factory farming 1 (week 2)

"Antibiotics: Misused on factor farms"
April 1st, 2009

Summary: A very large percentage of antibiotics are used on animals and this may be obusing the power of the drugs.

"according to the Union of Concerned Scientists, an estimated 70% of antibiotics in the U.S. are used on animals". Dr. Jay Graham was a researcher at the john hopkins center for a livable future and in 2009 he found evidence that drug resistant bacteria was widespread in americas industrial farms.The antibiotics are used for short term gains but have long term effects. Its not used for healing sick animals but instead to promote growth and improve production which would allow farmers to make more money. This may harm my family and I because it may make animals resistant to certain problems that affect me when i consume the products we get from the animal. Also it unatural and unhealthy.

http://www.livablefutureblog.com/2009/04/antibiotics-misused-on-factory-farms/