Date: 2024-07-17 Page is: DBtxt003.php txt00018849
Agriculture
Use of Antobiotics
Antibiotics: Big Ag’s Can of Worms ... Antibiotic use in agriculture is a ticking time bomb, posing looming health risks to people and the environment.
My generation of rich and powerful leaders has embraced profit as the dominant metric for everything without taking into consideration the impact on society and the environment ... nor understanding RISK in a meaningful way. The modern world has become very profitable, but as the COVID-19 emergency has shown, the system has become catastrophically fragile. There are several risks in the modern world that have a bigger potential for damage than COVID-19 including antibiotic resistance and climate change. It is high time for leadership to pay attention! PeterB #TVM
Peter Burgess
Pollution & Toxins ... Wild, Incisive, Fearless.
The emergence of multiple pandemics in the animal agriculture industry over the past few decades, coupled with COVID-19’s suspected origins in wildlife meat markets, has prompted renewed calls from experts to transform the global food system to prevent diseases harmful to humans.
Industrial agriculture puts humans in contact with scores of animals in cramped conditions, which is ideal for disease transfer.
But that’s only one of the health dangers it causes. Antibiotics are used ubiquitously in all kinds of large-scale agriculture, causing antibiotic resistance and environmental toxicity that studies show we’re not prepared to combat.
Watch our new video to learn more about issues arising from antibiotic use in agriculture.
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Share:Share on FacebookTweet about this on TwitterPin on PinterestShare on LinkedInEmail this to someonePrint this page Tags: Agriculture | Human Health | Pollution | Sustainability | Videos Dipika Kadaba is an ecologist who uses data visualization and design to communicate environmental issues in her role as The Revelator's visual storyteller. Her interdisciplinary work originates in her background in environmental health research as a veterinarian, a graduate degree in conservation science, and a lifetime spent creating webcomics and animations for fun. http://twitter.com/DipikaKadaba Get The Revelator Newsletter