The i Paper By Alexa Phillips
Growing numbers of chickens suffering from diseases and dying prematurely in slaughterhouses are contributing towards serious illness and potential deaths in humans, The i Paper can reveal.
The prevalence of bigger, fast-growing chicken breeds on UK farms – dubbed “Frankenchickens” by campaigners – has led to more people developing health problems, according to animal welfare charities.
These types of birds require greater levels of antibiotics, which is contributing to the growing human health problem of antibiotic resistant infections, the Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics said.
Antibiotic resistant bacteria are causing increasing numbers of deaths in the UK. According to the latest available figures from the UK Health Security Agency, 2,640 people died from serious antibiotic-resistant infections in 2023 – a 10 per cent rise since 2019…
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