What do you get when you mix Eric Schlossers Fast Food Nation, and The Wachowski brother's The Matrix Trilogy? You get GRACE’s communications The Meatrix Series. The Meatrix series is a small web series that uses the matrix trilogy as a guide line to utilize the concepts to explain agricultural issues and facts that go on with in the Industrial Agricultural factories ,as well as their treatment to animals, workers and society alike. The Meatrix series delves in disturbing topics of industrial farms with a sugar coated cover, that hold very disturbing, educational and truthful topics that ,just like the matrix films (which was a philosophical/psychological/sociological film disguised as an action film) approaches agricultural issues in the same manner.
The videos may be a little dated in most aspects, but the theme is relevant. much like the very film series that it parodies, it too has its own fair share of social awareness and current societal problems that still consist in the present, such as animal cruelty, dangerous work environments for workers, dangerous medical drugs that are inserted into animals, pollution of the environment and questions of ethical/moral values that are continuing to rise as time progresses. Since its conception ,(circa 2003), society had become more aware and cautious of the foods that they purchase, making sure to pick the healthier foods and not the potentially hazardous and contaminated foods.
These issues cannot be ignored, because the repercussions that follow suit will result in the down fall of agricultural as well as ourselves. I feel that animals should be cared for more in Pasture based farms than in Corporate farms, because despite the vicious cycle, animals contribute to a large part of our well being and living. The moment we wipe out all of the natural resources, we would only end up consuming our selves. Which would lead to attempts at cloning, which already causes major ethical conflicts such as robbing a life before it could even live or find their own identity. Much of sci fi ironically has come to life, and if there is anything that sci fi tends to provide (entertainment aside) are the possible ,dangerous futures that are warning signs for us as society ,should avoid.
The better we take care of animals, where they can still have a healthy living and a decent life, where they aren't slaughtered ruthlessly, then the better that the food will be. The better that the food is produced, the better the living conditions. The better the living conditions, the better defense which will be built to prevent dangerous fossil fuels/greenhouse gasses. All in a nutshell of a ripple effect, would help produce a more fruitful future which would help at least decrease the climate problems that go on with in our ecosystem. If we take care of animals better, with these positive alternatives, the lack of wastes would be produce. This would lead to a greener future, and quite possibly a Positive, Alternative path that could divert the vicious cycle in society. all while giving farmers and people jobs and food to be provided.
For more info on the issues ,or if you ,the reader want to watch the videos and educate yourself go to:
http://www.themeatrix.com
from there you can watch the videos and learn more about the issues that are explored there.-A.A.J
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