Faunalytics Index – May 2022

This month's Faunalytics Index provides facts and stats about ornamental fishes, companion animal food security, Domino's Pizza's failing animal welfare grades, and more.

Author: karol orzechowski | Published: May 4, 2022

Photo courtesy of FAO

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.

7,000

The estimated number of fish species who are kept as ornamental companion fishes.

72%

The percentage of people in the U.K. who support banning the importation and sale of animal fur.

75%

The percentage of low-income guardians who said they give up luxuries, such as eating at restaurants or going on vacations, to afford food for their companion animals.

94%

The rate at which cleaner fishes pass the mirror test for self-recognition, higher than orangutans (50%), chimpanzees (40%), magpies (40%), gorillas (30%), and Asian elephants (30%).

0.1%

The percentage of adults over the age of 65 in the U.K. who identified as vegan.

17%

The percentage of global meat consumption supplied by fishes, which may increase by 21-44 million tons by 2050 (a 36-74% increase compared to current yields).

772 billion

The approximately number of vertebrates who were killed for human consumption on a global scale in 2018.

41%

The percentage of individuals who had experienced animal advocacy who claimed that it influenced them to reduce their animal product consumption.

0%

The score received by Domino's Pizza operations in the U.S. and U.K. on the Better Chicken Commitment scale, scored by World Animal Protection.

3

The number of guest speakers we have lined up — among a range of other special treats — for our Data Days Of Summer event in June.

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.