Comments on: The Meatrix Videos http://kitchengardens.net/2007/03/13/the-meatrix-videos/ Where Food, Cooking and Politics Meet Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:26:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: admin http://kitchengardens.net/2007/03/13/the-meatrix-videos/#comment-171 admin Thu, 07 Jun 2007 23:37:14 +0000 http://kitchengardens.net/2007/03/13/the-meatrix-videos/#comment-171 Okay. . .Here is the official response I just received from Free Range Graphics: <blockquote>Hi, The first two Meatrix Movies were produced for an organization called GRACE, now called Sustaibable Table, on a Gratitude Grant that we awarded them. Meatrix 2.5 was for Participant Films as a piece to promote the film release of Fast Food Nation last Fall. PETA wasn't involved. There's all sorts of info about Sustainable Table avialble on the meatrix homepage. www.themeatrix.com</blockquote> Okay. . .Here is the official response I just received from Free Range Graphics:

Hi,

The first two Meatrix Movies were produced for an organization called GRACE, now called Sustaibable Table, on a Gratitude Grant that we awarded them. Meatrix 2.5 was for Participant Films as a piece to promote the film release of Fast Food Nation last Fall. PETA wasn’t involved. There’s all sorts of info about Sustainable Table avialble on the meatrix homepage. http://www.themeatrix.com

]]> By: admin http://kitchengardens.net/2007/03/13/the-meatrix-videos/#comment-170 admin Thu, 07 Jun 2007 23:06:12 +0000 http://kitchengardens.net/2007/03/13/the-meatrix-videos/#comment-170 Again, this proves nothing. P∑ta2tv merely linked to the first Meatrix video in 2004. That link is no longer operational and leads you somewhere else now, BTW. Their current video site has no links to any of the Meatrix videos, nor any of the other great films by Free Range Graphics. But thanks for spurring me into action. I have emailed Sustainable Table and Free Range Graphics to get their take on this debate so we all may learn. BTW the Meatix isn't so much an animal rights movement as an effort to stop a run-away meat industry which values their customers about as much as they value the commodity they trade in, which just happens to be animals. The "humane", caring, careful treatment of the animals which become our food is only proper and just in a rational civilization. Just as the proper and fitting end of a bean might be a Cassoulet, so to the duck and the pig which join it. Food which is raised and eaten with respect becomes part of something much more. Again, this proves nothing. P∑ta2tv merely linked to the first Meatrix video in 2004. That link is no longer operational and leads you somewhere else now, BTW. Their current video site has no links to any of the Meatrix videos, nor any of the other great films by Free Range Graphics. But thanks for spurring me into action. I have emailed Sustainable Table and Free Range Graphics to get their take on this debate so we all may learn.

BTW the Meatix isn’t so much an animal rights movement as an effort to stop a run-away meat industry which values their customers about as much as they value the commodity they trade in, which just happens to be animals. The “humane”, caring, careful treatment of the animals which become our food is only proper and just in a rational civilization. Just as the proper and fitting end of a bean might be a Cassoulet, so to the duck and the pig which join it. Food which is raised and eaten with respect becomes part of something much more.

]]> By: pigsrus http://kitchengardens.net/2007/03/13/the-meatrix-videos/#comment-169 pigsrus Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:34:57 +0000 http://kitchengardens.net/2007/03/13/the-meatrix-videos/#comment-169 Here is the proof you asked for. They have been on the PETA website for a long time. They used to be on their regular PETA site but are now located at PETA2. I have not viewed them for many years but this is where I first learned about these videos. National Pork Producers did an article about these being on the PETA site many years ago. http://blog.peta2.com/2004/07/everyone_loves_animation_right.html PETA2 Daily Blog After the long weekend, more news from PETA2. | Main | News From Warped and a New Mission. Everyone loves animation right? July 7, 2004 Posted by nc | Permalink | Comments ( 0 ) All the best animal rights animations such as “The Meatrix”, “Thereﾌs a Fufanu in My Collar, Too!”, and “Veal: Fughedaboutit!” are now up at PETA2 TV. Which animation is your favorite? Personally, I LOVE Cows With Guns. Here is the proof you asked for. They have been on the PETA
website for a long time. They used to be on their regular PETA site but
are now located at PETA2. I have not viewed them for many years but
this is where I first learned about these videos. National Pork Producers
did an article about these being on the PETA site many years ago.

http://blog.peta2.com/2004/07/everyone_loves_animation_right.html

PETA2 Daily Blog

After the long weekend, more news from PETA2. | Main | News From Warped and a New Mission.
Everyone loves animation right? July 7, 2004
Posted by nc | Permalink | Comments ( 0 )

All the best animal rights animations such as “The Meatrix”, “Thereﾌs a Fufanu in My Collar, Too!”, and “Veal: Fughedaboutit!” are now up at PETA2 TV.

