Faunalytics Index – September 2015
This month’s Faunalytics Index takes us around the world with facts and figures from articles about wildlife trafficking, veg*n diets, forensics testing, feral cat population control, and animal transportation.
All of these short 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.
89% |
The amount that large aquatic mammal species populations have declined from their historical baselines |
50% |
The proportion of Greenhouse Gases produced by an average vegetarian/vegan versus an average meat-eater |
744 |
The number of plant and animal species being cataloged and identified for the Barcode of Wildlife program |
34% |
The capture rate of feral cats required for an effective Trap-Vasectomy-Hysterectomy-Release program |
$50,000(or less) |
Income range (in the U.S.) of people for whom veg*n diets are surprisingly popular (twice the average) |
20.7% |
Percent of published articles about forensics that involve animal testing yet make no mention of using anesthetics to protect the animals from pain |
3 |
The age at which children begin to show a preference for “higher order species” of animals |
94% |
How much water could be saved by shifting to cellular agriculture (cultured meat) vs. conventional farming |
28 |
The number of consecutive hours that a farmed animal in the U.S. is allowed to be transported |
0 |
The number of amendments to Canadian animal welfare laws successfully passed, among many proposed, during 1999-2007 |