[Blackbelly] USDA restrictive working dog transport regulations
hello everyone! here is the footer that I am attaching to all email sent from my location - it is self explanatory - with enough grass roots pressure maybe we can get the government zombies to recognize that their airline pet transport Animal Welfare 'bible' does not cover the topic of working livestock dogs - these are unique animals that have one goal in life - to live with and protect their herd - so let's try to force the USDA to recognize that these special animals deserve special attention since I have been forced to stop transport of LGDs I have had to turn down a dozen requests to transport LGDs - that is a dozen herds that don't have the protection from predators that they need and deserve! please feel free to crosspost this information to any group that you think will have members who are uncomfortable with the USDA interfering with our private lives - in other words crosspost to EVERY group that you belong to - also make sure that your local USDA inspector gets at least a dozen copies of your and your friends comments about government intervention into areas where experienced animal handlers are more knowledgable about animal care than any 'politician' law writer who put a few paragraphs into a congressional bill -- Thanks to restrictive USDA regulations I no longer transport dogs! Please let your local USDA inspector know how stupid it is to apply 'pet' transport regulations to climate acclimated working dogs! With enough pressure maybe we can get the government morons to recognize the difference between lap pets and working livestock dogs and that working dogs transport best in the trailer with the livestock we expect them to protect with their lives! --- questions? Ask about TravelWithRonK PremierLimo service Ron and Corgi co-pilots Tina and Jeremy (AKC) operating from a base near Austin TX private email at rkee...@realtime.net web site at http://TravelWithRonK.com group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TravelWithRonK all animals crossing a state line must have vet inspection papers before they can legally be transported TravelWithRonK is dedicated to coast to coast transport of small quantities of small livestock with 3000 animals transported in 10 years of service http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/animals/animal_import/animal_imports_states.shtml for animal IMPORT information ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
[Blackbelly] clarification - USDA restrictive working dog transport regulations
these regulations come from the Animal Welfare Act - this act was intended to provide guidelines for the airline industry in the transport of fragile pets - the act basically specifies that pets must be transported in carriers at temperatures between 45 and 85 degrees in my case the USDA is extending these regulations to include single digit acclimated adult Kangal (Anatolian) LGDs being transported with their goat herd in my specially designed trailer - during the winter trip (DEC 2009) the goats and dogs were transported from Michigan to Oregon across an intense arctic cold air bubble in Montana - the goats and dogs traveled fine and arrived in Oregon fine with no effects from the cold temperatures during the meetings with USDA inspectors I specifically asked about vet issued 'acclimation exemptions' as part of the interstate vet inspection forms - I was told that those exemptions do not modify the law and have absolutely no bearing on compliance with the law - in other words they are meaningless! hello everyone! here is the footer that I am attaching to all email sent from my location - it is self explanatory - with enough grass roots pressure maybe we can get the government zombies to recognize that their airline pet transport Animal Welfare 'bible' does not cover the topic of working livestock dogs - these are unique animals that have one goal in life - to live with and protect their herd - so let's try to force the USDA to recognize that these special animals deserve special attention since I have been forced to stop transport of LGDs I have had to turn down a dozen requests to transport LGDs - that is a dozen herds that don't have the protection from predators that they need and deserve! please feel free to crosspost this information to any group that you think will have members who are uncomfortable with the USDA interfering with our private lives - in other words crosspost to EVERY group that you belong to - also make sure that your local USDA inspector gets at least a dozen copies of your and your friends comments about government intervention into areas where experienced animal handlers are more knowledgable about animal care than any 'politician' law writer who put a few paragraphs into a congressional bill -- Thanks to restrictive USDA regulations I no longer transport dogs! Please let your local USDA inspector know how stupid it is to apply 'pet' transport regulations to climate acclimated working dogs! With enough pressure maybe we can get the government morons to recognize the difference between lap pets and working livestock dogs and that working dogs transport best in the trailer with the livestock we expect them to protect with their lives! --- questions? Ask about TravelWithRonK PremierLimo service Ron and Corgi co-pilots Tina and Jeremy (AKC) operating from a base near Austin TX private email at rkee...@realtime.net web site at http://TravelWithRonK.com group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TravelWithRonK all animals crossing a state line must have vet inspection papers before they can legally be transported TravelWithRonK is dedicated to coast to coast transport of small quantities of small livestock with 3000 animals transported in 10 years of service http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/animals/animal_import/animal_imports_states.shtml for animal IMPORT information ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
Re: [Blackbelly] Ewe with running nose You ain't gonna believe this!!!
