Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT)

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Read our comments listing our goals for the new administration. We need more swift and effective actions to combat #AntibioticResistance and protect public health. ITime for @US_FDA to stop stalling when it comes to protecting people and animals. static1.squarespace.com/static/5519650…

Cats have died from #BirdFlu after consuming raw turkey. What happened here - was a flock infected but no flu detected or was flu detected but the flock still went to slaughter? Neither is good. wormsandgermsblog.com/2025/01/articl…

#H5N1 @CDCgov @USDA ➡️Will Trump face the next pandemic? Biden should act now. - Here are five crucial steps Biden can take to protect the country. By Leana S. Wen washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

#H5N1 @CDCgov @USDA "1. Begin vaccinating high-risk farm workers. The FDA approved the first vaccine for #H5N1 in 2007. Two more were approved in 2013 and 2020. Rick Bright @RickABright, a former top federal health official who oversaw pandemic influenza vaccine development, said the strategic national stockpile contains several millions doses of these shots."

Join us in calling on the @US_FDA to ban the cancer calling pig drug carbadox. @DrCaliff_FDA could ban the drug today if he were to follow the recommendations of his own legal and scientific staff. votervoice.net/FACT/campaigns…

Everyone Can Play a Role in Fighting Superbugs in the Animal Health Sector healthpolicy-watch.news/everyone-can-p…

Oklahoma AG’s expert witnesses push chicken waste ban amid federal lawsuit arkansasadvocate.com/2025/01/02/okl…

Start off the new year by urging the @US_FDA to stick to its goals and follow through on banning the cancer-causing pig feed additive carbadox. Write to the FDA asking them to protect public health by banning this carcinogenic drug. votervoice.net/BroadcastLinks…

A trend was clearly visible from the start,” according to Kees Veldman, head of the laboratory for antibiotic resistance in animals. As soon as livestock farming used less antibiotics, there was a decrease in #AntibioticResistance. pigprogress.net/specials/rever…

🎧LISTEN: Antitrust attorney @musharbash_b joins @ddayen + @matthewstoller to talk consolidation in our food system and how today's agricultural giants are bleeding rural America dry! #StopFactoryFarms #PeopleOverProfit organizedmoney.fm/p/episode-13-w…

This holiday season, support FACT and help farmers like Stacie create better lives for their animals, educate consumers, and advocate for safe, healthy food. 💚Our latest blog post describes explore simple ways to give. shorturl.at/dOXKr

Avian flu infects 2 more California dairy workers as CDC confirms Wisconsin case @CIDRAP cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenz…

Make a big impact this holiday season! 🎁 Support FACT with: 🌟 Monthly Giving 🌟 Stock Donations 🌟 Planned Gifts Explore ways to give: foodanimalconcernstrust.org/blog/simple-wa…💚

👏NO EATS ACT: Last night, Congress released its short-term government spending bill with a one-year farm bill extension. In a massive win for farmers and consumers, the EATS Act, which would have stripped states of their right to govern their local food systems, was left out.

Our Humane Farming Mentorship Program has been updated. We have programs for beginning farmers & production farmer looking to take your farm to the next level. Apply before the deadline of January 5, 2025. foodanimalconcernstrust.org/mentorship

Livestock producers increasing use of #antibiotics publicnewsservice.org/2024-12-16/env…

Panera receives 'D' in new report for now serving meat raised with antibiotics stltoday.com/news/local/bus…

@Hardees kept coming up in the radio segment. We did not score them because they are not ranked in the top 20 by sales. Hardees serves some chicken raised under a no medically important policy and serves 3 meats. We cannot score them since they did not have a chance to respond.

Chicago's 97.1 FM radio station did a great job covering our Serving Up Superbugs Report scoring restaurant chains on their antibiotics policies. You can listen to their segment here. youtube.com/shorts/YtUF3kg…