The South African Civil Society Information Service
A nonprofit news agency promoting social justice. Seeking answers to the question: How do we make democracy work for the poor?
A nonprofit news agency promoting social justice. Seeking answers to the question: How do we make democracy work for the poor?
The Meatrix is an animation based on the movie "The Matrix" that highlights critical concerns about mass produced meat. The outbreak of swine flu has been linked to agribusiness and this clip reveals that the overcrowded and brutal conditions under which animals are farmed causes diseases among the animals. This in turn leads agribusiness to add a constant dosage of antibiotics to their feed. This overuse of antibiotics breeds super strains of resistant disease-causing germs.
You may also be interested in watching this report filed by the Real News Network, linking the current global outbreak of swine flu to a specific pig farm in Mexico.
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