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The Meatrix I
1. What is The Meatrix? Where our meat comes from
2. What is a factory farm? Milk, eggs, meat come from
3. What happens to the animals on a factory farm? They packed in a small place
4. Why are the animals given antibiotics? What is the problem with this? So they can live, bacteria becomes super
5. What is happening to family farms? Overrun by agribusiness
The Meatrix II: Revolting
1. What has happened in regards to sustainable eating in the past few years? Increasing
2. What happens to cows in dairy factories? Tails cut off , separated from their young
3. What is rBGH? Why is it given to cows? Artificial Hormones so they can produce more milk
4. What happens to the calves? They get fed by the dead cow blood
5. What can be caused by this? Spread of mad cow disease
The Meatrix II 1/2
1. At this factory, how many cows can be processed in single day? 5,000
2. What often happens to the workers in the processing factories? They get injured
3. ____________________profit____________________________________________ is the name of the game.
4. As a job, meat-packing is _____dangerous_________________________________________________________________.
5. Due to the speed of the processing, what gets all over the meat? What bacteria does this substance contain? What
problems can this cause? Poop gets all over it which contain E-Coli which can spread disease
The Meatrix 360 Interactive Go to the following section of the site (or type/paste in this link:
http://www.themeatrix.com/interactive/index.html). Roll-over and click on the different parts of the scene. Read and take notes on
each of the following topics that are discussed:
1. The precautionary principle- If we think something will harm us we should take measures to prevent injury
2. Feed- They should eat grass but they are fed corn and soy.
3. Policy & legislation- The corporation not only changes the way we produce food but how the government is
4. Health- Public health is endangered as well as community and to the environment.
5. Community- Factory farms dont contribute to the local economy and makes houses nearby worth less
6. Family farms- Since 1930s weve lost 5 million farms
7. Cows- Rotting hoof, Disease spreading and poor living conditions
8. Milk- They give the cows hormones to produce more milk
9. Processing- When cows can no longer produce milk they get slaughtered
10. Workers- Very dangerous conditions and often get hurt
11. Downer cows- Dead cows that get recycled and fed to the young
12. Pesticides- Over-used and creates super bugs, can also pollute the water
13. Antibiotics- Over used and creates super bugs
14. rBGH- Artificial hormones used to produce more milk
15. agribusiness- Companies get more power the more we depend on them for food production
16. waste recycling- Methane digesters are used to get rid of the waste but it only gets most of it
17. Waste- Poop, dead.
18. water pollution- Water infested by the waste.
Write: Before viewing these videos, how much did you know about agribusiness? What was some new information you learned
from these videos? What is the goal of these videos? Do you think these videos will change how you eat? Why/why not? I knew
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that they farm and harvest animals like crops but I didnt think the animals were treated this poorly. They goal of this video was to
raise awareness and give a way to join the cause and stop this cruelty. It has changed the way I eat I definitely be on the lookout for
organic products and local farm products. This wont stop me from eating a Big Mac every once in a while but ill cut back