Faunalytics Index – September 2015
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This month's Index has facts and figures from articles about wildlife trafficking, veg diets, forensics testing, feral cat control, and animal transport.
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 |
