Submitted on Tuesday 4th October 2016
Published on Thursday 6th October 2016
Current status: Closed
Closed: Thursday 6th April 2017
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Urgently ban the use of preventative antibiotics in animal agriculture.
Antibiotics used in agriculture are a serious the threat to human health. Overuse is driving up levels of antibiotic resistance, leading to new superbugs. There must be a total ban on "preventative antibiotic use" where animals are given the drugs to prevent infection or speed up their growth.
This ban should also cover imported meat where antibiotics have been used. In many countries throughout the world animals use more antibiotics than humans.
The use of antibiotics in farming represents a critical threat to public health. If antibiotics stop working, which is a distinct possibility, the outcome could be apocalyptic for humanity. We would go back to the days where a small cut or infection could be fatal.
No new antibiotics have been discovered since 1987.
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