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Meat,Antibiotics
& You
80%of antibiotics are
given to food animalshttp://www.realclearscience.com/2010/12/28/farm_animals_get_80_of_antibiotics_sold_in_us_239051.html
80%of antibiotics are
given to food animals
Why should itmatter to you?
Antibiotics can get into animal flesh
Antibiotics from agriculture can
get into your drinking water
supply
Bacteria can become immune to antibiotics
after exposure
The more antibiotics in our environment, the more bacteria are resistant to
them
Next time you’re sickwill the antibiotics work?
Why give antibiotics to
animals?
If you want to continue to eat meat then...
Animals are raised in
CAFOs
Concentrated
Animal
Feeding
Operations
where they remain in their manure.
This allows harmful bacteria to grow, requiring antibiotics to keep the animals alive..
CAFOs cause huge environmental damage, leaking
waste into the water table.
Any reduction in demand for CAFO products is good.
What should youdo about it?
Go vegetarian
It’s better for your overall health
There are no trace amounts of antibiotics in
vegetables
If you want to continue to eat meat then...
Only eat grass-fed animals...
“Treat meat as a flavouring or special-
occasion food”Michael Pollan
Clean meat is expensive, so eat less, and less often.
You’ll be healthier.
Live your life the way your body evolved to
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