Faunalytics Index – July 2024
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This month's Faunalytics Index provides facts and stats about black soldier fly production, the rise in pork prices in California, cage-free commitments in Africa, 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.
$103.6 billion
The amount of money that U.S. adults spent on their companion animals in 2020 — more than triple the amount spent twenty years prior.
200 billion
The estimate number of black soldier flies who are raised every year for human use, ranging from food for humans and animals, as biofuel generators, and for waste management.
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