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RECEIPTS
References for the data used on this website
FOCUS ON FOOD PAGE
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> Dairy page
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> Eggs page
Farm Transparency Project
Voiceless Institute
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> Pigs Page
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> Chicken, Turkey & Ducks Page
Number of animals slaughtered 2022: www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/agriculture/livestock-products-australia/
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> FOCUS ON FIBRE PAGE
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Dairy
HOW PRODUCING MILK AND CHEESE IMPACTS ANIMALS
Most people aren't aware that cows don't produce milk unless they have a baby to produce it for. Cows in the dairy industry are routinely artificially inseminated, carry their calf for nine months, give birth and then usually, within the first day afterwards, the calf is removed so that the mother's milk can be harvested for humans. Male calves will never produce milk and are considered waste products of dairy production, typically sent to slaughter in the first five days of their life.
Eggs
HOW PRODUCING EGGS IMPACTS ANIMALS
Modern egg-laying hens have been selectively bred to lay up to 300 eggs in their first year of production. This is an increase from the 12-15 eggs they would have laid, one a year in spring before human intervention. As male chicks will never lay eggs, they are considered waste products and killed the day that they hatch.
PORK & BACON
HOW THE PRODUCTION OF PORK AND BACON IMPACTS ANIMALS
Pigs are incredibly intelligent, sensitive animals, in fact, they've been proven to be as clever as a four-year-old child even smarter than dogs. 95% of pork and bacon products produced in Australia come from pigs who are intensively farmed. Even those who are bred or raised on free-range properties often end up at the same slaughterhouses, killed well before their natural lifespan is reached.
CHICKEN, TURKEYS AND DUCKS
HOW BIRDS ARE IMPACTED BY FOOD PRODUCTION
Today's ducks, chickens and turkeys raised for meat are a far cry from the birds they were even 20 years ago. Selective breeding over many decades has resulted in 'meat' birds that grow incredibly large and incredibly quickly, creating an immense amount of suffering in the process, regardless of how the birds are housed.
LIFESPANS
Typical lifespans of animals used in food production
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