National Animal ID Listening Sessions Announced

by Natasha Chart · 2009-05-05 16:50:00 UTC
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Judith McGeary, organic farmer and netroots farm issues activist, has previously written about the damage the National Animal ID System could do to small, organic farms, as well as the difficulty it would cause for anyone keeping animals classed as livestock, like horses, as companion animals.

Head below the fold for the full list of hearings nationwide ...

Harrisburg, PA - Thursday, May 14
Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center
2300 N Cameron Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110

Pasco, WA - Monday, May 18
Trac Center
6600 Burden Blvd.
Pasco, WA 99301

Austin, TX - Wednesday, May 20
Embassy Suites Hotel Austin Central
5901 N IH-35
Austin, TX 78723

Birmingham, AL - Thursday, May 21
Cahaba Grand Convention Center
3660 Grandview Parkway
Birmingham. AL 35243

Louisville, KY - Friday, May 22
Crowne Plaza, Louisville, Airport
830 Phillips Lane
Louisville, KY 40209

Storrs, CT - Wednesday, May 27
University of Connecticut
Storrs Campus - Bishop Center
One Bishop Circle
Storrs, CT 06269

June 1 - Greeley, CO
Location TBD, check back at this link.

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