Yes. Its still a thing. A BIG thing. Providence is one of only 16 cities to pass a resolution against misuse of antibiotics on farms. The Problem What would happen if your antibiotics didn’t work the next time you needed them? Every single day, factory farms are feeding their animals regular, low doses of antibiotics to prevent disease in filthy, crowded living conditions. This practice creates a perfect breeding ground for bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics. When these resistant bacteria escape the factory farm grounds and get into our food and water, they can make people seriously ill. It doesn’t matter if you’re young, a vegetarian, or only eat organic meat: everyone is at risk of contracting antibiotic-resistant infections. In order to maintain antibiotics’ effectiveness, we need to use them all properly. But factory farms don’t, which is ruining antibiotics for everyone. foodandwaterwatch.org/food/factoryfarms/antibiotics/campaign-to-save-antibiotics/
Posted on: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 15:36:51 +0000
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