USDA… NAIS and the small farm
Is the USDA really protecting the nation's food supply? Will NAIS
help? On January 30th 2008 the HSUS released a video of animal abuse
in Westland/Hallmark Meat Packing Co. of Chino California. Shame on
the HSUS since they sat on the information for many months prior to
its release but bigger shame on the USDA whose inspectors were in the
plant every day and never saw the abuse. The real issue is not the
abuse, rather the processing of sick "downer cows" into meat products
for human consumption. It is these "downer cows" that are the source
of mad cow disease in our food. This one meat packing plant annually
ships 27 million pounds of meat to 34 states primarily to be used in
the USDA's Federal Food and Nutrition school lunch programs.

How does the USDA's NAIS program work when the cow has already been
through the meat grinder? And right under the USDA inspectors nose.
OH, WAIT, I KNOW THE ANSWER! NAIS will get rid of those pesky small
farms and then USDA can spend all its time working with the CAFOs and
inspecting the Westland/Hallmark Meat Packers.

Maybe the USDA has been eating too much of their own inspected meat
and are a little MAD!!!!

Want set the record straight and tell the story of the small farm on
Capitol Hill? Plan on attending and contact Liz Reitzig 301-860-0535.

Coordinate your plans at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/noNAISmarchonDC/


Farm Food Voices DC 2008
2nd Annual National Small Farm Lobby Day
and Legislative Reception
Wednesday March 5, 2008 Washington, DC

1. Call your U.S. Representative and Senator NOW and make an
appointment to speak with them OR THEIR staff Ag Aide on March 5th.
(Staffers are just as important!!!). Find your legislators (enter zip
in top of left column): http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home/

2. Invite your legislators AND THEIR STAFFERS to the reception at
11:00 (FAX your invitation).

Event information: www.nicfa.org email: info@... phone: Liz
Reitzig 301.860.0535