The Overuse of Antibiotics in Livestock Feed Is Killing Us
Over 70,000 Americans die each year because of antibiotic resistance, thanks to the overuse of antibiotics in medical treatments, factory farming and soaps.
"These precious drugs aren't even used to treat sick animals. They are used to fatten pigs and speed the growth of chickens. The result of this rampant overuse is clear: meat contaminated with drug-resistant bacteria sits on supermarket shelves all over America." Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu
An antibiotic resistant staph infection was the immediate cause of my father's death. Such infections are serious.