Name _________________________________________________ Date _____________

APESMr. Dillman Period ____________

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

The Meatrix I
1. What is The Meatrix? story about meat, dairy and food products.
2. What is a factory farm? where most eggs and meat come from.
3. What happens to the animals on a factory farm? used for food, packed in really tight spaces.
4. Why are the animals given antibiotics? What is the problem with this? To keep them alive.
5. What is happening to family farms? being over run.
The Meatrix II: Revolting
1. What has happened in regards to sustainable eating in the past few years? better choices.
2. What happens to cows in dairy factories? Tails are cut off, growth hormones, etc.
3. What is rBGH? Why is it given to cows? Artificial growth hormones
4. What happens to the calves? Taken away from their mothers
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? 5,000
2. What often happens to the workers in the processing factories? Injured
3. Profit is the name of the game.
4. As a job, meat-packing is . most dangerous job in the nation.
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? Manure, bacteria.
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- says if we think an activity will cause harm, we should take measures to protect ourselves.
2. Feed- cows should eat grass and silage, but many are fed antibiotics and unsavory byproducts.
3. Policy & legislation- the corporations that bring you factory farms are not only changing the way our food is produced,
theyre changing our government as well.
4. Health- health of workers, local communities, and public health are at risk.
5. Community- factory farms to not contribute to local economies/ are ruining rural communities.
6. Family farms- since the 1930s the US has lost over 5 million farmers.
7. Cows-have horrible living conditions, contagious diseases, mastitis, and hoof rot.
8. Milk- dairy industry has changed/
9. Processing- after they can longer give milk, some are sent to be slaughtered for meat.
10. Workers-low paid, hazardous working conditions, some have died.
11. Downer cows- shouldnt hobble into our food supply.
12. Pesticides- residues accumulate in the fat and tissure of animals.
13. Antibiotics- fed to cows to ward off diseases and nake them grow faster. Increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
14. rBGH- milk from cows are injected with artificial growth hormones and can cause health problems.
15. agribusiness- consolidation of food production concentrates power in the hand of fewer and fewer corporations.
16. waste recycling-methane digesters leave behind maure, heavy metals and other waste byproducts.
17. waste- over-applied to fields which causes many problems and waste contaminates the air, ground, and water.
18. water pollution-runoff has polluted streams, killed millions of fish, and can cause nitrate to leach into private drinking wells.
Name _________________________________________________ Date _____________
APESMr. Dillman Period ____________
Questions for The Meatrix Trilogy http://www.themeatrix.com/

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?