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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