TED WISHON - Cattle Producers of Washington on the WA State Animal Identification System

JANUARY 4, 2018

TED WISHON is a rancher and cattleman, Past Pres of CPOW and Stevens County Cattlemen ands speaks on NAIS and the Washington State Animal Identification System.
Ted was born & raised in Stevens County & calls Colville his home with his wife and two sons. The entire family works a cow/calf operation with their summer range in Stevens County and winter range in Benton County where they live, tend their stock, and attend church.
Ted believes the WSAIS threatens his livelihood and that he must take action now in order to ensure his sons will be able to continue his cattle operation.

What is the NAIS & WSAIS?:

https://agr.wa.gov/FP/Pubs/docs/204-WashingtonStateAnimalIdentificationSystem.pdf

https://agr.wa.gov/FoodAnimal/AnimalID/

https://agr.wa.gov/FoodAnimal/AnimalID/ADTproject.aspx

Why the average person should oppose this?  

https://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/national-animal-id-system