Cattle Tracking Provision That May Limit Beef Supply Passed in Omnibus Bill

‘The left wants to ban cattle and before you can ban anything you need a registry, you need to know where it’s at and who owns it.’

Cows and sheep grazing in a paddock near Albany, Western Australia, on Nov. 24, 2023. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times

A controversial measure to include $15 million for the electronic tracking of livestock has made it through Congress via the recently passed omnibus bill, raising fears among critics that the new system could be weaponized by the government to limit beef consumption.

American cattle rancher Shad Sullivan told The Epoch Times that he fears that the electronic tags will be the end of the small rancher.