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For an organization like Faunalytics, case studies help us understand how advocates use our research and services in practice, and what we can learn from their experiences to improve the support we provide. In this case study, we wanted to understand how All Animals Thailand...

Foie gras is French for “fatty liver.” To make it, producers force-feed ducks or geese through a tube. The birds, who endure this for 12 to 15 days before being slaughtered, develop livers seven to 10 times their normal size. Critics cite a range of welfare harms tied to this process. These include pain and injury from the feeding tube, breathing and mobility problems...

Humans are prone to holding conflicting beliefs about the welfare of animals. Humans often support compassionate and humane treatment of some animal species but not others. Further complicating this picture, these beliefs often change from person to person, or from culture to culture, where people will defend practices that harm animals if those practices are viewed as cultur...

Translocation, or moving animals to start or boost a population, is a common conservation method with variable success. Success is usually measured by survival and reproduction, which overlooks the welfare of both the moved animals and the ones already living there.

The white-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) is the U.K.’s only native crayfish spe...

Each month, our Faunalytics Index provides a round-up of data, statistics, and facts gleaned from the most recent research we’ve covered in our library. Our aim is to give you a quick overview of some of the most eye-catching and informative bits of data that could help you be more effective in your advocacy for animals.

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