Faunalytics Index – February 2025

Author: karol orzechowski | Published: February 5, 2025

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This month’s Faunalytics Index provides facts and stats about Better Chicken Commitment follow-throughs, public opinion on legal protections for animals, why EDs of animal advocacy organizations leave their positions, 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.

90%

The percentage of participants in a study on Meatless Mondays who said they intended to continue eliminating meat for at least one day a week, six months after the study was done.

2/200

The proportion of North American companies that are signed on to the Better Chicken Commitment who have fully implemented its recommendations.

37%

The percentage decline in the number of farms in the E.U. between 2005 and 2020, with roughly 5.3 million closing down in that timespan.

56

The number of species of fishes who were farmed for the first time in 2021.

65%

The percentage of companies selling insects for food in Europe that import insects from Asian countries, undermining claims of enhanced food sovereignty.

67%

The percentage of respondents in a recent survey who somewhat/strongly agreed that the U.S. legal system should reclassify animals to give them more rights than objects or property.

~90%

The approximate percentage of Asian NGOs dedicated to farmed animals and dietary change surveyed in a recent report who planned to prioritize public engagement.

65%

The percentage of cat guardians in Australia who keep their cat companions fully contained on their property.

62.5%

The percentage of former animal advocacy org EDs surveyed in a Faunalytics report who said that they left their roles because they were “burnt out or too tired to continue.”

67%

The percentage of global shrimp catch that is caught annually by China, followed by Malaysia (15%), Thailand (6%), and all of the rest of the world (12%).

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

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 playing with drum machines, 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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