--- Union of Concerned Scientists Action Network
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> Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 15:50:41 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Union of Concerned Scientists Action Network
> <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: IOWANS Protect Public Health!
>
> Iowa Campaign to Keep Antibiotics Working
>
> UCS kicks off Iowa campaign at
> http://www.ucsaction.org/ctt.asp?u=137414&l=39568
>
> Dear Charles,
>
> Overuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture poses
> grave risks to human health.
>
> UCS is backing a bill in Congress that would end the
> practice of routinely feeding these important drugs
> to livestock and poultry that are not sick.
>
> Now, we need your help to spread the word to the
> rest of Iowa through a grassroots campaign.
>
> Our goal is to work with local citizens in each of
> Iowa's 99 counties to send letters to Senators Chuck
> Grassley and Tom Harkin, submit letters to the
> editors of local papers, gather petition signatures,
> call in to local radio programs, and more!
>
> Go to
> http://www.ucsaction.org/ctt.asp?u=137414&l=39568 to
> visit the Iowa Campaign to Keep Antibiotics Working
> webpage:
>
> Sign up to get active today!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jenn Palembas
> Organizer, Iowa Campaign to Keep Antibiotics Working
> [log in to unmask]
> (202) 223-6133
>
> P.S. You may also go to www.saveantibiotics.com to
> send letters to Senators Grassley and Harkin. If you
> have time, it is helpful to personalize your letter.
> For example, you might tell of an instance when
> antibiotics treated you, a friend, or a family
> member, and convey how glad you are that these drugs
> exist to fight illness and save lives. It is
> particularly valuable to note any experience you
> have had with antibiotic-resistant infections.
>
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