If the NAIS is not defeated we all need to be prepared for more
cruelty and abandonment of horses. While our horses will never be
allowed to suffer I fear for the treatment other horses will receive.
Let me explain…

Diane and I fall into that "small farmer" category. We raise and
train Arabian horses. If you recall, horses are not part of the food
chain. They do not carry or transmit any diseases that affect other
animals in the food chain. Yet, they are included in NAIS. Each horse
requires a microchip. Every movement requires reporting to the
Department of Agriculture within 24 hours. Each animal that leaves
its birthplace is required to have a 30 day certified veterinary
health certificate before it can be moved.

The simple act of taking a trail ride or attending a horse show or,
as we sometimes do, taking a horse to a cancer fund raiser requires
all of these expenses and red tape under NAIS.

Very simply put….We are out of business. We are trying to find good
homes for unsalable horses. Owing a horse under NAIS is a large
liability, especially when you consider a $1000 fine for each
violation. For more information about how it affects horses please
check our website http://www.wiwfarm.com/doomsday.html

Tom

p.s.
We each need to contact our state House and Senate members as well as
Governor and voice our opposition to NAIS. The State Departments of
Agriculture are receiving funds from the USDA to bring NAIS to the
states so NAIS will be mandatory at the state level.

"The ultimate tragedy is not the brutality of the bad people, but the
silence of the good people." -Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr