Name _________________________________________________ Date _____________

APESMr. Dillman Period ____________

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

The Meatrix I
1. What is The Meatrix? story we tell ourselves about where the meat comes from.
2. What is a factory farm?- where we purchase eggs and meats from
3. What happens to the animals on a factory farm?- cruelty, given antibiotics.
4. Why are the animals given antibiotics?- to fight off diseases What is the problem with this?- the viruses become resistent
5. What is happening to family farms? they are going away
The Meatrix II: Revolting
1. What has happened in regards to sustainable eating in the past few years?- it has risen
2. What happens to cows in dairy factories?- antibiotic overuse, artificial hormones, mad cow disease
3. What is rBGH?- artificial growth hormones Why is it given to cows?- to produce more milk
4. What happens to the calves?- separated from mothers and feed blood of dead cows
5. What can be caused by this?- mad cow disease
The Meatrix II 1/2
1. At this factory, how many cows can be processed in single day? 5000
2. What often happens to the workers in the processing factories? Get injured
3. Profit is the name of the game.
4. As a job, meat-packing. is most dangerous
5. Due to the speed of the processing, what gets all over the meat? poop What bacteria does this substance contain? Ecoli
What problems can this cause? Can get very sick
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- factory farms have no been taking necessary precautions to protect the animals or themselves
2. Feed- cows should be fed grasses and silage but many are fed antibiotics and unsavory byproducts.
3. Policy & legislation- corporations that bring factory farms are changing the policy and the government
4. Health- not only is the health of workers and local communities at risk public health is also threatened
5. Community- the closer the house is to a farm the less it is worth.
6. Family farms- since 1930 the US has lost 5 million family farms
7. Cows hoof rot mastitis contagious diseases and horrible living conditions confront cows
8. Milk- milk prices are rising
9. Processing- after they can no longer produce milk they are often sent to the slaughter house
10. Workers- workers on factory farms are often low paid and are subjects to hazardous working conditions some have even
died on the job
11. Downer cows- are often thrown in with other cows which can spread disease.
12. Pesticides pesticide residue accumulate in fat and tissue of animals which can effect humans as well
13. Antibiotics- low daily doses are fed to cows to ward off diseases and make them grow faster this leads to an increase in
antibiotic resistant bacteria.
14. rBGH- artificial growth hormones injected into cows that can effect humans
15. agribusiness- consolidation of milk industry relies n fewer and fewer corporations.
16. waste recycling- methane digesters are not suitable and still leave behind manure, heave metals and other byproducts
17. waste- waste is often over applied to fields which can lead to serious problems and health issues
18. water pollution- runoff from factory farms can nitrate to leach in private drinking wells which pollute streams and kill fish.
Name _________________________________________________ Date _____________
APESMr. Dillman Period ____________
Questions for The Meatrix Trilogy http://www.themeatrix.com/

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