I am so against this, I can hardly find the words.
I am able to ride my horses directly from my property. This means I have to report my every movement that I make, or I am a criminal.?? Bull----!!
The cost factor alone is far more onerous than people realize.
Every car and truck and trailer in the USA has had a VIN number for a number of years, and the police cannot seem to adequately find them and match them with their owners who have reported them stolen.
The cities, counties, states and the Federal government CANNOT keep track of CONVICTED SEX OFFENDERS, and now they propose to track every animal?
GIVE ME A BREAK.
Every time a kid competes with his or her pony at a local schooling show, the animal is to be kept track of. This will put most horse shows out of business. Only the pros will compete, no more lead line classes for your grand kids, etc.
There are more horses in the USA today than ever before, even before the mechanization of farming. This puts a hell of a burden on each and every one of them. Do you see having a pony for your grandkids and having to buy a scanner that costs "only" $800 to keep track of it? I don't think so.
If I have an emergency and have to take one of my horses to the vet or the clinic, I will be damned if I will wait on the phone to get permission from someone in the "government".
Either I will become an instant criminal, or the government can come and take my horses and dogs and feed them. Since they do such a poor job at so many other things, I don't expect them to take better care of them than I do.
We cannot keep track of thousands of illegal intruders coming across the border from Mexico, and they want to track every single animal and pet bird and chicken in the USA?
Someone's got a rather large screw loose.
They can pound sand. I will not comply.
It is a logistical nightmare, I agree, but anyone who makes their living with livestock will be forced to comply by virtue of their sales being denied if they don't. It sure is screwy.