Faunalytics Index – May 2017
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute
This month's Faunalytics Index provides facts about animal farming and welfare, companion animal welfare, and aquatic and land-based wildlife.
This month’s Faunalytics Index provides facts about animal farming and welfare, companion animal welfare, and aquatic and land-based wildlife.
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.
48 |
Number of species that have been introduced through the NW Pacific to Europe pathway through the oyster industry |
4,455 |
Number of animal welfare breaches recorded in registered U.K. slaughterhouses from July 2014 to June 2016 |
60dB |
Approximate sound level of a quiet conversation, and the optimum sound level in which to house cats |
5,000 |
Approximate number of cows in U.S. feedlots that die each year from heat stress |
15% |
Price premium that respondents would be willing to pay for “higher welfare” pig meat |
6 |
Number of threatened or endangered species being sold in wild bird markets in Peru, according to a recent review |
18.2% |
Proportion of pelagic fish whose stomach contents contained plastic fragments in a recent study |
<2% |
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who volunteered for an animal charity in the past year |
84 million |
Acres of land that comprise the U.S. National Park System, home to many millions of wild animals |
