Name _________________________________________________

APESMr. Dillman

Date _____________
Period ____________

Questions for The Meatrix Trilogy http://www.themeatrix.com/

The Meatrix I
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What is The Meatrix?

Its were we learn about how and where our food comes from
What is a factory farm?
Animals are packet very closely together
What happens to the animals on a factory farm?
They often face disease and are placed very closely togeather
Why are the animals given antibiotics? What is the problem with this?
They often face disease because they are so close and this makes the disease stronger.
What is happening to family farms?
Their being over run by agro businesses

The Meatrix II: Revolting

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What has happened in regards to sustainable eating in the past few years?
Its increasing
What happens to cows in dairy factories?
They get sick because they spend most of their time in factories
What is rBGH? Why is it given to cows?
It is a growth hormone that has been banned in most countries it helps cows produce more milk
What happens to the calves?
They get separated from the mothers and get fed milk with blood in them.
What can be caused by this?
Mad cow disease

The Meatrix II 1/2

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At this factory, how many cows can be processed in single day?

5000 cows
What often happens to the workers in the processing factories?
They often get injured or die
___________________________profit __________________________________________ is the name of the game.
As a job, meat-packing is ______the most dangerous job in the nation_____________.
Due to the speed of the processing, what gets all over the meat? What bacteria does this substance contain? What
problems can this cause?
Manure and then Eco lie it cans cause death and sickness

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:
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The precautionary principle- the precautionary principle says if we think an activity will cause harm we should take
measure to protect ourselves
Feed- cows should be fed grass and salvage but instead are fed many antibiotics and unsavory byproducts
Policy & legislation- the corporations that bring you factory farms are not only changing the way or food is being produced
they are changing our government as well
Health- not only is health of workers and local communities at risk with factory farms public health is to
Community- factory farms do not contribute to local economies and are ruining rural communities

Name _________________________________________________
APESMr. Dillman

Date _____________
Period ____________

Questions for The Meatrix Trilogy http://www.themeatrix.com/

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Family farms-sense the 1930s the us has lost more than 5 million farmers
Cows- hoof root, contagious disease horrible living conditions confront cows on farms
Milk- how did the dairy industry get to where it is today
Processing- after they can no longer give milk some dairy cows are sent to the slaughter to become hamburger meat
Workers- workers are often low paid and are subject to hazardous working conditions some have died on the job
Downer cows- downer cows shouldnt hobble into our food supply because
Pesticides- peptides reduce and accumulate in the fat and tissue of animals
Antibiotics- Low daily doses are often fed to cows to ward off disease and make them grow faster
rBGH- milk from cows injected with artificial growth hormones may cause health problems
agribusiness- The consolidation of food production concentrates power in the hands of fewer and fewer corporations
waste recycling- Methane digesters are not sustainable and still leave behind manure, heavy metals, and other waste
byproducts
17. waste- Waste is often over applied to fields causing many problems
18. water pollution- Run off from factory farms has polluted streams and killed millions of fish
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 learned about how badly cows are treated and about all the things they are injected with to produce more for us. I also learned
about how the workers are treated and put in danger when they go through some of these processes.