Average and Total Numbers of Animals Who Died to Feed Americans in 2008
A Meat and Dairy Industries Article from All-Creatures.org

FROM

UPC United Poultry Concerns
October 2009

Chickens

• Total number died for food: 8.13 billion (7.67 billion for meat, 458 million for eggs)
• Average number killed per American meat-eater: 27.5 (26 for meat, 1.5 for eggs)
• Average number consumed per American lifetime: 2,147 (2,028 for meat, 120 for eggs)

Turkeys

• Total number died for food: 269 million
• Average number consumed per American meat-eater: 0.91
• Average number consumed per American lifetime: 71

Pigs

• Total number died for food: 117.6 million
• Average number consumed per American meat-eater: 0.40
• Average number consumed per American lifetime: 31

Steers and Calves

• Total number died for food: 40.8 million
• Average number consumed per American meat-eater: 0.14
• Average number consumed per American lifetime: 10.8

Rabbits

• Total number died for food: 2.4 million
• Average number consumed per American meat-eater: 0.009
• Average number consumed per American lifetime: 0.69

Fish

• Total number died for food: 6.5 billion
• Average number consumed per American meat-eater: 22
• Average number consumed per American lifetime: 1,700

Shellfish

• Total number died for food: 64 billion
• Average number consumed per American meat-eater: 218
• Average number consumed per American lifetime: 17,000

All Land Animals

• Total number died for food: 8.56 billion
• Average number consumed per American meat-eater: 29
• Average number consumed per American lifetime: 2,261

All Sea Animals

• Total number died for food: 71 billion
• Average number consumed per American meat-eater: 240
• Average number consumed per American lifetime: 19,000

All Animals

• Total number died for food: 80 billion
• Average number consumed per American meat-eater: 270
• Average number consumed per American lifetime: 21,000

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