Last night my vet friend I knocked out my ewe with the coated face and found the problem. We suspected anything from a tumor to nasal bots. What we found was bermuda grass seeds that had started to sprout. We bale a lot of Bermuda Grass hay for horse owners. Bermuda has to be baled dry or it will mildew. This causes a lot of fines accumulating in the baler and this causes problems with sensors, net wrap, etc etc. I blow out the accumulation of fines with a large (150 cfm) air compressor every day . These fines have a lot of seeds or grain, depending on what I am baling, in them and the sheep just love to eat the fines. She must have snorted some of the seeds into her nose and didn't get them blown out. There were many that had taken root in that warm moist environment. Needless to say it was an irritation. She came to before we could give her a shot of Ivomec to take care of possible nasal bots that may have been started due to the immense amount of drainage from her nose. This morning she appeared to have dried up at her nose. I just need to catch her again and wash her face. This is another new one!! Cecil in OKla On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 5:04 AM, Cecil Bearden crbear...@copper.net wrote: I have a ewe that has had a dirty face for several weeks. Did not think a lot of it intil a few days ago when I caught her and discovered that it is from her nose running. I gave her a shot of Baytril, and I thought it cleared up, but now it is worse than ever. We are going to try to look up there with a speculum. I think it may be a thistle seed, but I have no real good idea. She seems to be OK just in misery with a runny nose. She is nursing/weaning 2 lambs also. Anyone with any similar experience? Her eyes seem fine. Cecil in OKla ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
Re: [Blackbelly] Ewe with running nose You ain't gonna believethis!!!
wow! what a find! I would have never of thought it. It seems like they are always snorting some grain when feed ground corn to worm with pellets etc but wouldn't have thought of grass seed! Nancy - Original Message - From: Cecil Bearden crbear...@copper.net To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 22:11 Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Ewe with running nose You ain't gonna believethis!!! Last night my vet friend I knocked out my ewe with the coated face and found the problem. We suspected anything from a tumor to nasal bots. What we found was bermuda grass seeds that had started to sprout. We bale a lot of Bermuda Grass hay for horse owners. Bermuda has to be baled dry or it will mildew. This causes a lot of fines accumulating in the baler and this causes problems with sensors, net wrap, etc etc. I blow out the accumulation of fines with a large (150 cfm) air compressor every day . These fines have a lot of seeds or grain, depending on what I am baling, in them and the sheep just love to eat the fines. She must have snorted some of the seeds into her nose and didn't get them blown out. There were many that had taken root in that warm moist environment. Needless to say it was an irritation. She came to before we could give her a shot of Ivomec to take care of possible nasal bots that may have been started due to the immense amount of drainage from her nose. This morning she appeared to have dried up at her nose. I just need to catch her again and wash her face. This is another new one!! Cecil in OKla On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 5:04 AM, Cecil Bearden crbear...@copper.net wrote: I have a ewe that has had a dirty face for several weeks. Did not think a lot of it intil a few days ago when I caught her and discovered that it is from her nose running. I gave her a shot of Baytril, and I thought it cleared up, but now it is worse than ever. We are going to try to look up there with a speculum. I think it may be a thistle seed, but I have no real good idea. She seems to be OK just in misery with a runny nose. She is nursing/weaning 2 lambs also. Anyone with any similar experience? Her eyes seem fine. Cecil in OKla ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
[Blackbelly] A question about grain
Before I get to the question ewe 2 just had a nice healthy little ewe lamb. That helps counter the 2 that we lost. So--for live lambs, we now have two ewes and 1 ram. Now to my question. I have been feeding exclusively hay. Would anyone recommend grain for the lactating ewes? If so, what? Tom quinn ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
