Vegetarian v. Meat-Eating - The Facts: Antibiotics in Livestock

Wednesday, September 17, 2003

Antibiotics in Livestock

Antibiotics were designed to hit infections when required, not to be fed routinely (to humans or animals) as a just-in-case tactic. Today, it's all just-in-case. Of the total amount antibiotics used in the U.S., a full 55% are fed to livestock. As a result, the resistance of bugs to those... Sign in to see full entry.

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I'm a vegetarian. Have been for years. And I never force this lifestyle choice onto anyone. However, the evidence mounts that vegetarianism is a key part of the evolution of humanity. On the one hand, the Jains and Buddhists insist that the adoption of a vegetarian diet is a step towards world peace; refusing to exploit or kill ANY life-form makes it impossible for us to exploit or kill each other. Also, raising livestock for meat is a hugely inefficient way of producing food, and actually creates some of the hunger in the world. This blog simply brings you the facts. You make up your own mind.

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