We are in danger of losing antibiotics, in large part because of overuse on factory farms to make animals grow bigger or to offset unsanitary conditions. Please support HB 2598 and SB 920 to ensure that antibiotics are used responsibly, when animals are actually sick.
Why is this important?
Medical professionals including the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warn that antibiotics could stop working if they continue being overused. Oregon lawmakers have a proposal in their hands to stop one of the leading causes of antibiotic resistance: overuse on farm animals. Please join thousands of doctors, nurses and farmers and ask our lawmakers to act on this proposal.
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