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The residues of these Antibiotics enter into humans, through consumption of non-vegetarian foods and cause irreparable damage to the digestive, auto immune systems and vital organic like kidneys, liver, etc.
Full story at,
http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/20/stories/2011052059842000.htm
Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI: Animal welfare group Humane Society International has urged the Union government to ban the non-therapeutic or unnecessary use of antibiotics on farm animals.
The group, in a statement issued here on Thursday, pointed out that there were no regulatory provisions in the country on use of antibiotics on farm animals,
The National Policy for Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance, released last month, had expressed concern at the use of antibiotics as growth promoters on farm animals, especially poultry. It called for an inter-sectoral coordination committee, composed of members from a wide variety of disciplines and government agencies, to develop regulations for use of antimicrobials on animals and to create labelling requirements for edible meat.
“We hope that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recognises the importance of these recommendations and imposes a ban on the non-therapeutic use of antibiotics on farm animals,” N.G. Jayasimha of Humane Society International's campaign in India said. “It is imperative that this committee takes action to address the routine and dangerous use of antibiotics on India's factory farms.”
The residues of these Antibiotics enter into humans, through consumption of non-vegetarian foods and cause irreparable damage to the digestive, auto immune systems and vital organic like kidneys, liver, etc.
Full story at,
http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/20/stories/2011052059842000.htm
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