Faunalytics Index – February 2022

This month's Faunalytics Index provides facts and stats about global aquaculture, animal cruelty on YouTube and social media, our latest study about attitudes towards chickens and fishes, and much more!

Author: karol orzechowski | Published: February 2, 2022

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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.

112 Million Metric Tons

The global volume of production from aquaculture in 2017, nearly triple the volume from the year 2000, which was 34 Mt.

40% / 25%+

The percentage of global chicken and fish slaughter represented by the five countries in our latest original research study.

74.6%

The percentage of feral cat / community cat care organizations across the U.S. who have no paid employees.

23%

The percentage by which demand for plant-based meat increases for every 10% reduction in their price.

49.7%

The percentage of respondents from China who would be willing to try lab-grown meat.

89%

The percentage of cats and dogs in U.S. shelters who had live outcomes in 2021, up from 85% in 2019.

6

The number of stages in the Transtheoretical Model Of Change, which some researchers have applied to people's vegan journeys.

$15 million / $12 million

The estimate of money generated by animal cruelty content for its creators, and the Youtube platform respectively, over the course of a 13-month investigation.

71%

The percentage by which global numbers of sharks and rays have declined since 1970.

40%

The approximate percentage of non-vegetarians in India who reported being “willing to adopt a vegan/vegetarian diet after [Covid-19].”

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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.