The Meatrix
In the first Meatrix film we see Leo the pig in his everyday life. Eating and nothing but eating around the farm. Morpheus(awakened cow) appears himself to Leo and tries to explain him about the illusion he lives in. Morpheus convinces Leo to take the red pill. The red pill is the truth. After Leo takes the red pill they are both transformed into the real world where Leo looks around witnessing the horrors of pigs, chickens, and other farm animals.Morpheus explains how in the 20th centruy agriculture factory farm is born and has found a way to profit from us the consumers. All the animals on farms are treated with cruelty. The greedy factory farms began putting pigs, cows, chickens all close together to the point where they can't move a muscle and begin to kill each other. For this reason the cruel factory farms started debeaking chickens with machines and feeding antibiotics to the cows and pigs to keep them alive. But this does nothing but cause diseases and germs. This is why communities near factory farms face the consequences of sickness.
Another problem we face as Morpheus explains it in the "The Meatrix" greedy corporate industrial farms have been diminishing small independent farm businesses and mistreating communities as a whole. It started mostly in the 1950s with 2 million family farms dissapearing and more continue to do so. After witnessing this Leo is in the quest for revolting and encourages us to do so also.
The Meatrix: Revolting
As Morpheaus, Chikity and Leo continue their mission the good news is that Leo in his first step to revolting has freed at least 10 million people from the Meatrix. People are now starting to buy healthy organic food which supports independent family farm that use no drugs against animals. As they are transported again to the real world Morpheaus shows and explains to Leo how cows instead of using hands to squirt out milk machines are being used pumping milk more faster than using a hand. The calves are separated from their mothers and fed with dead cow's blood through machines also.
So even if some cows are fed with antibiotics which is said to keep them alive they still die. Even if they don't die they still begin to have diseases. Especially mad cow disease which can come from the calves drinking the dead cow's blood. Cows which are supposed to eat grass for healthy production of milk from the mammary glands is not this way in factory farms. As Morpheus tells us agents from these factory farms(the meatrix) use a needle to inject artificial growth hormone to the cow's mammary gland so it can produce more and more milk faster without the cows having to do it naturally! Basically we the consumers eat this type of cheese, milk or eggs because chickens also are given the drug so like Morpheaus and Leo encourages us we should buy and support family farms who don't use these machines to kill animals to gain faster profit from us.
The Meatrix II 1/2
Leo and Chikity(chicken) are ready to save Morpheaus from an ongoing battle between the agents. The agents have kidnapped Morpheaus and Leo is more determined than ever and is on his way with Chikity to save Morpheaus. As they arrive they witness the way employees are treated. Employees are cutting through the meat so fast that they even cut themselves so they have to have caution as the meat machine cutter speeds up. Morpheaus tied up to a chair tells him how insane he thinks he is by treating the employees that way. Agent already knows this because profit is his way when doing this.
Meanwhile dead cows are hanged up and pass by through a automatic suspender where the employees catch big risk because even the agent admits meat packing is the most dangerous jobs but since these employees are expendable there is no stopping it. The employees catch risk because cow manure which contains mostly feces falls on the meat and maybe even them. Another reason why it isn't safe is because feces contains the bacteria called E Colli so the employees could catch it. The agent then tries to get rid of Morpheaus by hanging him up on the suspender where it will transport him to his death on the saw cutter. Just in time Leo arrives to save Morpheaus. Leo kicks the agent right to the suspender and stays there. Leo turns off the machine equipment. Morpheaus is safe. Leo has been a hero and is the one.
Reponse
In the "the Meatrix Interactive 360" in "communities" article it explains how industrial farming can affect us in many different ways. For example it can take away a hog farmer's job out of business. This has been going on for nearly on 40 years or so because of corporate industrial farming. It is fierce competition as well versus of group greedy men who care nothing but fast lazy money using technology and drugs on animals making them suffer. They also lie to the community how industrial farming will have a positive impact on local economy by creating new jobs and investing in the community but its not true due to all the complaints from nearby residents. One example I can point out is that because of all the foul odors that get near the resident's house their house property value drops and other small businesses around.
Another bad impact from industrial farming is that all the the dangerous substance released to the air and water such as hydrogen sulfide or ammonia can have affect on people giving them respiratory problems and children may be at risk to asthma. Not only that but sadly it can lead the residents to have depression or fatigue which results low social status with neighbors, arguments, and lost of trust. Many people would not understand this since they don't live in these conditions and just laugh about it since they are stuck in the Matrix themselves. They think all of this is right since they have never seen it or think money is everything. I think we should read first and then support hog house farms by donating money to them so in a few years they donate then start buying the food healthful supermarkets. By checking the food guide also would be a good idea so we don't die or become infected like the rest who have cholesterol, diabetes, breathing problems,etc. This way we can counter against the system of industrial farming and increase hog farms. It can also save animals from cruelty and we won't need to be their slaves. Or even go to a Farm Aid concert. If the corporation has the nerve to do this America then we can make a difference also and stop them!
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