Stop feeding antibiotics to healthy farm animals


	Stop feeding antibiotics to healthy farm animals

wes50

8-15-2009 1:34 PM

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Many of our antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria arise from this practice.

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<STRONG>This overuse of antibiotics puts humans in danger because it spreads bacteria that develop resistances to life-saving drugs.</STRONG> That's why we need to pass the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act, which will make the Food and Drug Administration reevaluate agricultural uses of the seven classes of antibiotics that are important to human health.</DIV>
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