The number of LAND ANIMALS factory farmed and killed PER YEAR in the world for an 8 billion Human Population is 60 Billion.
164 Million land animals killed for food per day.
PLUS 3 TRILLIONS of MARINE animals like fish and 500 million crustaceans. Per Year.
70 percent of ALL the world natural wild marine life has disappeared in the past 40 years. Farmed marine and land animals for food are the norm. There is not enough pastureland for "free range" numbers to feed any single country in the world today. The land is used to grow their plant foods. 70 percent of all USABLE growing arable land is used to grow factory farm animal foods. The world could be fed on 1/3 of that land on a vegan diet.
All over the world 60 billion farmed animals are slaughtered every year. When that number doubles - as it is predicted to do by 2050 - it is unsustainable. The land needed to grow the Factory Farmed Animals food and the pollution etc created would be enormous. ALL rainforests etc would be destroyed. Wildlife habits destroyed and natural wildlife extinctions of the majority of wildlife species in progress achieved.
4 percent of the human world population - the USA - are consuming 15 Percent of the world's bred to be killed and eaten animals.
USA slaughtered officially for human consumption animals per year...USA 9 BILLION Land Animals and 71 BILLION Marine Animals
TOTAL 80 BILLION ANIMALS PER YEAR in USA
PDF/Word files...June 2017...Animals Killed for Food USARescue Dogs and Cats IssuesVegan Pet Dogs and CatsPetfood.
Now this raises an interesting point...the average human consumes about 200 animals per year...which makes 65 billion animals per year for a population of 325 million humans in the USA (vast majority now chickens but cows being large animals make average numbers per person relatively low) ...so...the USA slaughters 9 billion land animals per year the vast majority chickens/poultry ! USA imports per year meat and poultry ($17 billion) ...ah...it is marine life issue...the average human eats 26 poultry/chickens, 1 turkey half a pig some cow/beef and the rest shellfish and fish to get to the 200 per year animals. That explains it ok
USA produced slaughtered animals for humans mostly. Petfood however is another matter hey...The United States Department of Agriculture has no regulatory authority over pet food. USDA regulates meat used for human consumption under division FSIS (Food Safety Inspection Services), the agency does not officially regulate meat for pet consumption. Raw pet foods manufactured under constant USDA inspection and meat shipped to a human food manufacturing facility that also manufactures a pet food were under USDA jurisdiction during manufacture, however after they become ‘a pet food’ they no longer are responsibility of USDA.
The usa is the worlds biggest PORK/pig exporter I read !slaughters 116 million pigs slaughtered for human consumption...but that isn't going to make it the worlds biggest exporter of pork...unless live pigs...
Strewth !mislabelling is common for petfoods in the USA ! eeek....turns out Chicken is the most common animal flesh used...followed by pig/pork..which is the animal/flesh the most mislabelled ... goodness knows what not slaughtered but died of diseases animals are in petfood ! those don't get counted ! orratmeat ? lab animals ? or all the ex racehorses and ex racing greyhounds !
USDA slaughter stats 2008. 97 percent intended for human consumption.
492 Million "layer" hens were killed for food in 2000
26 Million ducks.
2 Million rabbits.
212 Million male "layer" chicks were discarded shortly after birth 212 million. since males can not lay eggs and are not of the right genetic breeding to be valuable for meat production. Usually the male chicks are ground up alive or discarded to suffocate to death in plastic garbage bags. Investigators have even found live chicks that have been dumped directly into hatchery dumpsters.
1 BILLION more at least suffered lingering deaths from disease, malnutrition, injury, or suffocation, associated with today's factory farming practices.
ALL ANIMALS
Total number died for food: 80. billion
Average number consumed per American meat-eater: 270 per year.
Average number consumed per American lifetime: 21,000
Average and Total Numbers of Animals
Who Died to Feed Americans in 2008
Chickens
Total number died for food: 8.13 billion
(7.67 billion for meat, 458 million for eggs)
Average number killed per American meat-eater: 27.5
(26 for meat, 1.5 for eggs)
Average number consumed per American lifetime: 2,147
(2,028 for meat, 120 for eggs)
Turkeys
Total number died for food: 269 million
Average number consumed per American meat-eater: 0.91
Average number consumed per American lifetime: 71
Pigs
Total number died for food: 117.6 million
Average number consumed per American meat-eater: 0.40
Average number consumed per American lifetime: 31
Steers and Calves
Total number diedfor food: 40.8 million
Average number consumed per American meat-eater: 0.14
Average number consumed per American lifetime: 10.8
Rabbits
Total number diedfor food: 2.4 million
Average number consumed per American meat-eater: 0.009
Average number consumed per American lifetime: 0.69
Fish
Total number diedfor food: 6.5 billion
Average number consumed per American meat-eater: 22
Average number consumed per American lifetime: 1,700
Shellfish
Total number diedfor food: 64 billion
Average number consumed per American meat-eater: 218
Average number consumed per American lifetime: 17,000
ALL LAND ANIMALS
Total number died for food: 8.56 billion
Average number consumed per American meat-eater: 29
Average number consumed per American lifetime: 2,261
ALL SEA ANIMALS
Total number died for food: 71 billion
Average number consumed per American meat-eater: 240.
