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The Guardian reports that according to a Bureau of Investigative Journalism study, colistin, an "antibiotic of last resort," is used by the tonnes by Indian farms to make the poultry gain weight a little bit faster. And all of this is perfectly legal. The World Health Organization (WHO) calls antibiotic resistance "a major threat to public health".
Another reason to eat less meat I guess. Like we needed one.
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(Score: 3, Informative) by Thexalon on Friday February 02 2018, @09:01PM
They just don't give a fuck about disease and its causes. It's... frustrating.
Seriously, how is this any different from the conventional animal farming methods used in the US, except for the exact antibiotic being used?
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