Faunalytics Index – October 2022

This month's Faunalytics Index provides facts and stats about cultivated meat, animal transport in the E.U., working conditions of migrant fishers, and more.

Author: karol orzechowski | Published: October 5, 2022

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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.

200,000

The approximate weight, in tons, of antibiotics used in animal agriculture that could be prevented through a switch to cultivated meat.

4%

The percentage of Vietnamese espondents who said they had consumed bear bile in the past 12 months.

75,000,000,000

The number of eggs that are produced annually in India.

67%

The percentage of veg*ns who believed that society sees their diet positively at the end of a 6-month study, vs. 46% at the beginning of the study.

60%

The percentage of respondents in a recent study who said that believed the public would support green or high animal welfare purchasing programs, and were confident that their office could carry them out.

1,600,000,000

The number of farmed animals, excluding fishes, who were transported alive across the European Union in 2019.

60%

The percentage of migrant fishers in a recent study who reported working sixteen hours a day — with more than a third reporting that they worked more than twenty hours a day.

12

The number of "indicators of legal effectiveness" outlined by Humane Canada in a recept report. When all 12 indicators are adequately present, the legal system treats animal harm in the same way as human harm.

9–38%

The annual percentage of wildlife trafficking seizures which were reported in the Kathmandu media, based on a 12-year review of media coverage.

5

The number of crucial tips contained in our latest factsheet on effective 1:1 vegan advocacy.

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.