Animals raised in humane conditions with appropriate space and food rarely require medical treatment. Animals at animal farms often receive antibiotics to help them grow faster and helps the reproduce which makes them over crowded, stressful, and keeps them in unsanitary living conditions. An estimated 13.5 million pounds of antibiotics—the same classes of antibiotics used in human medicine—are routinely added to animal feed or water. This routine, use of antibiotics speeds the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which can infect humans as well as animals. Antibiotic treatment is a pressing public health problem that costs the U.S. economy billions of dollars each year.
Some of the antimicrobials are used to control parasites and promote growth in poultry contain arsenic, a known human carcinogen. Arsenic can be found in meat or can contaminate human water supplies through runoff from factory farms.
Some of the antimicrobials are used to control parasites and promote growth in poultry contain arsenic, a known human carcinogen. Arsenic can be found in meat or can contaminate human water supplies through runoff from factory farms.
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13.5 million pounds of antibiotics wow. Thats a lot. I found this article very interesting. The amount our gov spends on this is huge. think this is a very serious subject.
Something interesting I had read somewhere. Chicken from one of the biggest meat packing plants, I beleive it was Tyson, possibly Gold n Plump, tested lowest in arsenic amongst other non-organic chicken. Regardless, I don't really feel safe knowing there's such a well known poison sitting in my meat.
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