Facts About Animal Consumption
By kgilberg (20, F, California)

3.5 billion
The number of fur-bearing animals that are killed each year by trappers in the United States.

2.7 million
The number of animals that are harvested on United States fur farms annually.

$5 billion
The amount of U.S. tax dollars that are put towards animal experiments every year.

70 million
The number if animals that are killed in U.S. laboratories each year.

10 billion
The number of animals that are slaughtered for consumption annually in the United States.

200 million
The number of animals that are killed each year on U.S. federal land alone.

5%
The percentage of households in the U.K. that claimed in 2004 to contain at least one vegetarian family member.

6%
The percentage of households in the U.K. that contained at least one person who did not eat meat, but did eat fish, in 2004.

2.5%
The percentage of adults in the U.S. that are vegetarians, meaning they eat no meat.

2%
The percentage of children in the U.S. ages 6-17 that are vegetarians, meaning they eat no meat whatsoever.

1 in 200
The number of kids in the United States that are vegans, meaning they eat neither meat nor animal products.

20
The number of pure vegetarians who can be fed on the amount of land needed to feed 1 person consuming a meat-based diet.

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