Faunalytics Index – July 2020

Author: Faunalytics | Published: July 1, 2020

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This month's Faunalytics Index provides facts and figures about ecotourism in Tanzania, the memory capacity of fishes, decreases in meat consumption in the U.S., and much 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.

86%

The percentage of respondents in a recent study who believed that pigs have emotions.

65.8% / 34.2%

The secure to insecure attachment ratio for adult cats towards their human guardians. This is almost identical to the secure/insecure attachment ration for human children.

11

The number of months that a cleaner fish can remember a negative event like being caught by a fishing net.

70%

The percentage of respondents from Asian countries who stated that they were "very unlikely" to buy products from open markets in the future.

28 milliion

The number of tourists that were drawn to protected lands in Tanzania, which make up a quarter of the country.

20%

The percentage that people in the U.S. who ate less beef from 2005 to 2015. Experts have not fully agreed on the cause(s) of this decrease.

3

The number of principles outlined in guidelines for non-invasive, respectful research with animals. Those principles are non-maleficence, beneficence, and voluntary participation.

100%

The percentage decrease of the feral cat population in Newburyport, Connecticut, after the successful integration of a TNR program.

7,000,000

The approximate number of calories per death from dairy, when counting all of the various meat byproducts of the industry.

10%

The percentage of the most recent rise in antibiotic use in farmed animals in the U.S., a practice that can lead to increased antibiotic resistance.

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