In Terms of Personal Health, Why Should Vegetarians Still Care

question 13

Multiple Choice

In terms of personal health, why should vegetarians still care about the misuse of antibiotics in livestock?

• A) Manure- contaminated runoff is destroying aquatic life when this runoff gets into local waterways.
• B) Recreational water activities become a source of infection when manure- contaminated runoff finds its way into these areas.
• C) Food is often cross contaminated but it's better to have an easily treatable GI infection compared to an antibiotic resistant GI infection.
• D) Manure- contaminated water and manure- based fertilizers introduce resistant bacteria into the food chain.
• E) Livestock live happier lives without constantly eating antibiotics.

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