living in states that don’t comply with new federal regulations could be barred from entering Washington D.C.’s visitor center and collecting the complimentary maps and brochures–unless they happen to bring a U.S. passport or
Real ID became law not through the usual legislative process, but instead as part of a mammoth Iraq spending and Asian tsunami bill, the “Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005.” Real ID Becomes law May 11, 2008 Read here how the law applies to you
The government claims that driver’s license “reform” will help combat illegal immigration and generally protect national security, but it fails to acknowledge that the Real ID Act seriously threatens privacy and civil liberties on a national scale. It’s been nearly three years since Congress passed the act, and the Department of Homeland Security just published final regulations to implement the law that will change the way state driver’s licenses are issued. Read here for the rest of the story