From: Michael Blitz <bl...@lisco.com>
I think this would be good to share with many people.
mdb
Subject: Antibiotics in Meat
Dear Friend,
The "superbugs" are here and they are in the supermarket meat aisle.
According to the New York Times, scientists discovered MRSA, an
antibiotic-resistant staph infection, in supermarket pork in
Louisiana and Washington D.C. Meanwhile, a brand new strain of MRSA
was found earlier this year in US pigs (and pig farmers), raising
fears of even more virulent, possibly deadly, strains arising soon.
The cause of this explosion of superbugs in livestock is clear -- the
routine administration of antibiotics to healthy animals in factory
farms.
In response to this crisis, Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) has again
introduced into the House of Representatives the Preservation of
Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act. PAMTA would restrict the use
of sub-therapeutic doses of entire classes of antibiotics in farm
animals and has the support of public health officials and
agricultural experts alike.
I just signed a petition to ask my representative to sign on to PAMTA
and protect our antibiotics for medical use. I hope you will, too.
Please have a look and take action.
<http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/pamta/?r_by=5368-1299449-uhAYdXx&rc=confemail1>http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/pamta/?r_by=5368-1299449-uhAYdXx&rc=confemail1
Steve Nichols
