From: Pat Pallas [pat@xeaglex.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 5:41 PM
To: EXECSEC
Subject: Misuse of Antibiotics in farm animals

Attention: Jane E Henny M.D.

Dear Dr. Henny,

I am writing to urge you to support the reporting of anitbiotic use on
healthly animals as proposed
by the Union of Concerned Scientists.

When I was 26 years old I developed a severe case of pneumonia and was in
danger of having to
leave my two small children to the care of an irresponsible husband; thanks
to the effectiveness
of pennicillin I survived that illness. I shudder to think what is going to
happen as drugs like sulfa,
pennicillin, and the other modern 'miracle' drugs lose their effectiveness
through careless misuse.

And I am particulaly appalled that agriculture would squander these drugs
which have been such
a boon to modern medicine.  Surely you, as an M.D. feel the danger as well.

I hope you will examine the proposal of the UCS to document this misuse of
our precious antibiotic
medicines so we can begin to do something to prevent the loss of these
lifesaving medicines.

Sincerely,
Patricia M Pallas
2067 33rd Avenue
San Francisco, CA  94116

P.S. If you are unfamiliar with the report of the Union of Concerned
Scientists, this link will take
       you to their webpage.

http://www.ucsusa.org/