Faunalytics Index - January 2018

Faunalytics Index – January 2018

Author: karol orzechowski | Published: January 10, 2018

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

Useful and interesting data points from the Faunalytics library in the past month, featuring research about dogs at work, vegan advocacy, ravens, 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 for animals in your advocacy.

If you want to know more about any given statistic, follow the links below, read the source articles, and dive deeper into the issues.

	4 hours The amount of alone time that researchers found does not affect cats negatively or alter their behaviour.
	350 The number of times the word “vegan” was used in Australian newspapers in 2013, up from 100 in 2005.
	50% The approximate percentage of people who said that having dogs at work is “important for their productivity” and decreased their stress.
	44% The proportion of people who fail to limit their meat consumption due to taste preferences.
	6% The percentage of people who, in a “roadkill experiment,” went out of their way to run over a rubber animal, while none swerved to hit a leaf.
	343,366 The number of people reached through the Faunalytics website and research library in 2017, thanks to help from our supporters.
	17 hours The interval of time, measured in a recent experiment, that ravens planned for future events and appeared to exert self-control.
	38 Since 1990, the number of amendments, propositions, and laws protecting wild, domesticated, and farmed animals that have been adopted throughout the U.S. using referendums and initiatives.
	12:00–12:30pm The peak time for aggressive interactions between captive chimpanzees, in a study looking at the meaning of play behavior in captive situations.

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 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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