Faunalytics Index – August 2022

This month's Faunalytics Index provides facts and stats about trophy hunting, companion animals and genetics, plant-based nudges, marine mammal captivity, and more.

Author: karol orzechowski | Published: August 3, 2022

Photo by Keyur Nandaniya on Unsplash

Each month, our Faunalytics Index provides a round-up of data, statistics, and facts gleaned from the most recent research we’ve covered in our library. Our aim is to give you a quick overview of some of the most eye-catching and informative bits of data that could help you be more effective in your advocacy for animals.

If you want to know more about any given statistic, follow the links below, read the source articles, and dive deeper into the issues.

25%

The percentage of variation in certain behavioral traits for dogs that can be explained by genetics, meaning that the stereotypes that are tied to certain breeds are largely wrong.

70%

The percentage of social media posts by African commenters, in a recent review, which expressed that neo-colonialism is at the heart of the ethical debate over trophy hunting.

50%

The approximate percentage of companion dogs suffer from noise sensitivity.

73,162,794,213

The number of cows, chickens, pigs, and sheep slaughtered in 2020.

7% / 87%

The percentage of people who will choose a plant-based option without being nudged vs. 87% who are nudged to do so.

86%

The percentage of marine mammals kept for public display in the U.S. who are bottlenose dolphins.

36%

The percentage of emissions from the E.U. food supply that are from international trade. Most of these products were related to plant-based animal feed used on farms.

48%

The percentage of wild birds and mammals who were rescued following injury or harm due to human activity, in a recent meta study of wild animal rescue in Australia, Europe, North America, and Africa.

10 million

The approximate number of animals used per year in research labs across the European Union.

97%

The percentage of Faunalytics users in our Community Survey who agreed that our work is high-quality. 82% thought our work was either “extremely” or “very” valuable to animal advocacy.

You can explore an archive of our past Faunalytics Indexes here.

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Author: karol orzechowski

Faunalytics' Content Director karol orzechowski is an animal advocate with a passion for blending activism and art. In addition to producing numerous investigative short films on animal issues, and co-producing the Animal Voices radio show for a number of years, karol was the director of Maximum Tolerated Dose, a full-length documentary about the psychological toll of vivisection on both animals and humans.