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us without all the pesticides, antibiotics, and damage done to the animal and not worry if we will be sick or if how the farm is being run that it will affect our drinking water.

Water is a precious commodity, and there are many places in the United States where states are fighting over water rights, and if we keep polluting the water we do have (since a lot of water has been disappearing due to droughts)then what water we do have will not be worth much if our water systems are not able to keep up with demand of polluted water. Those who have ground water, well water will be affected the most, and their water will be undrinkable, making a bigger problem of getting fresh water available to people. This in itself is a serious catastrophy and we need water to survive, but if we keep doing things to pollute the water systems we are not only killing fish, but ourselves as well.

References: www.GoVeg.com and they cited these references:
29) Philip Brasher, "Summer's HereAlong With Threat of E. Coli," Associated Press, 3 Jul. 2000.
30) "Dirty Birds. Even 'Premium' Chickens Harbor Dangerous Bacteria," Consumer Reports Jan. 2007.
31) U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, "Salmonella Enteritidis," 13 Oct. 2005.
32) U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Foodborne Illness," 10 Jan. 2005

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