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using antibiotics for growth promotion. Urge Pilgrim's Pride to follow suit. Widespread use of antibiotics results in germs that don't respond to antibiotic treatment. Bacteria that are constantly exposed to antibiotics develop resistance to these drugs. When humans get sick from resistant bacteria, the antibiotics prescribed will no longer work. People become infected with these resistant bacteria when they eat contaminated or undercooked chicken. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, an estimated 60% or more of raw poultry carries disease-causing bacteria. Furthermore, one strain of Salmonella has emerged resistant to five drugs: ampicillin, chloramphenicol, streptomycin, sufolnamides, and tetracycline. We applaud these corporations for taking an important step to protect human health. Now we need your help to urge Pilgrims Pride, the nations ..2 chicken producer, to adopt a similar plan to reduce unnecessary uses of antibiotics. Urge them to protect the health of its customers by reducing antibiotic use in chickens!

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