About Canada
In Canada, the theory that “Bigger is Better” guides rural economic development. The very people who are elected to protect citizens and act in their best interests are the same people who are pushing the expansion of the livestock industry. Our governments -- federal, provincial, and local -- are, for the most part, opening their doors to intensive livestock operations. The result is intense local battles that pit neighbour against neighbour all across rural Canada, as people try to protect their communities from environmental, social, and economic harm from these mega-barns.
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Canadian Organisations
Les AmiEs de la Terre de Québec
The general mandate of Les AmiEs de la Terre de Québec (ATQ) is to establish an ecological society based on natural auto-regulation, biodiversity, wisdom and equality.
Contact: Anne-Marie Turmel
BC Food Systems Network
The BC Food Systems Network is a non-profit organization open to anyone who supports its mission and democratic inclusive process. Its mission is to work together to eliminate hunger and create food security for all residents of British Columbia.
About The Meatrix
The Meatrix is a product of the first-ever Free Range Flash Activism Grant. In February 2003, Free Range Graphics, a cutting-edge design company, invited hundreds of non-profit organizations to apply for a grant that included production of a free Flash movie. After carefully reviewing more than 50 applications, the grant was awarded to GRACE’s Sustainable Table program.
Sustainable Table works to educate consumers about the problems with factory farming and to promote sustainable food. The Meatrix was originally produced as a way to promote the Eat Well Guide, Sustainable Table’s online directory of sustainable farms, stores and restaurants in the US and Canada that sell meat, poultry, dairy and eggs from small, sustainable family farmers. But only days after release, it became evident that The Meatrix was also an excellent educational tool about factory farming. The film broke all records for online advocacy and was seen by millions of people in the first few months alone.
