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I’m wondering how many fish, birds, and mammals get eaten by non-humans every day. I wouldn’t be surprised if that number is less than the number of animals hum

I’m wondering how many fish, birds, and mammals get eaten by non-humans every day. I wouldn’t be surprised if that number is less than the number of animals humans slaughter. Like, I’ve heard that there are more chickens alive right now than all other birds combined. I think it’s a similar thing for pets and livestock when it comes to mammals.

mahogany 3y ago
As to the second half of your comment, you may be interested in this (mammal and bird biomass estimates): https://ourworldindata.org/wild-mammals-birds-biomass https://ourworldindata.org/wild-mammals-birds-biomass
jeppebemad 3y ago
I would assume that the majority of the animals that humans kill are kept in captivity and therefore not exposed to other animals. Since this breeding/captivity is happening at a staggering scale, my second assumption is that animals have absolutely no way of keeping up with humans. I would also like to see the numbers of kills by non-humans too! I’m quite appalled actually, seeing it laid out like this, and I eat my share of chicken and fish.. Edit: typo
myshpa 3y ago
> I’m wondering how many fish, birds, and mammals get eaten by non-humans every day https://xkcd.com/1338/ https://xkcd.com/1338/ https://ourworldindata.org/wild-mammals-birds-biomass https://ourworldindata.org/wild-mammals-birds-biomass > I wouldn’t be surprised if that number is less than the number of animals humans slaughter https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/our-global-food-system-primary-driver-biodiversity-loss https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/our-glob... Our global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26231772/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26231772/ Biodiversity conservation: The key is reducing meat consumption > Like, I’ve heard that there are more chickens alive right now than all other birds combined https://ourworldindata.org/wild-mammals-birds-biomass#global-poultry-weighs-more-than-twice-that-of-wild-birds https://ourworldindata.org/wild-mammals-birds-biomass#global... We have twice as much poultry by weight as wild birds. > We have twice as much poultry by weight as wild birds. https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/the-truth-about-cats-and-dogs-environmental-impact https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/the-truth-about-cats-and-... In a paper published today in the journal PLOS One, Okin says he found that cats and dogs are responsible for 25 to 30 percent of the environmental impact of meat consumption in the United States. If Americans’ 163 million Fidos and Felixes comprised a separate country, their fluffy nation would rank fifth in global meat consumption

mahogany 3y ago

As to the second half of your comment, you may be interested in this (mammal and bird biomass estimates): https://ourworldindata.org/wild-mammals-birds-biomass https://ourworldindata.org/wild-mammals-birds-biomass

jeppebemad 3y ago

I would assume that the majority of the animals that humans kill are kept in captivity and therefore not exposed to other animals. Since this breeding/captivity is happening at a staggering scale, my second assumption is that animals have absolutely no way of keeping up with humans. I would also like to see the numbers of kills by non-humans too! I’m quite appalled actually, seeing it laid out like this, and I eat my share of chicken and fish.. Edit: typo

myshpa 3y ago

> I’m wondering how many fish, birds, and mammals get eaten by non-humans every day https://xkcd.com/1338/ https://xkcd.com/1338/ https://ourworldindata.org/wild-mammals-birds-biomass https://ourworldindata.org/wild-mammals-birds-biomass > I wouldn’t be surprised if that number is less than the number of animals humans slaughter https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/our-global-food-system-primary-driver-biodiversity-loss https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/our-glob... Our global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26231772/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26231772/ Biodiversity conservation: The key is reducing meat consumption > Like, I’ve heard that there are more chickens alive right now than all other birds combined https://ourworldindata.org/wild-mammals-birds-biomass#global-poultry-weighs-more-than-twice-that-of-wild-birds https://ourworldindata.org/wild-mammals-birds-biomass#global... We have twice as much poultry by weight as wild birds. > We have twice as much poultry by weight as wild birds. https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/the-truth-about-cats-and-dogs-environmental-impact https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/the-truth-about-cats-and-... In a paper published today in the journal PLOS One, Okin says he found that cats and dogs are responsible for 25 to 30 percent of the environmental impact of meat consumption in the United States. If Americans’ 163 million Fidos and Felixes comprised a separate country, their fluffy nation would rank fifth in global meat consumption