To: Don Thompson, CEO
McDonald's - Help Save Antibiotics
I am concerned about the threat to public health caused by the widespread overuse of antibiotics on factory farms.
Please join other fast/casual restaurant chains, such as Chipotle, Chick-fil-A, Shake Shack and others, and make a commitment to saving antibiotics.
As one of the largest purchasers of meat in the United States, I urge you to stop serving meat in which antibiotics are routinely used on animals.
Please join other fast/casual restaurant chains, such as Chipotle, Chick-fil-A, Shake Shack and others, and make a commitment to saving antibiotics.
As one of the largest purchasers of meat in the United States, I urge you to stop serving meat in which antibiotics are routinely used on animals.
Why is this important?
According to the CDC, more than 2 million Americans now get sick from antibiotic-resistant infections each year, and 23,000 people die. The misuse of antibiotics in livestock and poultry operations, which routinely mix huge quantities of antibiotics into the feed they give healthy animals, is one major reason these drugs are losing effectiveness.
McDonald’s has tremendous power to change the food market and put an end to this dangerous practice.
McDonald’s has tremendous power to change the food market and put an end to this dangerous practice.