explaining the 17 goals for 2030 agenda
for sustainable development let's
explain how do the medicines animals
receive affect human health most of the
animals we eat are given antibiotics to
increase food production when we eat
these animals we're also taking in the
harmful chemicals used to fatten the
animals up it becomes a public health
issue when antibiotics that are
important for human health are giving to
animals on a massive scale this act
encourages the growth of drug-resistant
bacteria that can lead to diseases being
progressively harder to treat however
there's a solution to this issue animals
like humans need antibiotics to help
their bodies fight or prevent certain
types of infections it is the overuse of
these antibiotics that causes the
animals to gain weight and fills them
with the chemicals that are harmful for
us to ingest the FDA has taken note of
this and implemented a policy that
regulates how much medicine animals
receive and a process to ensure that
they are monitored by veterinarians
making sure you buy your meat from your
local deli or a farmers market is a
great way to avoid eating animals that
have been fattened up for consumption
switching to a vegetarian or vegan diet
can also ensure that your body doesn't
fall harm from the drugs being pumped
into livestock these healthy
alternatives not only affect your body
but the environment as well raising
animals for food creates more greenhouse
gas emissions than cars and planes
30% of the Earth's landmass is dedicated
to raising animals for food this
includes the land used for grazing and
growing feed crops
changing your eating habits can help to
save all the land that we currently use
for cattle pastures which consists of 80
percent of the Amazon together we can
all do our part to make sure our food is
healthy and the animals we get it from
are too
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