Faunalytics Index – March 2022

Author: Faunalytics | Published: March 2, 2022

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This month's Faunalytics Index provides facts and stats about how artificial light at night affects insects, the environmental impact of wool, South Africans' attitudes towards alternative meats, 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.

17 million

The number of minks who were slaughtered on fur farms in Denmark to contain outbreaks of COVID-19 among their population.

72

The number of weeks that currently make up the egg-laying hen production cycle. The industry would like to extend this to 100 weeks.

30%

The approximate percentage of South African consumers who are highly likely to pay more for plant-based and cultivated meat compared to conventional meat.

14%

The estimated increase in individual food consumption for the average person by 2050 — this may include a substantial increase in meat consumption.

52%

The percentage fewer caterpillars that are found in LED-lit hedges compared to a control. As the world becomes “brighter” at night, it could have dramatic consequences for insect populations.

70%

The percentage of meat that U.K. consumers estimate comes from factory farming / intensive agriculture.

346

The number of YouTube videos analyzed in a recent study of social media and its effect on the exotic animal trade.

1944

The year that Donald Watson coined the term "vegan" — though both the beliefs and the practices of veganism have been around for much, much longer in a variety of cultural contexts.

30.6 kg / 67.46 lb

The number of CO₂e (Carbon Dioxide Equivalent Units) which are produced per kilogram of greasy merino fine wool from a single sheep.

662 billion

The estimated number of individual fishes caught each year for processing into oil or fish meal.

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

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

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