Faunalytics Index – September 2023

This month's Faunalytics Index provides facts and stats about the leather industry, rodent contraceptives, Aussie attitudes towards animals, and more.

Author: karol orzechowski | Published: September 6, 2023

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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.

11

The number of potential ways that fraud and abuse occurs in the seafood supply chain — including things like species adulteration and catch method fraud.

50

The number of consecutive days that ContraPest, a rat contraceptive, must be used for it to be effective.

47%

The percentage of young people who say that knowing whether a food is bioengineered or contains bioengineered ingredients is an important factor in their decision to buy it.

100+

The number of global brands that have supply chain links to Brazilian leather exporters.

89%

The percentage of people who say they buy products with higher welfare labels because they believe it indicates better welfare practices.

82% / 80%

The percentage of Australian adults who believe that cows, as well as sheep and pigs, are sentient.

57%

The percentage of people who had a less-than-favorable opinion of aquaculture starting out, who changed their minds after watching an industry-made video.

250

The number of litres of water used to tan 1kg of leather.

5

The number of jurors from the Smithfield open rescue trial who were interviewed as part of a recent Faunalytics analysis.

95%

The percentage of respondents who indicated that they learned about research relevant to their organization through the Faunalytics Ambassador Outreach program.

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.