A: Levaquin is an antibiotic that is used to treat all kinds of bacterial infections. Doctors usually prescribe this drug for treating infections of kidneys, bladder, skin, and sinuses. However, in recent years, levaquin has been linked to a number of severe side effects and birth defects.
Air. 1  The massive amounts of excrement produced by livestock farms emit toxic gases such as hydrogen sulfide and ammonia into the air. Roughly 80% of ammonia emissions in the U.S. come from animal waste (The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency).
Industrial-scale agriculture takes a toll on both livestock and the environment. According to one study from the Environmental Protection Agency, a dairy with just 2,500 cows produces the equivalent amount of waste as a city of more than 400,000 people in the course of a single year.