Comment from Barb Sachau

public comment on federal register of 1/5/06 vol 72 #3 pg 471 usda aphis 9 cfr part 94 docket 2006-0186 rin 0579-ac24 import of pork from areas where diseases exist i feel this proposal means unsafe food for americans and do not favor this proposal at all. i do not think we can trust these pieces of paper from god knows where based on certification from who knows what. i am in favor of locally grown food. i also know that pigs are grown under horrible conditions in this country. mother pigs cant even turn around for their entire lives. they are confined in tiny stalls that are horrible and inhumane. the local agribusiness is allowed to get away with far far too much animal abuse with pigs in this country. we need to stop this animal abuse now.aphis is under the control of profiteers in this business and considers pigs widgets in a factory, rather than the intelligent animals that they are. it is time for new rules on this subject rather than the same old crap going on with profiteers getting rich on animal abuse. i also oppose this on the basis that there is too much shipping of food into this country. we should be growing food in this country. the endless shipping is polluting our air and water. the shipping lanes are killing whales. the air pollution from air shipping is polluting our air. the shpping lanes are polluting our waters. it is time to grow locally. i do not think this continued importing is doing anything but hurting our environment. this is my opinion. b. sachau 15 elm st florham park nj 07932