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Animals Used for Food

Research about farmed animals including factory farming, veganism, vegetarianism, commercial fishing, and related topics.

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Are Animal Welfare Laws Reshaping U.S. Animal Product Production And Trade?

Mar 11 2026 karol orzechowski

Faunalytics examines USDA data to understand whether state-level animal welfare laws and sales bans — particularly California’s Proposition 12 — are reshaping where U.S. animal products are produced, consumed, and exported. READ MORE

young pig in factory farm

Are Animal Welfare Laws Reshaping U.S. Animal Product Production And Trade?

Faunalytics examines USDA data to understand whether state-level animal welfare laws and sales bans — particularly California’s Proposition 12 — are reshaping where U.S. animal products are produced, consumed, and exported. READ MORE

Mar 11 2026 karol orzechowski

In the Spotlight

Dec 20 2012 | Faunalytics

Semi-Ownership And Sterilisation Of Cats And Dogs In Thailand

This study investigated the number of semi-owned companion animals in Thailand, and how demographic characteristics were correlated to spaying / neutering the animals. READ MORE

Dec 19 2012 | Faunalytics

Assessing The Healthfulness Of Consumers’ Grocery Purchases

A report has found that American food purchases are not healthy with too few fruits, vegetables and unrefined grains being bought. READ MORE

Dec 17 2012 | Faunalytics

Global Attitudes Toward Fur

Fur is globally unpopular and is increasingly being disassociated with fashion; in 2009, an estimated 10 million fewer animals were killed for fur than in 2008. READ MORE

Dec 17 2012 | Faunalytics

An Investigation Into the Availability of Horsemeat in Belgium, France and the Netherlands

About half of adults in Belgium and France viewed eating horse meat as acceptable, with men more likely than women to find the practice acceptable. READ MORE

Dec 14 2012 | Faunalytics

Access To Affordable And Nutritious Food: Updated Estimates Of Distance To Supermarkets

Using data from 2010, this study examines the spatial relationship between low-income neighborhoods and grocery stores. READ MORE

Dec 13 2012 | Faunalytics

Promising Ethical Arguments For Product Differentiation In The Organic Food Sector

This study found that technical language was more productive in encouraging consumers to desire additional ethical standards in products. READ MORE

Dec 12 2012 | Faunalytics

Livestock Vehicle Accidents In Spain

This study examined vehicle accidents involving livestock animals and found that of all animals being transported, pigs were involved in the most accidents. READ MORE

Dec 10 2012 | Faunalytics

What’s In That Pork?

Samples of pig meat were taken from grocery stores in six U.S. cities and were tested for various bacterias and drugs. READ MORE

Dec 10 2012 | Faunalytics

Meat, Globalization And World Hunger

Contemporary agriculture and meat production are anathema to a well-fed world, but the relationship between meat and world hunger is complicated. READ MORE

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