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Re: [RC] Check out National Animal Identification System - marshall BatesI'm all for the passport program- it makes transporting a lot easier (and probably make a lot more folks do it legally.) The only value I see to "health certificates" is that a least a few people do get a vet to look at there horses. We in the endurance world probably have the most vetted equines in the world and I feel that going to my vet (who fortunately only comes to the farm once a year for a coggins and rabies clinic) to be a waste of time and money. As far as the NASI BULL S---. There is no reason for me to go to the expense of micro chipping my herd of retired horses, donkeys, mules, goats and chickens that will never leave this farm. I truly believe that once big brother gets this info he will have his hand in our pockets with a tax of some kind among other things. From what I read, if an animal dies a government inspector will be required to verify it. That's all I need is a rotting carcass in the pasture on a hot humid day in the south as I await an inspector from another understaffed agency. Or do I get to pay a farm call to my vet to verify it? It's all $$$$$ out of my pocket The traveling animals I have no problem with having positive ID's on but I think it is bad business to expect every event manager to be responsible for having the equipment on hand to scan all the chips that are out there (and with the advances in technology there will be more). I have not been delayed at any event because of lines to get my animals identified. Sometimes I have to stop at the entrance to camp and have coggins checked- big deal. If some volunteer-often times a non horse person-has to crawl into every trailer that pulls in to scan micro chips someone is going to get hurt. Who pays the bills? Do we start requiring ride management to have additional insurance and additional costs to pass on? --- Eric Rueter <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrotea __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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