EDIT: here’s a source for that figure
Previous studies have estimated that 73% of all antimicrobials sold globally are used in animals raised for food
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7766021/pdf/antibiotics-09-00918.pdf
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- Staden_ スタデン ( @Staden_@lemmy.ml ) English9•1 month ago
what
- Unbeelievable ( @Unbeelievable@beehaw.org ) 31•1 month ago
Big Meat uses a lot of antibiotics, which causes bacteria populations to evolve and no longer be affected by antibiotics. When this happens, the now-used antibiotics become less effective, causing unnecessary deaths.
Tl;dr: go vegan
- Midnitte ( @Midnitte@beehaw.org ) English15•1 month ago
Also, a cause of 14.5% of human caused greenhouse gas emissions