Faunalytics Index – October 2025 - Faunalytics
This month’s Faunalytics Index provides facts and stats about hammerhead shark fishing, the impact of playtime on cat hunting behavior, air pollution from industrial animal farms, and more.| Faunalytics
Despite adoption through a rescue or shelter being a highly ethical route in finding an animal companion, BIPOC-identifying individuals risk facing discrimination and rejection along the way. How can we make adoption a more empathetic and equitable experience? The post Adoption Without Adversity: BIPOC Experiences In Companion Animal Acquisition appeared first on Faunalytics.| Faunalytics
Bearded dragons in enriched housing were more active and less anxious than those in standard, barren conditions, indicating improved welfare. The post Complex Environments Offer Welfare Gains For Bearded Dragons appeared first on Faunalytics.| Faunalytics
This month’s Faunalytics Index provides facts and stats about hammerhead shark fishing, the impact of playtime on cat hunting behavior, air pollution from industrial animal farms, and more.| Faunalytics
This month’s Faunalytics Index provides facts and stats about quail farming, gaps in global conservation funding, app-based veg*n challenges, and more.| Faunalytics
When it comes to the exotic pet trade, news stories emphasize animal welfare, while peer-reviewed research addresses it from multiple angles — conservation in particular.| Faunalytics
This study examines how foster environments and socialization practices influence kitten fear responses, providing essential knowledge for improving adoption success and long-term feline welfare.| Faunalytics
Millions of companion animals in the U.S. aren’t receiving the care they need — and the consequences can be devastating.| Faunalytics
Can large language models harm animals? The novel Animal Harm Benchmark uncovers biases and blind spots in how these models talk about animals.| Faunalytics
Molt: To cast or shed the feathers, skin, or the like, that will be replaced by a new growth. In snakes, molting refers to “shedding the skin”. In birds, the replacement of all or some of a bird’s feathers is called a molt. Molting is affected by a number of factors, including an animal’s age, sex, reproductive status, and environmental effects.| Grapes
