Meat & Antibiotics

Recently, the World Health Organisation warned that the use of antibiotics in food animals posed ‘an increasingly serious threat to global public health’. This is a legitimate concern, but it is not the fault of meat – it is a problem caused by how we produce meat. Fortunately, with the advancement of technology, we will soon be able to enjoy ‘clean meat’ produced in laboratories free from ethical qualms or fears of antibiotic resistance. Once this becomes a reality, we should hope that the modern cult of meat-avoidance will come to an end. If it does not, then it will become obvious that veganism has a stronger political agenda than many of its advocates would freely admit.