This graphic depicts levels of meat consumption by country. It was compiled by The Economist, based off of 2007 data from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation. Of the 177 countries for which data is available, people ate the most meat in Luxembourg, followed by the United States.

This study monitored 15 passageways under or around highways and roadways located near Los Angeles, California. The study found that a variety of species used these passageways to cross roads. Even though these passageways were not built expressly for use by wildlife, they were utilized, supporting the idea that building passageways, and fencing around highways to direct animals to those passageways, will be beneficial and help animals avoid being hit by cars.

This study found that dairy farms are as (or more) likely to be responsible for smog in the Los Angeles basin in California. The study measured nitrate emissions in the air in May 2010 and found that cars generate 62 metric tons of ammonia each day while ammonia emissions from dairy farms in the area range from between 33 and 176 metric tons per day. The authors conclude that addressing emissions from dairy farms would have the larger impact on smog in the basin.

This report is an in-depth examination of the effects of shrimp farming in Bangladesh. The study focuses on the deleterious effects on the human laborers in the industry and the environment.

This study, conducted by Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, concludes that fecal contamination is common in chicken products in US grocery stores. Chicken products were sampled from 25 brands of chicken, from 15 major grocery store chains, in 10 US cities. The samples were sent to an independent lab which found that 48% of the samples tested positive for E. Coli.

To test the efficacy of animal models in developing treatments to human ailments, this study conducts a systematic review of the published studies addressing treatments for six human ailments. The authors compared the outcomes in the animal experiments to the outcomes in human trials and found them to be similar for only half of the conditions. In three of the conditions outcomes for the human and animal models were similar, though in some cases there was evidence of publication bias. In three of the conditions, the results between human and animal models varied.

This report, by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), consolidates and discusses a wide variety of information about whales, which is useful for conservation efforts. This includes information on whale populations, current threats to whales, and what protections whales currently have. The IFAW then outlines a series of recommendations for the future protection and preservation of whale populations.

This report summarizes results from Wave 5 of the Animal Tracker annual survey of U.S. adults regarding attitudes and behavior toward animals. The first survey (Wave 1, 2008) included 16 questions; five of these questions were asked again in 2009 (Wave 2) and in the current wave (Wave 5, 2012). In summary, the most recent survey finds that while there is generally a high level of support for the animal protection movement and concern for animals in various situations, it has been declining over time. US adults are also devoting less attention to animal protection issues than in previous years and are more likely to feel that the current legal protections for animals are adequate.