Global estimates of captive vertebrate numbers

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1	Sources can be seen here:		https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/pT7AYJdaRp6ZdYfny/estimates-of-global-captive-vertebrate-numbers										https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/pT7AYJdaRp6ZdYfny/estimates-of-global-captive-vertebrate-numbers
2	Group of animals	Estimate scope	Overlaps with other categories?	# alive at any moment				# slaughtered/bred/used annually					Taxonomy	Primary purpose	Other purposes	How long it would take to commemorate every 10,000 of animals alive at any time with one second of silence		How long it would take to commemorate every 10,000 of animals slaughtered/bred/used annually with one second of silence
3				Lower bound	Upper bound	Uncertainty	Source	Lower bound	Upper bound	Usage	Uncertainty	Source				Lower bound	Upper bound	Lower bound	Upper bound

4	Fish farmed for food (excludes fish stocking)	World	No	102.8B	102.8B	High		111.1B	111.1B	slaughtered	High		Fish	Food		4 months	4 months	4.3 months	4.3 months
5	Fish farmed for food who die before reaching the slaughter age	World	No					15B	1000B	die before slaughter	High		Fish	Food				17.4 days	3.2 years
6	All chickens	World	Yes	23.7B	23.7B	Low	FAOSTAT	68.8B	68.8B	slaughtered	Low	FAOSTAT	Bird	Food		27.4 days	27.4 days	2.7 months	2.7 months
7	Meat chickens / broilers (excluding meat chicken mothers and fathers)	World	Yes	9.5B	16.2B	Low							Bird	Food		11 days	18.8 days
8	Chickens in the egg industry (excluding meat chicken mothers and fathers)	World	Yes	6.8B	9.9B	Low							Bird	Food		7.9 days	11.5 days
9	Meat chicken mothers	World	Yes	350M	600M	Moderate							Bird	Food		9.7 hours	16.7 hours
10	Meat chicken fathers	World	Yes	40M	70M	Very high							Bird	Food		1.1 hours	1.9 hours
11	Male chicks from the egg industry slaughtered at a very young age	World	Yes					3B	8B	slaughtered	Moderate		Bird	Food				3.5 days	9.3 days
12	Fish farmed to be released into the wild (fish stocking)	World	No	800M	65B	High		35B	150B	released	High		Fish	Food	Entertainment, conservation	22.2 hours	2.5 months	1.4 months	5.8 months
13	Fish farmed to be used as a live bait by recreational fishers in the U.S. (baitfish)	U.S.	No	1B	7B	Very high		1B	7B	raised	Moderate		Fish	Entertainment		1.2 days	8.1 days	1.2 days	8.1 days
14	Cattle	World	Only with "Cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, rabbits and hares transported live between countries"	1.5B	1.5B	Low	FAOSTAT	302M	302M	slaughtered	Low	FAOSTAT	Mammal	Food	Leather, Working	1.7 days	1.7 days	8.4 hours	8.4 hours
15	Sheep	World	Only with "Cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, rabbits and hares transported live between countries"	1.2B	1.2B	Low	FAOSTAT	574M	574M	slaughtered	Low	FAOSTAT	Mammal	Food	Wool, leather	1.4 days	1.4 days	15.9 hours	15.9 hours
16	Ducks	World	Yes	1.1B	1.1B	Moderate	FAOSTAT	3.0B	3.0B	slaughtered	Low	FAOSTAT	Bird	Food	Feathers	1.3 days	1.3 days	3.5 days	3.5 days
17	Goats	World	Only with "Cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, rabbits and hares transported live between countries"	1.0B	1.0B	Low	FAOSTAT	479M	479M	slaughtered	Low	FAOSTAT	Mammal	Food	Wool, leather	1.2 days	1.2 days	13.3 hours	13.3 hours
18	Pigs	World	Only with "Cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, rabbits and hares transported live between countries"	978M	978M	Low	FAOSTAT	1.5B	1.5B	slaughtered	Low	FAOSTAT	Mammal	Food	Leather	1.1 days	1.1 days	1.7 days	1.7 days
19	Chinese softshell turtles farmed in China	China	No	250M	2.1B	High		180M	900M	slaughtered	High		Reptile	Food	Medicine, pet	6.9 hours	2.4 days	5 hours	1 days
20	Quail	World	Probably with "Egg-laying birds (other than “hen”)	400M	550M	Very high		1.5B	2.5B	slaughtered	Very high		Bird	Food
21	Turkeys	World	No	467M	467M	Moderate	FAOSTAT	656M	656M	slaughtered	Moderate	FAOSTAT	Bird	Food		13 hours	13 hours	18.2 hours	18.2 hours
22	Geese and guinea fowls	World	Yes	365M	365M	Moderate	FAOSTAT	691M	691M	slaughtered	Moderate	FAOSTAT	Bird	Food	Feathers	10.2 hours	10.2 hours	19.2 hours	19.2 hours
