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Illinois PIRG, a public interest research group, has started a campaign to get McDonald&#8217;s, a global leader of hamburgers, to stop the overuse of antibiotics.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>[vimeo 117987857 w=500 h=281]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tanni Deb Many factory-farmed animals receive antibiotics for growth production and to avoid the spread of illnesses. While this may seem to be a good idea, it can actually be dangerous for humans who eat meat raised with this drug. 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