80,000,000,000

land animals were killed for food today The number only includes land animals raised for food and excludes all sea animals or animals killed for other purposes. The number was estimated in 2013 and is likely much higher now considering that it increased about 2 billion every year for the last 5 years.

Source: CIWF strategic plan 2013

We humans kill approximately 80 billion land animals per year, a number that is expected to increase significantly over the next decades as demand for meat increases in countries such as China. In the last five years, this number has risen with 10 billion.

2,700,000,000,000

sea animals pulled from the ocean today Although it is almost impossible to estimate the number of fish pulled (and killed) from the ocean few have tried and come up with 2,7 trillion per year. This number is likely much higher and excludes all fish dying by indirect causes such as pollution.

Sources: A Mood and P Brooke, July 2010, "Estimating the Number of Fish Caught in Global Fishing Each Year", http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/04/global-fisheries-crisis/montaigne-text

2,250,000,000,000

sea animals pulled from the ocean as by-catch today For every 1 pound of fish caught, up to 5 pounds of unintended marine species are caught and discarded as by-kill. This can roughly be translated that for every pound of fish caught, another 5 end up being by-catch and to be discarded. The highest rates of by-catch can be found with tropical shrimp trawling, where sometimes as many as 20 fish end up being discarded for every shrimp caught.

Sources: "Discards and Bycatch in Shrimp Trawl Fisheries.” UNITED NATIONS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO).", Wikipedia: Bycatch

650,000

whales, dolphins and seals killed by fishing vessels today As part of by-catch, many sea mammals also are killed as a consequence of industrial fishing. Scientists estimate as many as 650,000 whales, dolphins and seals are killed every year by fishing vessels.

Sources: Wasted Catch: Unresolved problems in US fisheries, Goldenberg, Suzanne. “America’s Nine Most Wasteful Fisheries Named.” The Guardian

50,000,000

sharks caught in fishing lines and nets today Humans kill approximately 100 million sharks per year, and for what? Traditional medicine, fear, soup or as part of the consequence of industrial fishing. Most by-catch of sharks comes from open ocean fishing fleets that target valuable fish such as tuna, using thousands of baited hooks on miles of long-line. An estimated 50 million sharks are caught unintentionally as by-catch in commercial fisheries every year.

Sources: Sharks brochure, Shark Savers

The heart of our ecosystem, Earth' seas, is dying. Trillions of sea animals are killed every year directly by humans or indirectly as a consequence of human pollution. In the current pace, the seas will be empty by 2050 or earlier.

115,000,000

animals used in laboratory experiments today It is estimated that more than 115 million animals worldwide are used in laboratory experiments every year. But because only a small proportion of countries collect and publish data concerning animal use for testing and research, the precise number is unknown. For example, in the United States, up to 90 percent of the animals used in laboratories (purpose-bred rats, mice and birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles and invertebrates) are excluded from the official statistics, meaning that figures published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture are no doubt a substantial underestimate.

Source: HSI.org - About animal testing

100,000,000

animals killed in U.S. laboratories today More than 100 million animals—including mice, rats, frogs, dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, monkeys, fish, and birds—are killed in U.S. laboratories for biology lessons, medical training, curiosity-driven experimentation, and chemical, drug, food, and cosmetics testing.

Source: Madhusree Mukerjee, "Speaking for the Animals: A Veterinarian Analyzes the Turf Battles That Have Transformed the Animal Laboratory," Scientific American, Aug. 2004.

200,000

animals killed for cosmetics today Approximately 100,000-200,000 animals suffer and die just for cosmetics every year around the world. These are rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, rats and mice.

Source: HSI.org - About cosmetics animal testing

Many animals suffer and are killed for reasons other than food, such as experiments in laboratories for medicines, agriculture and cosmetics. Statistics on animal testing are not available for all countries that use animals. Sometimes this is because that country has no law on animal experimentation or simply doesn't collect this information.

24,954

square kilometers lost in the Amazon due to animal agriculture today Annually 27,423 km² of rainforest is destroyed by humans in the Amazon rainforest, of which 91% is due to animal agriculture.

Source: Deforestation of Amazon rainforest

12,775

species of animals became extinct in the Amazon rainforest today Around 35 species of animals in the Amazon Rainforest become extinct every day as a consequence of the human destruction of the forest. This includes species known to mankind but also many species unknown to mankind, species that will forever remain unknown.

Source: Tropical-rainforest-facts.com

5,000

orangutans died at the hands of deforestation today The orangutan has lost 90 percent of their habitat in the past 20 years. Every year, up to 5,000 orangutans die at the hands of deforestation. The main cause of this is the production of palm oil, which is a driving cause of deforestation on the Indonesian islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Most palm producers consider the orangutan a “pest,” and if they find these innocent creatures in their fields, they either kill them, or sell them into the exotic animal trade.

Source: Onegreenplanet.org

Every minute, 1 to 2 acres of rainforest are cleared. This is disastrous for the worlds ecosystem, as not only store these forests large amounts of carbon but do they also provide a large part of the worlds oxygen. The Amazon rainforest produces around 20% of the worlds oxygen. 91% of the Amazon rainforests destruction is caused by animal agriculture. Disastrous for nature, humans and animals.