“The Extent of Animal Suffering” by Björn Ólafsson

The extent of animal suffering at the hands of humans is truly not comprehensible. The extent of human suffering alone is still nearly impossible to process—not to mention animal lives, who exist in far larger numbers than humans due to the intensification of industrial animal agriculture. At Faunalytics, we help the animal movement make informed decisions to improve their advocacy—we believe that many in the EA movement may find our research and data helpful to get a solid framework in understanding the animal welfare problems we are dealing with. So, let's jump into the numbers. In 2022, 82,624,694,782 (82+ billion) land animals were slaughtered, a number that has consistently been rising throughout the last several decades. This data is driven in part by small-bodied animals, like chickens, ducks, and other birds, who need to be killed in far higher numbers than most mammals—that's why they cannot even be [...] The original text contained 2 images which were described by AI. --- First published: October 7th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/M6xd4oEFBtBhEZ2Kd/the-extent-of-animal-suffering --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.