Faunalytics Index – March 2023

This month's Faunalytics Index provides facts and stats about welfare issues in insect slaughter, dog guardian guilt, the global demand for eggs, and more.

Author: karol orzechowski | Published: March 1, 2023

Photo by Timothy Dykes on Unsplash

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.

5% / 2%

The percentage of vegetarians and vegans, respectively, across 10 E.U. countries, as found in a study from 2022.

1-2

The number of days that insects are starved before slaughter, a period used to to empty their gut contents for a cleaner "finished product."

49%

The estimated percentage by which GHG emissions would be reduced if we eliminated animal farming worldwide.

30%

The percentage of dog guardians who report struggling with work-family conflict related to their dog, contributing to a feeling of guardian guilt.

75%

The percentage of conservation threat maps in a recent review that covered a national or local (rather than international) scale. Threat maps have been developed across 144 countries and 160 marine territories.

4.5x

The factor by which global egg demand has increased in the last 50 years — greater than the increases for meat and dairy.

26%

The percentage of cats who were returned to shelter due to "behavioral issues," including soiling, biting, etc.

100%

The percentage of mortality rate that can be reached during viral outbreaks on shrimp farms, with diseases including white spot syndrome virus, yellow head virus, and infectious myonecrosis virus.

2-10%

The percentage of shift in public opinion on a given issue that may be swayed by large scale public protest — note that this range comes from studying human protest movements specifically.

22.8%

The percentage of veterinarians who described low and no-contact euthanasia as a common and/or stressful ethical challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

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Author: karol orzechowski

Faunalytics' Content Director karol orzechowski is an animal advocate with a passion for blending activism and art. In addition to producing numerous investigative short films on animal issues, and co-producing the Animal Voices radio show for a number of years, karol was the director of Maximum Tolerated Dose, a full-length documentary about the psychological toll of vivisection on both animals and humans.