NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh supports a statewide and national ban on non therapeutic uses of antibiotics in livestock production, and; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh supports the Protection of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA) /Prevention of Antibiotic Resistance Act (PARA) and will send letters to our Congressional Representatives and US Senators to ban its usage and co-sponsor the Senate and HR bills.