Average number consumed per American lifetime: 19,000
ALL ANIMALS
Total number died for food: 80. billion
Average number consumed per American meat-eater: 270 per year.
Average number consumed per American lifetime: 21,000
"These data do not include statistics on the slaughter of fish, crustaceans, rabbits, and other farmed animals for whom the USDA does not provide information " statement on USDA figures often given as 9 billion per year.
Total Excluding Horses Greyhounds lambs sheep rabbits etc
Total Animals Eaten in a 75-year humans lifetime: LAND ANIMALS.... over 37 animals per year . 2,800 animals per LIFETIME which includes 2,630 chickens and ducks, 123 turkeys, 32 pigs, 13 cows and calves, and 2 sheep. None of these figures include fish, lobster, crab, or other aquatic animals. ...which would bring the number per 1 human to...PER YEAR 270 animals. 21 000 per lifetime.
According to recently published data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and several other official sources, 59 billion animals died to feed Americans in 2009.
The average American meat eater was responsible for about 198 deaths in 2009. Over a lifetime, this amounts to 15,000 animals per meat eater.
Chickens Killed for Food in the US
- Total number died for food: 7.82 billion (7.37 billion for meat, 452 million for eggs)
- Average number died per American meat-eater: 26.2 (24.7 for meat, 1.5 for eggs)
- Average number died per American lifetime: 2,039 (1,993 for meat, 117 for eggs)
TurkeysKilled for Food in the US
- Total number died for food: 275 million
- Average number died per American meat-eater: 0.92
- Average number died per American lifetime: 72
PigsKilled for Food in the US
- Total number died for food: 118.6 million
- Average number died per American meat-eater: 0.40
- Average number died per American lifetime: 31
Steers and CalvesKilled for Food in the US
- Total number died for food: 39.7 million
- Average number died per American meat-eater: 0.13
- Average number died per American lifetime: 10.4
DucksKilled for Food in the US
- Total number died for food: 21.9 million
- Average number died per American meat-eater: 0.074
- Average number died per American lifetime: 5.7
RabbitsKilled for Food in the US
- Total number died for food: 2.4 million
- Average number died per American meat-eater: 0.009
- Average number died per American lifetime: 0.69
FishKilled for Food in the US
- Total number died for food: 12 billion
- Average number died per American meat-eater: 40
- Average number died per American lifetime: 3,100
ShellfishKilled for Food in the US
- Total number died for food: 39 billion
- Average number died per American meat-eater: 130
- Average number died per American lifetime: 10,000
Total Land AnimalsKilled for Food in the US
- Total number died for food: 8.27 billion
- Average number died per American meat-eater: 28
- Average number died per American lifetime: 2,159
Total Sea AnimalsKilled for Food in the US
- Total number died for food: 51 billion
- Average number died per American meat-eater: 170
- Average number died per American lifetime: 13,000
Total AnimalsKilled for Food in the US
- Total number died for food: 59 billion
- Average number died per American meat-eater: 198
- Average number died per American lifetime: 15,000
EGG LAYING CHICKENS all end up in PETFOOD gassed crunched to death.
“Chickpulp” website, “Chick Pulp opens up a new dimension for the efficient processing [slaughter] of spent laying hens [hens used for eggs are killed at only 1.5 to 2 years of age when their egg output declines]: “With its closed system the unit slaughters the animals as stress-free as possible and produces a mash that can be used for [livestock] feed and the petfood industry…”
Slaughtered laying hens are also used in foods like frozen chicken nuggets, canned soup,andfast food chicken sandwiches, where their badly bruised and degraded muscle tissue cannot be detected in the pulped and processed ‘meat’.
PET FOOD !Numbers of animals and sources involved...looking for 18 billion per year chicken/rabbit size animals used in petfoods in USA
USA slaughtered officially for human consumption animals per year...USA 9 BILLION Land Animals and 71 BILLION Marine Animals TOTAL 80 BILLION ANIMALS PER YEAR in USA
Total number died for food: 80. billion. Average number consumed per American meat-eater: 270 per year. Average number consumed per American lifetime: 21,000
sowere are the animals that end up in petfood ? looking to find 18 billion animals per year.
Calculations done previously on flesh/animal content in Petfood for the 200 million USA pet dogs and cats came up with equivalent number of 18 Billion animals per year in USA petfoods. Average per year per pet consumes 60 animals per year in flesh mix kibble average with a minority 20 percent pets raw feeding.
PET FOOD SPEND TREND in USA...in 30 years...a 350 percent increase !why ? .why ? PETFOOD spend has gone from 6 to 30 BILLION USD PER YEAR in 30 years !people were feeding home scraps/prepared petfood rather than buying ready madepetfood ?