Which animation is your favorite? Personally, I LOVE Cows With Guns.

]]> By: pigsrus http://kitchengardens.net/2007/03/13/the-meatrix-videos/#comment-168 pigsrus Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:30:32 +0000 http://kitchengardens.net/2007/03/13/the-meatrix-videos/#comment-168 http://blog.peta2.com/2004/07/everyone_loves_animation_right.html PETA2 Daily Blog After the long weekend, more news from PETA2. | Main | News From Warped and a New Mission. Everyone loves animation right? July 7, 2004 Posted by nc | Permalink | Comments ( 0 ) All the best animal rights animations such as "The Meatrix", "Thereﾌs a Fufanu in My Collar, Too!", and "Veal: Fughedaboutit!" are now up at PETA2 TV. Which animation is your favorite? Personally, I LOVE Cows With Guns. http://blog.peta2.com/2004/07/everyone_loves_animation_right.html

PETA2 Daily Blog

After the long weekend, more news from PETA2. | Main | News From Warped and a New Mission.
Everyone loves animation right? July 7, 2004
Posted by nc | Permalink | Comments ( 0 )

All the best animal rights animations such as “The Meatrix”, “Thereﾌs a Fufanu in My Collar, Too!”, and “Veal: Fughedaboutit!” are now up at PETA2 TV.

Which animation is your favorite? Personally, I LOVE Cows With Guns.

]]> By: admin http://kitchengardens.net/2007/03/13/the-meatrix-videos/#comment-167 admin Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:48:56 +0000 http://kitchengardens.net/2007/03/13/the-meatrix-videos/#comment-167 Hmmm. . .PigsRus, you're going to have to prove that one to me. The Meatrix series is tied to Sustainable Table, who promote it. I think they are pretty much on the opposite side of the fence from P∑TA and do not promote radical vegetarian or veganism, or extreme animal rights in any way that I know of. The Meatrix movies were created by Free Range Graphics who have no obvious ties to extreme animal rights activism, but are pretty anti-corporate control of everything. And Food & Water Watch--another anti-corporate, pro-consumer freedom group--promotes the Meatrix movies internationally. Unless I am missing something there isn't even the slightest suggestion that P∑TA produced, distributed or contributed money to the Meatrix movies. I am sure they support the movies because they do play into their agenda of freeing Animal from human control and trying to instill human rights on animals. I cannot even find any statement linking the Meatrix Series to P∑TA or that they agree with it. Please restore your credibility and give us some links to back up your statements. I will happily change my position and openly state so if I have proof. Thanks. Hmmm. . .PigsRus, you’re going to have to prove that one to me. The Meatrix series is tied to Sustainable Table, who promote it. I think they are pretty much on the opposite side of the fence from P∑TA and do not promote radical vegetarian or veganism, or extreme animal rights in any way that I know of.

The Meatrix movies were created by Free Range Graphics who have no obvious ties to extreme animal rights activism, but are pretty anti-corporate control of everything. And Food & Water Watch–another anti-corporate, pro-consumer freedom group–promotes the Meatrix movies internationally.

Unless I am missing something there isn’t even the slightest suggestion that P∑TA produced, distributed or contributed money to the Meatrix movies. I am sure they support the movies because they do play into their agenda of freeing Animal from human control and trying to instill human rights on animals. I cannot even find any statement linking the Meatrix Series to P∑TA or that they agree with it.

Please restore your credibility and give us some links to back up your statements. I will happily change my position and openly state so if I have proof. Thanks.

]]> By: pigsrus http://kitchengardens.net/2007/03/13/the-meatrix-videos/#comment-166 pigsrus Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:44:42 +0000 http://kitchengardens.net/2007/03/13/the-meatrix-videos/#comment-166 I just visited the Farm Bureau Young Farmers Blog www.fb.org/blog and noticed you were criticizing them for linking to PETA. Do you realize the MEATRIX videos were produced by PETA? You too are referencing PETA. Just thought you would be interested in knowing this since you were upset with them for allowing reference to PETA on their site. I just visited the Farm Bureau Young Farmers Blog http://www.fb.org/blog and noticed
you were criticizing them for linking to PETA. Do you realize the MEATRIX
videos were produced by PETA? You too are referencing PETA. Just thought
you would be interested in knowing this since you were upset with them for
allowing reference to PETA on their site.

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