National Animal Identification System will put small farmers out of business, by requiring that farmers pay the cost of registration devices of between $1 and $20 for each animal. Large, corporate factory farms which are connected to vertically integrated, birth-to-death factory systems ID and pay by the herd (and not the individual animal), while small farmers must pay it for each animal. The National Animal Identification System covers most livestock species, including cattle, poultry, horses, donkeys, mules, sheep, goats and swine, as well as bison, deer, elk, llamas, alpacas and even some fish species, under the heading of aquaculture. Household pets such as cats
Animal protection law of the People's Republic of China be implemented. Animal protection law of the People's Republic of China The animal protection law of the People's Republic of China/Law on the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(experts proposal) 中华人民共和国动物保护法/反虐待动物法（专家建议稿） is a draft proposal of an animal protection law in China released on September 18, 2009. The draft was authored by a team of legal scholars led by Prof Chang Jiwen (常纪文), director of social law research department at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. It has yet to be adopted by the legislature. Any such law must go through the legislative process of the national legislature National People's Congress.