The fishing industry also has devastating effects on our planet.
40% FARMED FISH AFFECTED BY SEA LICE.
1,412 DAYS OF SUFFERING FROM EATING FISH.
1.3 BILLION FARM RAISED FISH IN THE U.S.
Commercial fishing is cruelty to animals on a colossal scale, killing nearly a trillion animals worldwide every year. Ships the size of football fields use techniques such as longlining and gill nets.
In longlining, ships unreel up to 50 miles of line, each with hundreds of thousands of baited hooks. Gill nets, which range from 300 feet to seven miles in length, create large walls of nets that fish are unable to see. They inadvertently swim into them and many will suffocate or bleed to death.
Chickens are arguably the most abused animals on the planet
It’s estimated that there are more than 50 billion chickens raised for meat in the world each year.
That works out to about 136 million chickens killed each day worldwide.
Approximately 8 billion chickens are eaten in the US every year.
In other words, American consumers eat over 21.9M chickens a day! This number may take some readers by surprise.
Giving birds a helping hand this Uttarayan
