Faunalytics Index – August 2017
This month's Faunalytics Index provides facts about laboratory mice, animal and plant agriculture, national parks, sport hunting, and more.
This month’s Faunalytics Index provides facts about laboratory mice, animal and plant agriculture, national parks, sport hunting, and more.
All of these statistics come from items that we’ve published on the site recently; follow the links to read the articles and dive deeper into the issues.
80 |
Number of years that laboratory mice have been genetically removed from their wild counterparts |
512% |
Relative amount of food generated by plant-based agriculture, on just 69% of the land mass used by animal-based agriculture |
1.5x |
Factor by which women believe that “sport” hunting is a harmful activity, compared to men |
46% |
“Cultured meat” production is estimated to use this much less energy than “beef” production |
34.2 million |
Number of hectares of land that are considered part of the U.S. National Park System |
51% |
Percentage of Palestinian youths between the ages of 14 and 25 who have heard of veganism |
0.8 |
Number of cups of black beans that are required to replace the average caloric intake of beef |
11% |
Percentage increase in purchase preference for products labeled “clean” meat as opposed to “cultured” meat |
51% |
Percentage of people who currently believe medical testing on animals is “morally acceptable,” an all time low |
30 |
Average number of hours (+/- 6) that cows spent being transported to slaughter in a recent study of French abattoirs |
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