Faunalytics Index – November 2024
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This month's Faunalytics Index provides facts and stats about companion animal care costs, the environmental impact of fur, shrimp farming, 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.
230 billion
The approximate number of individual shrimp who are alive at any one time on shrimp farms globally.
4.6 kilotons
The amount of greenhouse gasses that would be produced by a single proposed octopus farm each year.
$134 billion
The dollar value of loans and underwriting services that U.S. banks provided to the industrial livestock corporations between 2016-2023.
500,000-1,000,000
The approximate number of downed pigs who arrive at meat processing plants annually in the United States.
$10 billion
The amount of revenue generated by the top six academic journal publishers in 2023.
$27,000-42,000
The approximate lifetime costs of caring for a companion dog in the United States.
You can explore an archive of our past Faunalytics Indexes here.
