Deer and elk breeders everywhere,
The phone calls and posts by breeders pledging their support for the ACA has been inspiring. Checks are already coming in. Hunts and buck semen are being donated and earmarked for the cause.
We are going to see what happens when this industry comes together for the first time.
This alliance is bigger than one person. This is bigger than one association. This is an industry rallying behind fellow breeders desperately fighting an injustice that we pray never shows up in our own state.
We are going to set a precedent that this industry is working together. That this industry is full of people that will stand up for their livelihoods. That we have private property rights.
We must stand together if we as an industry want to survive. There are too many ways we can be regulated out of business.
There are some people in our industry that do not believe in the ACA. To those people I would ask them to look at what happened to the horse industry in 2006. An industry was decimated by harmful legislation that banned the slaughter of horses which crumbled a major market output of their industry. It impacted their entire economy. Now horses are worth next to nothing.
What would have happened if three or four dozen horse associations came together under one flag to fight off that legislation? It could have made the difference.
Deer and elk breeders should take a lesson from our horse friends. We will share the same fate if we are not able to move our animals to utilize all of our markets, too.
And though the situations are different the message is still the same. This industry must stick together. This is about teamwork. Working together and coordinating efforts. Pooling resources together and sharing wisdom. Sharing experiences. Allowing every association to come to the table and be heard.
Please encourage people to support the American Cervid Alliance. Download and share the ACA flyer on the ACA home page at
www.americancervidalliance.org. Please send people to the website.
Please stand up for this industry. Everyone must wake up and realize that these agriculture industries are in danger. It is our duty to protect the legacies left to our families by our industry pioneers and the traditions that shaped this land.
This is not an alliance based on legal offense.
This is an alliance to unite breeders and when necessary defend ourselves from over-regulation. This is an alliance to ensure science is the basis for our regulatory standards and not political agenda and bias.
This is an alliance of industry supporters. Deer and elk breeders alike. State and national associations. A team. An alliance. This is the American Cervid Alliance.
