Faunalytics Index – June 2026

Author: Faunalytics | Published: June 3, 2026

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes

This month’s Faunalytics Index provides facts and stats about calves made to participate in rodeos, the effectiveness of plant-based nudges in foodservice settings, abnormal repetitive behaviors in rhesus macaques used for research, 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.

21

The number of seconds that a handler stepped on the face of a calf who attempted to escape from a chute during a rodeo event in Australia.

8%

The percentage of U.K. guardians who reported injuries in their horses from being frightened by fireworks. Of these, 12% said the injuries were fatal.

28%

The estimated percentage reduction in agricultural labor that would occur by 2030 if there was a global shift towards vegan diets.

193

The number of metric tons of ivory seized globally between 2015 and 2024, representing an estimated 19,300 individual elephants.

43%

The percentage of studies looking at captive reptile welfare that were carried out in laboratory settings, according to a review of journal articles published between 1980 and 2025. Far fewer — just 1% — involved reptiles in a companion animal setting.

80%

The percentage of donkeys found to be in poor welfare condition in a study of working donkey welfare in Kenya.

54%

The average percentage reduction in meat consumption as a result of nudges that made plant-based meals the default option in foodservice settings, according to a meta-analysis.

766 million

The estimated number of tonnes of human-edible grain being fed each year to farmed pigs, chickens, and cows around the world.

80%

The percentage of Muslim consumers in Türkiye who incorrectly thought that halal guidelines require injured or unproductive farmed animals to be given long-term care and medical treatment, or who just weren't sure.

60%

The percentage of rhesus macaques who displayed some form of abnormal repetitive behavior in a study of two primate research centers in the United States.

You can explore an archive of our past Faunalytics Indexes here.

Meet the Author: Faunalytics

Faunalytics is a nonprofit research organization dedicated to helping animals by providing useful information to advocates to help them increase their impact.

Tags: