Vets treat chickens to prevent foodborne illness - VetsOnCall

We dedicate this video in memory of Dr. Samantha Pohl, 1985 - 2015:
“If you have an animal that’s sick and you can’t give it medicine, what do you do?” asks poultry veterinarian Dr. Samantha Pohl. “If it’s something I can cure, it’s immoral of me to not treat those animals. That’s inhumane.” In this episode, Dr. Pohl and Dr. Chuck Hofacre of the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine visit a chicken farm to examine the flock’s response to a vaccine. They also test the flock to confirm the absence of salmonella bacteria that could cause illness in humans.
Dr. Pohl says a veterinarian’s role is to help ensure medicines are used responsibly in animals being farmed for the human food supply, and to safeguard the wholesomeness and safety of the food. In cases where medicines are needed to cure livestock, she describes how vets, farmers, and staff of the Food and Drug Administration together follow a system that ensures the medicine is no longer present in the animal before it is sent to market for food. “Food in the United States is cheaper and more wholesome and safe than anywhere in the world,” attests Dr. Hofacre.
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[@beatrizvazquez2424]

thank you 😀

[@VixenAurora]

They are not a "food supply", they are not "products for human consumption", they are sentient individuals. How would you like to be treated as a "product" for others' use?
Please stop objectifying animals and promoting their exploitation! :(