TLC, along with 59 other organizations, has signed on to letters to the US Senate and the Obama Administration written by Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance Executive Director Judith McGeary. These letters voice opposition to USDA's National Animal Identification System (NAIS) that threatens to bankrupt small farm and ranching operations throughout the US.
Today the US House Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry held a hearing on "animal identification programs." This subcommittee has two members from Texas: K. Michael Conaway (202-225-3605 or 866-882-3811) and Randy Neugebauer, Ranking Minority Member (202-225-4005 or 888-763-1611). TLC has active members who own land in both US Representatives' districts.
At the Texas Legislature, TLC supports SB 682 by Eltife and its companion HB 3322 by Kleinschmidt, which would keep NAIS voluntary in Texas and allow participants to opt out at any time.
