&quot;<i>the biggest problem is and always will be the US</i>&quot;<p>Did you see the chart from another poster above? Many European countries like Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy have very high levels of antibiotic usage in agriculture<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;i.imgur.com&#x2F;9ybmhwE.jpg" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;i.imgur.com&#x2F;9ybmhwE.jpg</a><p>I live in Europe, and am well aware of the common belief among many Europeans that we have excellent and high animal welfare standards. But the reality is that animal welfare standards also vary greatly between countries.<p>That chart above clearly demolishes the view that overuse of antibiotics is a problem principally for non-European countries.