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Nearly Eight Billion Per Year And Counting: Global Chick Culling, 2019–2024

Aug 12 2026 karol orzechowski

Within hours of hatching, roughly half the chicks born into the global egg industry are killed. This Faunalytics report examines the scope of the problem — and the technological solutions within our reach. READ MORE

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Nearly Eight Billion Per Year And Counting: Global Chick Culling, 2019–2024

Within hours of hatching, roughly half the chicks born into the global egg industry are killed. This Faunalytics report examines the scope of the problem — and the technological solutions within our reach. READ MORE

Aug 12 2026 karol orzechowski

In the Spotlight

Dec 11 2012 | Faunalytics

Pinpoint The Roots

The FiXiT approach is used to determine how to change human behaviors that result in millions of animals killed in U.S. shelters every year. 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

Nov 30 2012 | Carol Glasser

Going in Circles: Research Nutshell

Visitors to zoos and aquariums often see animals pacing, swimming in circles, or performing similar acts not normally found in nature. READ MORE

Nov 7 2012 | Faunalytics

Revered Or Reviled? Conflicted Relationships With Animals

Attitudes towards animals are inconsistent, with certain animals being given higher value than other animals based on cultural and social ideas. The kangaroo is one such animal, who started as a “pest,” but has now moved onto being viewed as a “commercial resource”. READ MORE

Oct 30 2012 | Faunalytics

Is Local Meat Sustainable?: Research Nutshell

Although demand for locally sourced meat has doubled in the last decade, being a locavore meat eater is inherently not environmentally sustainable or good for animal welfare. READ MORE

Oct 18 2012 | Caryn Ginsberg

Cleared For Takeoff

How many of our animal advocacy programs, campaigns, or other efforts take off without any advance review? Learn about the advantages of piloting. READ MORE

Oct 16 2012 | Faunalytics

Familiarity And The Animal Mind: Research Nutshell

A study from the University of Portsmouth (U.K.) looked at whether familiarity with companion animals influences people's perceptions of emotions in other species. READ MORE

Oct 9 2012 | Faunalytics

What Is The Most Effective Veg Outreach Video?

Should vegetarian/vegan outreach videos focus on health, the environment or ethics? Should they show graphic images? This study explored answers to these questions and more. READ MORE

Oct 2 2012 | Faunalytics

How Research Predicted The Popularity Of Meatless Mondays

Although controversial, "Meatless Mondays" can be a successful strategy for animal activists to pursue under the goal of incremental advocacy. READ MORE