Animals!!

Alright. I read the assignment and immediately thought of the fish with the light that dangles over it's head in the movie Finding Nemo. It's official name is a deep sea anglerfish. It is quite possibly the ugliest animal on the planet, and it lives in what is easily Earth's most inhospitable habitat: the lonely, lightless bottom of the sea. There are more than 200 species of anglerfish, most of which live in the murky depths of the Atlantic and Antarctic oceans, up to a mile below the surface, although some live in shallow, tropical environments. Generally dark gray to dark brown in color, they have huge heads and enormous crescent-shaped mouths filled with sharp, translucent teeth. Their most distinctive feature, worn only by females, is a piece of dorsal spine that protrudes above their mouths like a fishing pole. Tipped with a lure of luminous flesh this built-in rod baits prey close enough to be snatched. Their mouths are so big and their bodies so pliable, they can actually swallow prey up to twice their own size. The male has no need for such an adaptation, it has evolved into a permanent parasitic mate. When a young, free-swimming male angler encounters a female, he latches onto her with his sharp teeth. Over time, the male physically fuses with the female, connecting to her skin and bloodstream and losing his eyes and all his internal organs except the testes. A female will carry six or more males on her body. It's scientific name is Linophryne arborifera which literally means "toad that fishes with a net". Therefore it is of the family Linophryne.

Antibiotic Resistance

I think it is important that antibiotic use in animal factories is in fact regulated. I actually attempted to look up and research why antibiotic use in animal farms should not be regulated and could not find anything. What I found instead was a facebook page (I know) but it had useful information that is quite recent (February of 2010). The current regulation that is in place is through the FDA or the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA regulates drugs, including antibiotics administered to animals that produce food. The FDA has extensive guidelines about how antibiotics must be used to ensure safety for both people and animals. All antibiotics used to keep animals healthy have been evaluated through a rigorous approval process, have been shown to be safe and effective and have been reviewed for their potential to cause increased antibiotic resistance. Consumers can be confident that this process ensures the safest meat in the world ends up on America’s dinner tables. Yes this sounds too good to be true and maybe it is because the information is coming from an animal farm, but if it is in fact true, then I don't see anything wrong with the legislation that is in place.
I would agree that the use of antibiotics should continue to be regulated and consumers have the right to know whether the product they are buying has been exposed to antibiotics. I don't feel, however, that the use of antibiotics in animal farms needs to be stopped. If it is true that in fact cooking kills all antibiotic resistant microorganisms, than I feel that it is the consumers responsibility and that point and the the providers. So should antibiotic use in animal farms be regulated? Yes. Do consumers have the right to know what their meat has been exposed to? Absolutely. Is the current legislation that is in place through the FDA currently enough? I think so yes. If antibiotic resistant bacteria is eliminated when cooked properly are we safe? We should be yes.