I discovered only recently that a great deal of the content of PET FOOD with animal flesh content was actually taken from NON HUMAN STANDARD ANIMAL PARTS not fit for human consumption in slaughter houses etc...meaning ?the term MEAL rather than MEAT as a description of the CONTENT of the animal flesh/parts means it is ground up parts of all sorts of unidentified species of animals ! ground up carcass bones...offal unfit for humans...skin and bones ground up...sick and dead animals unfit for human consumption...etc...
so ?the numbers of animals involved are uncertain as not counted in the numbers slaughtered for human consumption official figures. Imported chickens, rabbits etc are also likely to end up in petfood animals used as well as ex race horses ex racing greyhounds ex laboratory animals maybe it is a murky unclear picture. What is clear...is no matter the QUALITY or GRADE of the MEAT/ANIMAL PARTS...the weight indicator of equivalent numbers of animals based on grams of food needs is still correct to take as a basis for calculations.
One could in fact say that with the move towards customers insisting more on QUALITY meat even FREE RANGE labelled on RAW and even KIBBLE ANIMAL FLESH content pet food...the customer is expecting high grade FLESH/MEAT in their pet food. That pets get SICK and CANCERS etc from flesh and bone based petfoods is highly likely to be due to the fact so many DISEASED SICK and OUT OF LIFE meat is used in petfood that would not pass human consumption standards.
Well without going deeper into WHERE the flesh for PETFOOD comes from...it seems clear that it certainly is not local USA produced flesh...cant be...Imported flesh seems to be a logical source of petfood meats. Maybe euthanized pet dogs and cats ex race horses ex greyhounds flesh as well...ah there are the ground alive/gassed male chicks of course... so gassed male chicks and maybe ex racing horses ex racing greyhounds and imports ? if the 17 billion USD imports of meat and poultry are taken into account that could account for the rest. The usa is the worlds biggest PORK/pig exporter I read !slaughters 116 million pigs slaughtered for human consumption...but that isn't going to make it the worlds biggest exporter of pork...unless live pigs...
Strewth !mislabelling is common for petfoods in the USA ! eeek....turns out Chicken is the most common animal flesh used...followed by pig/pork..which is the animal/flesh the most mislabelled ... goodness knows what not slaughtered but died of diseases animals are in petfood ! those don't get counted ! orratmeat ? lab animals ? or all the ex racehorses and ex racing greyhounds !
CONCLUSIONS: PETFOOD If Flesh/Animal content based is very unhealthy and unnatural.
Am I pleased I do not feed my dogs petfood of animal substance ! the numbers looking at the USA figures of slaughtered for human consumption animals and average human consumption figures indicate that petfood flesh must be sourced from dubious sources ! cruelty cases sick diseased animals not on the slaughter numbers of those slaughtered for human consumption. AND DISCARDED EUTHANISED DOGS CATS AND HORSES INCLUDED included.
we DO KNOW that 10 percent of the intended before 9 billion land animals eventually are officially slaughtered in the USA per year, 1 billion animals die before getting to slaughter as a "normal" part of death and disease accidentally due to mistreatment, ill health, transport etc. I think this number is easily increased to 20 percent 2 billion. It is the PARETO principle of 80/20 that applies to everything in business.
PET FOOD ! If Flesh/Animal content based…is using the most diseased unhealthy parts of animals in petfood cancers/tumours included. It is also sourced from the cheapest imported animal parts subject due to being PETFOOD to the lowest failed quality controls of course for human food." the QUALITY issue !
The real problem with vegetarian cat food is not that it can’t be done, it’s that it is not natural" - it must be natural to spay and neuter cats, to have them eat tuna or cows? Or perhaps using a computer and being vegan is natural for humans? The 'natural' argument has no importance at all.
As Andrew Knight, a European veterinary specialist, states, "animals need specific nutrients, not ingredients. There is no scientific reason why a diet comprised only of plant, mineral and synthetically-based ingredients cannot be formulated to meet all of the palatability, nutritional and bioavailability needs of the species for which it is intended"
USA produced slaughtered animals for humans mostly. Petfood however is another matter hey...The United States Department of Agriculture has no regulatory authority over pet food. USDA regulates meat used for human consumption under division FSIS (Food Safety Inspection Services), the agency does not officially regulate meat for pet consumption. Raw pet foods manufactured under constant USDA inspection and meat shipped to a human food manufacturing facility that also manufactures a pet food were under USDA jurisdiction during manufacture, however after they become ‘a pet food’ they no longer are responsibility of USDA.
apart from the NUMBERS of ANIMALS killed for PETFOOD involved...which is for the USA based on weight/size of chicken/rabbit size animals 18 billion chickens/rabbits per year to feed USA 200 million pet dogs and cats a 30 percent flesh/animal parts based kibble (20 pecent of the 200 million feeding 100 percent RAW make that number high....3000 animals per pet eaten if fed RAW over 1 average pet lifetime or 900 animals if fed a 30 percent animal content kibble)
There is nothing "natural" about factory farming food for pet animals. Lions / wolves do not cage and forcibly breed animals to eat.