Resources

Fact Sheets

Antibiotic Resistance and the Industrial Animal Farm (PDF)

Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Animals and Unnecessary Human Health Risk (PDF)

How Antibiotic Resistance Happens (PDF)

Comprehensive Fact Sheet on Denmark's ban (PDF)

Important Human Medicines Used on Industrial Animal Farms (PDF)

Food Safety and the Antibiotic Resistance Crisis (PDF)

Health Care Reform and the Antibiotic Resistance Crisis (PDF)

No Economic Advantage to Industrialized Pork Production (PDF)

Antibiotic-Free Livestock: A Profitable Path from the Farm to the Grocery Store (PDF)

Testimony and Presentations

Robert P. Martin before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Rules (PDF), July 13, 2009

Presentation: Capitol Hill Briefing - Industrial Animal Farms and Worker Health and Safety

Presentation: Avoiding Antibiotic Resistance: Denmark's Ban on Growth Promoting Antibiotics in Food Animals

Presentation: Industrial Animal Farms and Antibiotic Resistance (PDF)

Letters and Recommendations

Pew letter to the FDA in response to their public recognition of animal agriculture's contribution to antimicrobial resistance (PDF), July 21, 2009

Recommendations to the FDA regarding the use of antibiotics in animal agriculture (PDF)

Letter from Danish Chief Veterinarian to Congress (PDF)

Letter from Danish Technical University Professor to Speaker Nancy Pelosi correcting "creative" interpretations of Denmark's antibiotic ban (PDF)

The Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production

Final Report: Putting Meat on The Table: Industrial Farm Animal Production in America

Technical Paper: Industrial Farm Animal Production, Antimicrobial Resistance and Human Health

Bibliography of Scientific Studies and Reports

Bibliography of Published Literature on the Contribution of Animal Agriculture to Human Antibiotic Resistance (PDF), September 14, 2009

Major reports and journal articles on Denmark banning the use of antibiotics as growth promoters (PDF)