Antibiotic resistant bacteria — called “superbugs” — are emerging on farms from antibiotic overuse. Those superbugs are entering our food chain and our environment, and when passed to people, make us less able to fight infections.
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Treating animals cruelly and keeping them in poor conditions can lead to the emergence of novel viruses that impact humans like COVID-19. It’s hard to imagine any bigger challenge for our health systems. But there’s a ticking timebomb in factory farming that could make the public health crisis even worse: superbugs
Intensive animal agriculture has grown to such a scale that the impacts have never been more obvious. Eating less meat and dairy is one of the most meaning things that we can do as individuals to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.
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Climate change is one of the most pressing issues in the world today. A warming planet has implications on the well-being of humans and animals alike.
Close contact between captive wild animals and people is a dangerous cocktail. Zoonotic infections can emerge and be spread at every stage of the wildlife trade. This should be of critical concern, as almost 75% of emerging infectious diseases affecting human health originate in wildlife – SARS, Ebola, and now COVID-19.
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With the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping across the globe, we can no longer ignore the dangers of exploiting wild animals