Faunalytics Index – September 2024

Author: karol orzechowski | Published: September 4, 2024

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This month's Faunalytics Index provides facts and stats about air quality and animal agriculture, compensation in animal advocacy, voting to end CAFOs, 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.

80%

The percentage of deaths related to food production and air quality that are linked to the air pollution generated by raising animals used for food.

$80,000 USD

The median pay across all U.S. farmed animal advocacy positions in found in our study, "Creating A More Equitable Movement: Compensation In The Farmed Animal Advocacy Sector."

34% / 33%

The percentage of people who said that health (34%) and curiosity (33%) were their primary motivators for trying plant-based meat in a recent study.

3.1 million

The number of animals who were illegally hunted across the documented cases in China between 2014-2020.

$176 million USD

The estimated amount of revenue loss that would occur annually if trophy hunting was banned in South Africa.

12%

The percentage of individuals in the United States NHANES study who account for 50% of the beef consumed across the whole sample.

21

The number of CAFOs currently in Sonoma County, California. If Measure J passes in November, these facilities would have three years to either cease operations or downsize.

100%

The percentage of air shipments of horses from Winnipeg to Japan that exceeded the 28-hour limit by at least two hours.

<10%

The percentage of facilities licensed to display animals by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) are AZA-accredited.

~50

The number of original studies overseen by Faunalytics' outgoing Research Director, Jo Anderson. We are so grateful for everything she's done for Faunalytics, and for animals.

You can explore an archive of our past Faunalytics Indexes here.

Meet the Author: karol orzechowski

karol orzechowski is a longtime animal advocate with a passion for advocacy, art, statistics, and tech. In addition to producing numerous short films on various animal issues, karol is the director of Maximum Tolerated Dose, a feature-length documentary about the psychological toll of vivisection on both animals and humans. He completed a Bachelor of Environmental Studies and an MA in Communications and Culture at York University, writing theses on nationalism and the Atlantic seal hunt, and Canadian rodeo culture, respectively. When he's not working for Faunalytics, karol is the Board Chair of a non-profit independent news publication in his hometown. Outside of work, karol is often reading about computer hacking and infosec, organizing and performing at events in his local arts scene, or walking with Raoul the rescue dog.

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