Faunalytics Index - June 2017

Faunalytics Index – June 2017

Author: karol orzechowski | Published: June 14, 2017

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This month's Faunalytics Index provides facts about animal slaughter, companion animal issues, undiscovered species, and more.

This month’s Faunalytics Index provides facts about animal slaughter, companion animal issues, undiscovered species, wildlife watching, volunteering for animals, and more.

All of these statistics come from items that we’ve published on the site recently; follow the links to read the articles and dive deeper into the issues.

84%	Percentage of cows who were “adequately” stunned in a review from Sweden
72%	Proportion of people who adopted street dogs in Turkey and reported having no trouble integrating dogs into their household
90%	Approximate percentage of animal species that remain undiscovered
1849	The year that Great Britain published the cruelty to animals act, a landmark piece of legislation protecting animals
38%	Percentage of U.S. adults that engaged in watching wildlife in the past year
2-3X	Factor by which children who abuse animals are themselves likely to have been abused or exposed to domestic violence
12 of 14	Number of parameters on a personality test where dogs from pet stores differed significantly from a control group
3%	Percentage of adults in the U.S. who volunteered for an animal charity in the past year
>50%	Proportion of households in the U.S. and Europe that have at least one dog or cat

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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