This is why many were laughing when I was at an animal ID seminar. The government wants all livestock electronicaly marked for ID and tracking of many of the diseases that wildlife carries. Your herd shows signs and is removed, but infectious wildlife stays.
Yes and you probably also know that the deer and the antelope frequently graze amoung the cattle on the range!
I went to one of those meetings last night.
It's about government control.
Animal health is just one of the excuses they use to fool the city folk into backing them.
EVERY TIME a government employee tells you it's for your health, safety, and childen's future, he's about to rob you.
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