I had to fill out a form to buy chicks at TSC in NC

[Robin'sBrood]

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Well, for us females, how about...

Name: Jenny Nunya
Address: 1981 Tommy Tutone Lane
Phone: 867-5309

 

[Bluemoon420]

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Well, for us females, how about...

Name: Jenny Nunya
Address: 1981 Tommy Tutone Lane
Phone: 867-5309

I've given out the number to the police station before when they absolutely insisted. The non emergency number.

 

[raroo]

It's funny, here in BC you often have to give some sort of personal info no matter where you shop. I have to give address and phone number just to buy chicken feed. They told me it's in case the food is ever recalled, they'll need to be able to contact me to let me know.
I also had to give personal info when I ordered my new chicks a couple weeks ago through the hatchery agent. They don't sell chicks in feed stores here, in fact to purchase any kind of animal or pet requires a form and personal info.
I'm very used to it, but I can understand how it can make a person feel overly regulated and nervous, especially if it's something that's never been done before.
I do remember it being different when I was a kid though. At the pet store there was a bin with kittens for $5 dollars each. Now kittens are $140 dollars minimum, and the adoption forms are three pages long. I understand it's to prevent cruelty, but sometimes they can make a person feel like a criminal.
I was actually delighted when I only had to give my number and address to order the chicks. I was partially expecting the same big interrogation that applies with other animals.
Do you own your home?
How big is your yard?
May we contact your landlord?
What is your purpose for adopting this pet?
Will you provide vet care?
Tell us what you think it will cost to care for this animal.
Will you ever give the animal up, and for what reason would you?
Etc., etc., etc.......

 

[hennypenny9]

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Here in B-ham, it's considered cruelty to have outdoor cats in the county. Good luck adopting a cat from the humane society. Not that I dislike them in theory, it's just things have gotten out of hand, no? I mean, did that prevent the horrible puppy mills here in Washington? I wonder what I'll have to do when I get chickens. I'd probably fill out the form, but give my dad's address. He sleeps with his gun.

 

[Bluemoon420]

Most companies, not all of em, only want your phone/address to sell to another company who then calls you at dinner time to sell you the footwarmer of the month club membership.

I figure I pay a monthly fee to have my number listed as private, so I can hand out my number to people I actually want to talk to. Not someone trying to sell me the latest and greatest life insurance or whatever.


Bluemoon

 

[raroo]

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Here in B-ham, it's considered cruelty to have outdoor cats in the county. Good luck adopting a cat from the humane society. Not that I dislike them in theory, it's just things have gotten out of hand, no? I mean, did that prevent the horrible puppy mills here in Washington? I wonder what I'll have to do when I get chickens. I'd probably fill out the form, but give my dad's address. He sleeps with his gun.

Yeah, a lot of people around here think its cruel to have cats outdoors too. Mine go outside whenever they want, although I bring them in at night so they don't become a coyote hot dog. I have lost two cats from letting them outdoors. One went missing and one was hit by a car right in front of our driveway. But I still let the two I have outside. We tried the indoor thing for nine months when we lived in an apartment. I think the cats are safer outside than inside with me when they "MROW! MROW! MROW!"

But we have a nice big 2 acre yard now so they don't get into trouble.

 

[Bantam Bodon]

I think it would be interesting to find out how many of us HAVE given out a fake name at one time or another.....i know i have....more than once actually.

 

[hennypenny9]

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Yeah, it really depends on the location. Growing up we had two outdoor cats in the middle of nowhere, protected by a dog. They're still alive, at 15 years old. The problem for me is being told what to do. The forms are a problem, mostly if they go into a computer. If they're just in a file, chances are that no one will go to the trouble to find them. In a computer, and anyone can access it.

 

[Matt A NC]

Steve troxler is the one behind this. He is the NC Commissioner of Agriculture. When you filled out the form is was filed for a NC Farm ID. This is a state version of NAIS. Supposedly voluntary, but they are signing folks up for it if they have your address and not letting you know.

If you legally sell your birds in NC, you have to have a permit(green card). When they would send out the renewal form, it would have a seperate paper for the voluntery Farm ID registration. That is no longer there and when you send your renewal form in, you will get a NC farm ID # whether you wanted it or not. In most cases you will not know your # unless you ask.

Matt

 

[Hens_And_Chicks]

I bought six chicks at TSC in Ohio and did not have to do that. If it comes to that, I'll just hatch my own eggs.

Where will the government show up next? At the auction barns - all people registered to purchase that actually buy will automatically go into the ID system if they aren't a dealer or a slaughterhouse?

That's pretty scary.