For reference, 80% of antibiotics used in the US are used in agriculture [1]. Animals are fed antibiotics to prevent infection, but they’re also fed to animals as “growth promoters” [2].
60% of infectious diseases in humans originate in animals, and 75% of emerging infectious diseases in humans originate in animals [3].
60% of infectious diseases in humans originate in animals, and 75% of emerging infectious diseases in humans originate in animals [3].
[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4638249/
[2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1804117/
[3] https://www.cdc.gov/onehealth/basics/zoonotic-diseases.html