57
wild-caught sloths, shipped from Guyana and Peru, died at the Florida tourist attraction
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20
witnesses interviewed by investigators, including administrators, former workers, and veterinarians
30 years
he spent rescuing and rehabilitating vervet monkeys and other urban wildlife around KwaZulu-Natal
1985
the year he founded FALCON, described as South Africa's first animal-rights organization
70
his age when he died on August 12, after a battle with cancer
nearly 285,000
monkeys imported into the US for research between 2015 and 2025, nearly all sent to laboratories
50 percent
projected decline in long-tailed macaque populations over the next three generations if current trends continue, per the IUCN
about 95%
of drugs that test safe and effective in animals go on to fail in humans, per the National Institutes of Health
$63 million
Nueva Pescanova had invested in the planned Gran Canaria octopus farm before cancelling it
1 million
octopuses the farm would have confined annually, per campaigners
3 pounds
of feed, mostly wild-caught fish, needed to produce one pound of farmed octopus
13
belugas have reached the US since July 21, six to Shedd Aquarium and Chicago and seven to SeaWorld San Antonio, out of 28 Canada approved for transfer
3 of 5
belugas Marineland sent to Mystic Aquarium in 2021 later died within 18 months, after the facility found pre-existing health conditions
16
critical-infrastructure sectors, including "food and agriculture," that could request drone flight bans under the FAA's proposed rule
800,000+
drones registered in the US that would face expanded no-fly zones if the rule is finalized
19
apparent violations of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act cited in Animal Outlook's federal complaint to the USDA
3 minutes
the longest goats and sheep stayed conscious after their throats were cut, per a veterinarian's declaration
45%
of Iowa voters opposed the Save Our Bacon Act, versus **23%** in support
64%
said learning of Hinson's support for the bill made them view her less favorably
520,000
birds the investigated farm is estimated to confine at once
250 million
chickens a year Mercy For Animals says Costco could spare by adopting slower-growing breeds and stronger oversight
2nd
time in five years Mercy For Animals has investigated a Costco chicken supplier
520,000
chickens the investigated farm is estimated to confine at any one time, producing roughly 3.2 million pounds of chicken a year for a dedicated Costco supplier
250 million
chickens a year Mercy For Animals says Costco could spare from suffering by adopting slower-growing breeds and stronger oversight
19.5%
decline in the Sumatran orangutan population from 2011 to 2023, to an estimated 11,694 individuals
32%
lower annual forest loss across their range from 2017-2023 versus 2011-2016, even as the decline continued
716
Tapanuli orangutans, the world's rarest great ape, remain in the wild
200,000+
emails PETA supporters sent to Gran Canaria officials urging them to reject the octopus farm
2.1 billion
fish, including sardines and anchovies, that would have been caught and killed annually to feed the farmed octopuses
14
bonobos were trained on the judgment-bias task; only **7** passed criteria to complete it
~27,000
chickens killed when flames tore through two industrial buildings in the first fire
20,000+
pigs burned alive in a separate hog-barn blaze
47,000+
combined toll across both disasters, per Mercy For Animals
2027
is the full implementation date for Switzerland's law requiring labels on meat, eggs, milk, and foie gras from animals subjected to painful procedures without anesthesia
60%
of the US broiler industry controlled by four companies: Tyson, Pilgrim's Pride, Perdue and Wayne-Sanderson Farms
9 billion
broiler chickens raised for meat in the US in 2024
$45 billion
annual size of the US broiler chicken business
$220 billion
the legal global wildlife trade's estimated annual value, against up to **$20 billion** in illegal trade estimated by INTERPOL
3
scientists accompanying appointee Jenifer Chatfield to the Animals Committee meeting, versus the five or six typical for a US delegation
61
USDA citations for humane slaughter violations logged against the plant between 2018 and 2025
2
separate USDA inspection suspensions, the most recent in 2022 for "a trend of repetitive noncompliance"
28 million
pigs raised annually in Denmark, a country of 6 million people
95%
of Danish poll respondents who wanted "urgent action to protect the country's drinking water"
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