Faunalytics Index – December 2022
Author: karol orzechowski | Published: November 30, 2022
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes
This month's Faunalytics Index provides facts and stats about monkeys used in animal research, investment in meat and dairy companies, the uptake of plant-based meat in Africa, and more!
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.
$478 Billion
The amout of investment money that meat and dairy companies received from 2015-2020, from over 2,500 global pension funds, banks, and investment firms.
48.4 kilotons
The median estimated fishing gear loss of 48.4kt (kilotons) in 2018 as a result of industrial seining, trawling, and longline fishing activity.
$20 million
The approximate amount of money controlled by the top 10 animal advocacy charities, which pales in comparison to the budgets of the meat and dairy lobbies.
2 million km
The estimated length of roads that will traverse primate ranges as part of mega-projects such as the Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America and China’s $1 trillion Belt and Road Initiative, by 2050.
You can explore an archive of our past Faunalytics Indexes here.
Meet the 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.
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