[1] A parody of The Matrix series by Warner Bros. Entertainment, it was made by the green messaging firm Free Range Studios in 2003 as a commissioned project for Grace Communications Foundation.

In a dark satire of the 1999 film The Matrix, Leo, a pig on a seemingly bucolic family farm, is approached by Moopheus, an anthropomorphic bull.

[3] The animated short aims to encourage consumers to purchase organic food products and free-range meats.

Free Range Studios claims that over 15 million people have viewed The Meatrix,[6][7] and it has been translated, either dubbed or subtitled, into 40 languages.

[8] The Meatrix and its two sequels were included as bonus material on the DVD for the 2006 film Fast Food Nation.