Your Signature is Needed: Protect innocent factory farm animals from Big Pharma’s controversial drug

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URGENT ACTION NEEDED: A controversial drug is causing SERIOUS HARM to innocent animals on U.S. factory farms! >> Take immediate action! In the U.S., Big Meat companies regularly feed ractopamine to cows, pigs and turkeys. This dangerous growth-promoting drug boosts profits for pharmaceutical corporations and large meat companies by growing farmed animals with less feed – but it causes extreme stress and can increase the chances of painful injury for animals already living in cruel conditions. Ractopamine also threatens the health of consumers who eat meat produced with the drug. That’s why it’s banned in 160 countries, including China and the entire European Union! So far, our Federal Drug Administration has REFUSED to ban this drug because of the corrupting influence of Big Meat and Big Pharma companies! But if enough concerned community members like you stand up to these corporations and pressure the FDA to act, we can ban ractopamine to protect consumers and animals! Tell the FDA to protect innocent animals and BAN the controversial farm animal drug ractopamine! >> SIGN THE PETITION The U.S. allows residues of this drug far above global standards in consumable meats – even though ractopamine has been linked to heart and respiratory issues and increased risk of pathogen contagion. How would you feel knowing your next hamburger might contain remnants of this controversial drug? Research suggests ractopamine can also exacerbate the harmful environmental impacts of factory farms. It pollutes ground and surface water through seepage and runoff from animal waste. Worse, it makes it harder for organic and truly regenerative ranchers to compete with Big Meat companies. Here’s the bottom line, Tony: ractopamine hurts people, the planet, organic farmers and innocent farm animals. But the Food and Drug Administration can reverse course. That’s why I need your immediate help. Stand up to Big Pharma and polluting and animal-abusing factory farms. Demand the FDA ban ractopamine! >> SIGN THE PETITION Standing with you, Friends of the Earth Contact Us Friends of the Earth U.S. Washington, D.C. | Berkeley, CA PO Box 7010 Merrifield, VA 22116-7010 1-877-843-8687 Contact us   Learn More www.foe.org/news www.foe.org/about-us www.foeaction.org