23	Rabbits and hares	World	Only with "Cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, rabbits and hares transported live between countries"	308M	308M	Low	FAOSTAT	922M	922M	slaughtered	Low	FAOSTAT	Mammal	Food	Fur	8.6 hours	8.6 hours	1.1 days	1.1 days
24	Farmed frogs	World	No	120M	2.6B	High		290M	1B	slaughtered	High		Amphibian	Food		3.3 hours	3 days	8.1 hours	1.2 days
25	Egg-laying birds (other than “hen”, may include ducks and guinea fowl) (FAOSTAT)	World	Yes?	236M	236M	High	FAOSTAT					FAOSTAT	Bird	Food		6.5 hours	6.5 hours
26	Buffaloes	World	Yes, with "Working animals"	207M	207M	Low	FAOSTAT	28M	28M	slaughtered	Low	FAOSTAT	Mammal	Food	Leather, working	5.7 hours	5.7 hours	46 min	46 min
27	Working animals (most of them seem to be included in the FAOSTAT figures above)	World	Yes, with FAOSTAT numbers	200M	300M	Very high							Mammal	Working		5.6 hours	8.3 hours
28	Rodents farmed for pet snake food	World	No	3M	350M	Very high		160M	2.1B	slaughtered or fed alive	High		Mammal	Pet		5 min	9.7 hours	4.4 hours	2.4 days
29	Animals used for research and research–related purposes	World	No?					100M		used (not necessarily killed)	Very high		Various	Other				2.8 hours
30	Minks, foxes and racoon dogs farmed primarily for fur	World	No	45M	45M	High		100M	100M	slaughtered	Moderate		Mammal	Clothing		1.3 hours	1.3 hours	2.8 hours	2.8 hours
31	Wild-caught anchovies in tightened purse seine nets	World	No	15M	187M	Very high		174B	1312B	caught	Moderate		Fish	Food		25 min	5.2 hours	6.7 months	4.2 years
32	Wild-caught herring, cod, whiting, sole, dab and plaice suffocating in the air after being landed	World	No	700K	49M	Very high		30B	102B	caught	Moderate		Fish	Food		1 min	1.4 hours	1.2 months	3.9 months
33	Ornamental/aquarium fish traded alive between countries (sources described in the section on pets)	World	Yes					1B	2B	traded	Very high		Fish	Pet	Entertainment			1.2 days	2.3 days
34	Farmed feeder fish for pets and other captive animals	Lower bound is based on a single U.S. farm	No					100M		sold	High		Fish	Pet	Entertainment			2.8 hours
35	Chickens transported between countries alive	World	Yes, with various chicken categories					1.9B	1.9B	transported	Moderate	FAOSTAT	Bird	Food				2.2 days	2.2 days
36	Cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, rabbits and hares transported live between countries	World	Yes					81M	81M	transported	Moderate	FAOSTAT	Mammal	Food				2.3 hours	2.3 hours
37	Cleaner fish	World	No					50M	90M	used	Moderate		Fish	Food				1.4 hours	2.5 hours
38	Eels trafficked from Europe	Europe	No					30M	350M	trafficked	Very high		Fish	Food				50 min	9.7 hours
39	Farmed birds released to be hunted in the UK (game farming)	UK, U.S. and South Africa	No					45M	80M	released	High		Various	Entertainment				1.3 hours	2.2 hours
40	Birds of unspecified species slaughtered for meat (FAOSTAT)	World	Unknown				FAOSTAT	52M		slaughtered	Very high	FAOSTAT	Bird	Food				1.5 hours
41	Dogs and cats killed for meat and fur	World	No					40M	40M	slaughtered	Very high		Mammal	Food	Fur, traditional medicine			1.1 hours	1.1 hours
42	Rodents farmed for consumption	World	No?	19M		Very high	FAOSTAT	71M		slaughtered	Very high	FAOSTAT	Mammal	Food		32 min		2 hours
43	Horses (FAOSTAT)	World	Yes	58M	58M	High	FAOSTAT	5M	5M	slaughtered	High	FAOSTAT	Mammal	Working	Entertainment, Food	1.6 hours	1.6 hours	8 min	8 min
44	Horses kept for recreation, competition, and racing (U.S. only)	U.S.	Yes	5.5M	5.5M	High							Mammal	Entertainment		9 min	9 min
45	Thoroughbred racehorses	World	Yes, with "Horses" and "Horses kept for recreation, competition, and racing"	1M	1M	Very high		110K		bred	Moderate		Mammal	Entertainment		2 min	2 min	11 sec
46	Asses	World	Yes, with "Working animals"	50M	50M	High	FAOSTAT	3M	3M	slaughtered	High	FAOSTAT	Mammal	Working	Food	1.4 hours	1.4 hours	4 min	4 min
47	Camels	World	Yes, with "Working animals"	36M	36M	High	FAOSTAT	4M	4M	slaughtered	High	FAOSTAT	Mammal	Working	Food, hair	59 min	59 min	6 min	6 min
