Faunalytics Index – December 2023
Author: karol orzechowski | Published: December 6, 2023
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes
This month's Faunalytics Index provides facts and stats about conservation area staffing, consumer knowledge about chicken farming, the leather industry, 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.
$2 Billion
The amount of investment dollars poured into the cultured / cultivated meat sector in the last several years.
$360 Billion
The estimated value of the leather industry by 2025, with synthetic leather only making up about $20 billion of that total value.
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Meet the Author: karol orzechowski
karol orzechowski is a longtime animal advocate with a passion for advocacy, art, statistics, and tech. In addition to producing numerous short films on various animal issues, karol is the director of Maximum Tolerated Dose, a feature-length documentary about the psychological toll of vivisection on both animals and humans. He completed a Bachelor of Environmental Studies and an MA in Communications and Culture at York University, writing theses on nationalism and the Atlantic seal hunt, and Canadian rodeo culture, respectively. When he's not working for Faunalytics, karol is the Board President of an arts-focused student and community centre in his home town. Outside of work, karol is often reading about and practicing computer hacking, performing at events in his local arts scene, or walking with Raoul the rescue dog.
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