‘Superbug’ scourge spreads as U.S. fails to track rising human toll

Re:‘Superbug’ scourge spreads as U.S. fails to track rising ... by refurb on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @01:27PM (#12445306)

I think you have an unrealistic view of what mother nature is like. Wild animals (i.e. not in feed lots) succumb to disease, including bacteria infections all the time. Even with free-range animals, you'd have a ton of livestock dying (and suffering needlessly) if you never allowed antibiotics to be used.

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Re:‘Superbug’ scourge spreads as U.S. fails to track rising ... by dv_dt on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @03:09PM (#12446198)

I think the idea is to ban their use for purely profit reasons (though that leaves a loophole where medical care is claimed when the intent is just to increase growth of the animals for profit).

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Re:‘Superbug’ scourge spreads as U.S. fails to track rising ... by thaumasiotes on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @06:33PM (#12448522)

Medical care of sick animals is a "purely profit reason".

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