The Keep Antibiotics Working Coalition (KAW) today applauded the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), an organization representing 8,000 infectious disease physicians and scientists, for endorsing the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA) (S. 742/H.R. 2562), legislation that would curb the use of medically important antibiotics as feed additives for agricultural animals. These additives are not used to treat sick animals; rather, they are used to promote slightly faster growth and to compensate for stressful, crowded conditions at intensive livestock and poultry facilities.