According to data released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the total number of animals killed for food in the U.S. (not including sea life) has been steadily decreasing since 2008. The USDA projects that such deaths decreased by six percent in 2009 (from 10.3 billion in 2008 to 9.6 billion in 2009), despite the fact that the U.S. population increased by one percent in both years.
Six percent fewer deaths translate into millions of animals’ lives spared. While there is still vast work ahead of us to be done, we should take heart that the collective efforts of animal advocates, heath experts and environmentalists to fight factory farming seem to be significantly impacting the lives of farmed animals.
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