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Insect Farming: Adding Up To Global Suffering?

Considered an alternative source of animal protein, insects are increasingly farmed worldwide. In this paper, the author investigates the levels of welfare of farmed insects. READ MORE

Room To Breathe: Slaughterhouses And Respiratory Disord...

Slaughterhouse workers experience high levels of respiratory illness, much higher than workers in other sectors. Bioaerosols may be the culprit. READ MORE

Is Humane Slaughter Possible?

"Humane slaughter" is an important concept in the world of animal welfare. However, some philosophers argue that even slaughter that minimizes pain causes unacceptable harm in the process. READ MORE

Global Animal Slaughter Statistics & Charts: 2020 ...

In this blog, we give a comprehensive update to our Global Slaughter Charts, and explore trends in the UN FAO data over the past 60 years. READ MORE

Faunalytics Index – April 2020

This month's Faunalytics Index provides facts about food waste, recreational fishing, egg research, mercury pollution in the Arctic, and much more. READ MORE

Hazards On The Bird Killing Floor

Researchers assess the hazards that birds are exposed to at slaughterhouses, finding ways that welfare could be improved as well as problems that are inherent to the process. READ MORE

Backyard Chickens: The Key Issues

Backyard chickens are often hailed as a sustainable alternative to factory-farming. This blog digs into why keeping backyard chickens is fraught with animal-welfare and safety issues. READ MORE

Rating Animals’ Quality Of Life

Animals in factory farms have the worst lives, that virtually no one would want for themselves. This report compares how their suffering may measure up to wild animals, and other [...] READ MORE

Faunalytics Index – April 2019

This month's Faunalytics Index provides facts about the evolution of chickens, eating insects, companion animal issues, and much more. READ MORE

Insect Farming: Adding Up To Global Suffering?

Room To Breathe: Slaughterhouses And Respiratory Disord...

Is Humane Slaughter Possible?

Global Animal Slaughter Statistics & Charts: 2020 ...

Faunalytics Index – April 2020

Hazards On The Bird Killing Floor

Rating Animals’ Quality Of Life

Faunalytics Index – April 2019

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Insect Farming: Adding Up To Global Suffering?

Room To Breathe: Slaughterhouses And Respiratory Disord...

Is Humane Slaughter Possible?

Global Animal Slaughter Statistics & Charts: 2020 ...

Faunalytics Index – April 2020

Hazards On The Bird Killing Floor

Backyard Chickens: The Key Issues

Rating Animals’ Quality Of Life

Faunalytics Index – April 2019

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