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A Self-Interested Reason to Not Eat Meat

Animal Ethics

Department of Agriculture have all declared drug-resistant diseases stemming from antibiotic use in animals a "serious emerging concern." In the 1970s, the FDA proposed a ban on penicillin and tetracycline in animal feed, but the proposal was defeated after criticism from interest groups. The problem is not new.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Animals raised for food suffer miserably. In my 40s, I became a vegetarian because I was saving sick and injured birds, and I just couldn’t eat them and save them. Being “kind” to the animals has been great for my quality of life. Blithe images of all forms of animal production hide the bleak realities.