No Antibiotics for Livestock?

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently came out with a recommended blanket ban on antibiotics for livestock. Below we have linked an article and video from Market to Market explaining the WHO's stance and USDA's stance on the recommended policy. We encourage you to investigate the linked video/article and utilize the discussion points provided to guide conversations in coffee shops, classrooms, and communities around the world!

International Groups Says Certain Antibiotics Should Not Be Used on Sick Livestock

Discussion Points

• Why has the WHO made this antibiotic ban recommendation and how do they justify this ban?
• How has the USDA responded and what arguments have they made for their stance?
• What is the current policy on antibiotic use with livestock in your home country?
• Where do you stand on this recommendation? Keep it? Amend it? Scrap it? Justify your response.