Faunalytics Index – June 2024

Author: karol orzechowski | Published: June 5, 2024

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This month's Faunalytics Index provides facts and stats about illuminated fishing nets, the scale of egg consumption in the U.S., funding for animals 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.

41%

The percentage of U.S. animal guardians who said they acquired their companions from sources other than shelters.

46 billion

The number of fewer eggs that would be produced per year if everyone in the U.S. made a 50% egg-to-tofu breakfast switch.

43%

The percentage of global consumers who are concerned about the risk of future food shortages in 2022 compared to 36% in 2020.

~1,000

The approximate number of individual mountain gorillas remaining in the world, spread across fragmented habitats in Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

59%

The percentage of U.S. consumers who cite food price increases as a way that climate change has impacted them.

~82 billion

The approximate number of land animals slaughtered in 2022 — a 2.9% increase over 2020.

1%

The increase in laying hens raised cage-free in Canada from 2019 to 2022. Over the same period, the U.K. went from 58% cage-free to 75%, and the U.S. from 23% to 34%.

75%

The percentage of companion chicken guardians in the U.K. who still consumed chicken meat.

2%

The estimated percentage of funding going towards animal causes in Africa that was directed towards farmed animals.

95%

The percentage by which illuminated nets reduced shark bycatch biomass in a recent study from Mexico.

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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