On a related note, does the US have some restrictions on antibiotics usage in farms? I’d imagine it’s way more lenient. I wonder how they compare to the biggest abusers in the EU like Cyprus.
Also:
If it is said that :
“Under EU rules, the use of antimicrobials in livestock for growth or yield purposes is not allowed, nor can animals be treated with antimicrobials reserved for human infections.”
and
“Antimicrobial medicinal products shall not be applied routinely nor used to compensate for poor hygiene, inadequate animal husbandry or lack of care or to compensate for poor farm management”
Yet Cyprus still does that ?
Cyprus also relies more on preventive and mass medication compared to countries with higher animal welfare standards.
Actual question: Is it only EU though? I can’t really imagine that any other meat industry on the planet can exist without massive use of antibiotics… pathogens are natures way to deal with crowded overpopulation after all.
Or do we just have reliable data for EU farms?
Don’t get me wrong: Modern meat industry is a huge catastrophe and we should aim for ending this nightmare once and for all… but I wonder why the headline is EU specific.
Our farms are not as dense as the US. I have never seen the likes of US farming in the EU. Definitely not in Ireland.
It is definitely not European-specific. US, and likely plenty of other countries, have the same problem. Factory farming is frankly insanity no matter how you look at it.
I think an interesting tweak to it is that the EU generally tries to portray American farming is so much worse than EU farming, yet EU farming still has some of these bad habits
And water is wet. More news at 11.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s great that this shit is being discussed because it needs to change. But imagining this to be news to anyone would give me nightmares.
Sorry but I’m about to give you nightmares… I didn’t know about this.
Just because you know something, doesn’t mean everyone does.
I was 28 years old when I learned ponies are not just young horses.
Ridiculous I know, but sometimes people just assume wrong things until they learn more about them.Reporting on that stuff is important and I feel like comments like yours may discourage some from posting news in fear of being called out.
I guess you’re one of today’s “lucky 10 000”. Congrats on that, I’m sorry for being condescending before.
Guess I am ^^ thank you! And no worries, thanks for being cool.
Agreed, this has been an issue for far too long. It’s better in the EU than in most other regions, but it’s still too damn high.
How dare New Zealand mog us Swedes this hard, I can’t believe it
Yeah, they’re making us look bad despite being somewhat well behaved. 😂
Unsurprisingly, only the countries that export very little meat and dairy have a smaller problem, that nonetheless remains significant. There’s no “overuse” as in the title, because for the machine that enslaves and slaughters billions of animals every year antibiotics are an absolute requirement. This industry needs to be abolished.