Factory Farms and the Rise of Superbugs. Really!

One of the preferred and often repeated narratives by Western journalists for the past several decades!

When a journalist doesn't know what to write about, choose one of those familiar worn out tropes they have learnt in journalism schools.

"Conditions at factory farms across Europe “paint a bleak picture of animal welfare,” with animals living in cramped grassless pens coated with filth.

Such farming practices are also fueling the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs on the continent, including MRSA.

How? Animals in poor feedlot conditions are more likely to contract infections, which has led to a decades-long overdependence on antibiotics. Now, once easily treatable illnesses don’t respond to drugs. 

The meat industry is responsible for 73% of global antibiotic use. ..."

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