by Eric Herm — As humans, we tend to forget our bond with the rest of nature’s living creatures. Despite our magical ability to drive shiny automobiles, don the latest fashions, construct extravagant cities or make full use of opposable thumbs, we are really no different than the rest of nature — we all eat, […]
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Too many antibiotics fed to animals
February 26, 2012
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The mainstream press has begun to report on the dangerous overuse of antibiotics in large factory farms. CBS News did a story earlier this year, and USA Today recently published an editorial. “High-volume use of antibiotics in animals is a dangerous avenue for the evolution of drug-resistant bacteria that can eventually spread to humans,” the […]
March 20, 2012
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