Tell FDA to stop the overuse of antibiotics by the livestock industry!

One of the ways factory farms impact all of us-no matter where you live-is through the overuse of antibiotics. More and more cases of antibiotic resistant bacteria are showing up every day. Now is the time to take action to keep antibiotics working for our families. Can you tell the FDA to stop the livestock industry’s overuse of antibiotics?

Up to 70 percent of all antibiotics sold in the United States are used in livestock production, and and often these drugs are fed to animals that are not sick. Instead, these antibiotics are being used to promote faster growth and compensate for stressful conditions on factory farms. Unfortunately, this increases the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria-the drugs don’t work when they are used to treat sick people.

Antibiotic resistance is a public health threat that groups including the American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Public Health Association have identified as an urgent and growing problem. Now we need you to take action too. Tell the Food and Drug Administration to stop the overuse of antibiotics to protect our health.