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Rising Superbug Threat from Factory Farming: Study Shows One Million Deaths Aannually and Projected Doubling by 2050 | |||
New Delhi, Delhi, India On the occasion of World Health Day, World Animal Protection releases its report ‘Global public health cost of AMR (antimicrobial resistance) related to antibiotic use on factory farms’ The report details how 84% of antibiotics administered on factory farms are not used to treat sick animals, rather administered on healthy livestock to prevent disease from the cramped, cruel conditions or used as a food supplement to accelerate weight gain for maximum market profits.
infographics from the findings of the Technical report - Global Public Health Cost of Antibiotic Resistance Related to Antibiotic Use on Factory Farms
infographics from the findings of the Technical report - Global Public Health Cost of Antibiotic Resistance Related to Antibiotic Use on Factory Farms
infographics from the findings of the Technical report - Global Public Health Cost of Antibiotic Resistance Related to Antibiotic Use on Factory Farms
As the global demand for meat increases, it is highly likely antibiotic use will also rise. An estimated 75% of the world’s antibiotics are used on farmed animals. Most of the same classes of antibiotics are used in both humans and animals, driving the AMR crisis. Upon investigating the links between the spread of antibiotic-resistant infections in the human population through the agri-food supply chain and the Antimicrobial Use (AMU) in factory farms, the data from 30 countries on the resistant infections procured found four main bacteria responsible for foodborne contaminations (Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Campylobacter, and non-typhoidal Salmonella).
“AMR is a public health threat of our time slowly entering our systems. Our report shows factory farming as the prime culprit - worsening the superbug health crisis in the pursuit of larger profit. The report clearly shows the direct link between animal cruelty and human health. There is a better way to produce safe and sustainable food security which is humane. Deaths and illnesses could be reduced by two thirds by 2050 if antibiotic use in factory farming worldwide gets reduced significantly,” said Gajender K Sharma, Country Director India, World Animal Protection.
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