In 2024’s first episode of Sepsis Voices with Dr Ron, Dr Ron Daniels is joined by Lindsay Duncan, who is World Animal Protection UK’s Farming Campaigns Manager.
Released in time for Veganuary, and following the recent publication of World Animal Protection’s report ‘Is factory farming killing us?’, the pair discuss the very real global threat of antimicrobial resistance and how consumer dietary habits will be vital in combatting the problem.
Do you have to go vegan to make a difference, or could giving greater consideration to the type and quality of meat we eat be a solution? Listen and find out!
The pair discuss:
- The fact that by 2050, an estimated 10 million deaths per year globally will be caused by superbugs (bacteria that are resistant to the antibiotics normally used to treat infections), with an overall economic cost of US$100 trillion.
- How and why antimicrobials are used in farming in the UK, and globally
- How the overuse of antimicrobials in animal farming contributes to the spread of superbugs and reduces the effectiveness of antibiotics for treating the infections these superbugs cause in both humans and animals – with World Animal Protection’s report finding that almost 2000 human deaths in the UK can be attributed to the overuse of antibiotics on factory farms
- How consumers, supermarkets and governments can each play a part in reducing meat consumption to sustainable levels – even if you aren’t doing Veganuary!
Read the report: https://www.worldanimalprotection.org.uk/our-work/farming/superbugs
Find out more about World Animal Protection’s work: https://www.worldanimalprotection.org.uk/
Learn more about UKST’s attitude to antimicrobial stewardship: https://sepsistrust.org/about/about-the-charity/
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