Faunalytics Index – February 2024

Summary By: karol orzechowski | Published: February 7, 2024

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This month's Faunalytics Index provides facts and stats about wild animal population declines, the dangers of lead-based fishing equipment, plant-based food coverage in the news, 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.

<7%

The percentage of people in a survey of Brazil, France, Germany, the U.K., and the U.S. who believed that industrial meat is the biggest contributor to global warming.

10-19

The age range of people who are most at risk of dog bites. Most dogs involved in dog bits are unneutered, and kept outdoors.

48%

The percentage of animal species globally who are declining in population. 49% of animal species remain stable, and only 3% of animal species are showing population increases.

0.7°C - 0.9°C

The estimated additional rise in global temperature by 2100 if no changes are made to worldwide dietary patterns.

6-25%

The percentage by which orders of vegan food increased when the vegan food was unlabeled, in a recent study of university meal selection.

50%

The percentage of compassion-based "transfarmations" which were led by women, compared to only 6% by men.

17

The number of countries who have created shark sanctuaries, which make commercial shark fishing, trading, ownership, and sale illegal, since 2009.

71%

The percentage of articles in U.K. newspapers, between 2010-2020, that wrote about plant-based food products with a positive tone.

30+

The number of bird species around the world who have been affected and harmed by swallowing lead fishing weights.

$6 - 8 Billion

The approximate dollar value of annual subsidies that the Canadian federal government provides to the animal agriculture sector, with the bulk of those subsidies going to the dairy, egg, and chicken industries.

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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 Chair of a non-profit independent news publication in his hometown. Outside of work, karol is often reading about computer hacking and infosec, organizing and performing at events in his local arts scene, or walking with Raoul the rescue dog.

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