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Elections in Peru

#Politics Last Sunday, April 11, elections were held in Peru, I have told you that I am Venezuelan, but I currently live in Peru. The political situation in Venezuela, all the efforts made and the years of multiple elections that we Venezuelans lived through, made me change, and I know that many others did. We in Venezuela saw how the whole country collapsed and we hit rock bottom, and we are worried about what happens in other countries, because we have already emigrated. I see with astonishment that the majority of Peruvians around me were forced to vote on April 11, because here they are fined, by law. And when I asked them which candidate they preferred, they did not know. Very sad! It is their future, and they do not realize it. The results of these elections were a bucket of cold water for the Venezuelans. Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori, two leftist candidates, supporters of the Chavista/Madurista regime in Venezuela, won and went to the second round with 99% of the votes processed, one of them will win in Peru next June 6, but the damage is already done. We venezuelans know what a socialist leftist government means and we are already seeing our future in this country faltering more. Will we have to leave?

McCantibiotica

In intensive livestock farming, animals are pumped with antibiotics. This could create resistant bacteria that could cost 10 million people a year's lives by 2050. But if we convince McDonald's to use less antibiotics now, this giant could push the entire industry to a more sustainable model. McDonald's decides now, so call them to prevent the next pandemic. Pandemics are the shocking but inevitable consequence of the poor hygiene, cross-contamination and the undersized animal welfare that occurs when animals are exploited for 'food'. Viruses appear in markets where live animals are traded, but also in the filth and miserable living conditions of farm animals. These viruses eventually spread to people around the world. To keep farm animals alive in their appalling conditions, they are given a powerful cocktail of medicines, including antibiotics. In the US (and I think it's not much different here) 80% of the antibiotics sold are given to farm animals. As a result, the 'sickmakers' become travel tent for the overused medication, so-called 'superbugs' (superbacteria) arise and eventually we no longer have working medicines at our disposal when we get sick. Coronavirus is an animal virus introduced to humans through animal markets. Similarly, influenza A viruses are avian influenza viruses that have passed through poultry farming to humans. Taking animals off our collective board would be a big step in preventing future pandemics and improving our health and the environment at the same time. There is a lesson that we as a species, despite hundreds of years of vigorous warnings, have not learned. Tuberculosis, measles, whooping cough, typhoid, leprosy and cold all have one thing in common: they once crossed from animal to human when we started domesticating, breeding and exploiting animals. 70 billion animals are raised each year in horrible conditions — pumped full of antibiotics to prevent disease outbreaks and stimulate unnaturally rapid growth. Intensive livestock farming is a nightmare for the environment and animal welfare — but it's a paradise for germs, which mutate , multiply and skip to people. Already 700,000 people die every year from infection with antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Scientists predict that this will be up to 10 million deaths per year in 2050. But we can do something about it. McDonald's is the largest buyer of beef in the world and is currently deciding on a new antibiotic policy. If we call on the company to take only meat that has been produced antibiotic-free, it could push the entire industry to a more sustainable model. Let's make that happen! There's almost nothing that McDonald's thinks is more important than their image — so If millions of us make our voices heard, we can convince the meat giant to stop taking antibiotics and help prevent the next pandemic. Sign now and share it quickly: McDonald's: no antibiotics in livestock farming! More information : 'Why do we fight corona without discussing the cause?'(OneWorld) https://www.oneworld.nl/lezen/ opinion/why-fight-we- counter-corona-without- cause-to-discusse/ 'This is the ideal time to reflect on the way meat is produced' (Knack) https://weekend.knack.be/ lifestyle/culinary /this-it- ideal-moment-to-style-to- stand-by-the-way-why- meat-word-produced/ article-opinion-1578319.html Livestock farming 'most risky human activity' for pandemics (Metro) https://www.metronieuws.nl/in- the news/domestic/2020/07/ livestock husband-most-risky human-activity-for- pandemics/ Reading Archives - OneWorld -   Knack Weekend - inspiration for your lifestyle -   In English: Coronavirus: Industrial animal farming has caused most new infectious diseases and risks more pandemics, experts warn (The Independent) https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/coronavirus-meat-animal-farming-pandemic-disease-wet-markets-a9505626.html The meat we eat is a pandemic risk, too (Vox) https://www.vox.com/future- perfect/2020/4/22/21228158/ coronavirus-pandemic risk- factory-farming-meat McDonald's to curb antibiotic use in its beef supply (Reuters) https://uk.reuters.com/ article/us-mcdonalds- antibiotics/mcdonalds-to-curb- antibiotic-use-in-its-beef- Supply-idukkbn1OA299 New report calls for urgent action to avert antimicrobial resistance crisis (WHO) https://www.who.int/news/item/ 29-04-2019-new-report-calls- for-urgent action-to-avert- antimicrobial resistance crisis Industrial animal farming 'has caused most new viruses and risks further pandemics' - Avaaz is an international citizen movement of 65 million people. 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