48	Camelids, other (probably mostly llamas and alpacas)	World	No?	9M	9M	High	FAOSTAT	962K	962K	slaughtered	High	FAOSTAT	Mammal			15 min	15 min	2 min	2 min
49	Mules	World	Yes, with "Working animals"	9M	9M	Very high	FAOSTAT	282K	282K	slaughtered	High	FAOSTAT	Mammal	Working		14 min	14 min	28 sec	28 sec
50	Pigeons, other birds	World	No?	29M	29M	Very high	FAOSTAT					FAOSTAT	Bird	Food		48 min	48 min
51	Sturgeons farmed for caviar	World	No	1M	15M	High							Fish	Food		2 min	25 min
52	Birds used for foie gras	World	Yes, with "Birds used for foie gras", "Ducks", "Geese and guinea fowls"	11M	19M	High		45M	64M	slaughtered	Moderate		Bird	Food		18 min	32 min	1.3 hours	1.8 hours
53	Birds in force-feeding period for foie gras	World	Yes, with "Birds used for foie gras", "Ducks", "Geese and guinea fowls"	1.4M	2.3M	Very high							Bird	Food		2 min	4 min
54	Dogs and cats who enter U.S. pet shelters	U.S.	No					6.5M	6.5M	taken in	Moderate		Mammal	Other				11 min	11 min
55	Dogs raised in puppy mills in the U.S. and the UK	U.S., UK, and Australia	Yes, with pets					2.8M	2.8M	sold	Very high		Mammal	Pet				5 min	5 min
56	Animals dissected in classrooms in the U.S.	U.S.	No?					6M	12M	dissected	High		Various	Other				10 min	20 min
57	Farmed turtles in the U.S.	U.S.	No					1.6M	1.6M	slaughtered	Moderate		Reptile	Food				3 min	3 min
58	Birds and mammals in zoos	World	No	500K	10M	Very high							Various	Entertainment		50 sec	17 min
59	Farmed snakes	World	No	6M		Very high							Reptile	Food	Leather, medicine	10 min
60	Farmed chinese giant salamanders	World	No	4M		Very high							Amphibian	Food		7 min
61	Farmed deer	World	No	1M	2M	High							Mammal	Food		2 min	3 min
62	Farmed crocodiles and alligators	Lower bound is based on Thailand	No	1.2M		Very high		1.3M	1.3M	slaughtered	Very high		Reptile	Food	Leather, other	2 min		2 min	2 min
63	Bullfighting	World	No						250K	killed	Moderate		Mammal	Entertainment					25 sec
64	Greyhounds bred for racing	World	No					48K		bred	High		Mammal	Entertainment				5 sec
65	Asian elephants used for tourism rides and performances	World	No	16K	16K	Very high							Mammal	Entertainment		2 sec	2 sec
66	Farmed lions and tigers	World	No	12K	25K	High							Mammal	Traditional medicine	Entertainment	1 sec	3 sec
67	Bears farmed for bile	World	No	10K	20K	Very high							Mammal	Traditional medicine		1 sec	2 sec
68	Circus animals in Europe	Europe	No		10K	Moderate							Various	Entertainment			1 sec
69	Macaques used for performances	World	No					3K	3K	taken from the wild	Very high		Mammal	Entertainment				300 milliseconds	300 milliseconds
70	Civets farmed for musk	World	No	3K	3K	Very high							Mammal	Other		300 milliseconds	300 milliseconds
71	Bottlenose dolphins used for entertainment	World	No	2K		Very high							Mammal	Entertainment		160 milliseconds
72	Pet Fish	53 countries which account for about 70% of the world’s human population (Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, USA, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam)	No	660M	660M	Very high	Euromonitor						Fish	Pet		18.3 hours	18.3 hours
73	Pet Dogs	53 countries which account for about 70% of the world’s human population (Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, USA, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam)	No	500M	500M	Moderate	Euromonitor						Mammal	Pet		13.9 hours	13.9 hours
74	Pet Cats	53 countries which account for about 70% of the world’s human population (Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, USA, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam)	No	395M	395M	Moderate	Euromonitor						Mammal	Pet		11 hours	11 hours
75	Pet Birds	53 countries which account for about 70% of the world’s human population (Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, USA, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam)	No	199M	199M	High	Euromonitor						Bird	Pet		5.5 hours	5.5 hours
76	Pet Small Mammals	53 countries which account for about 70% of the world’s human population (Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, USA, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam)	No	51M	51M	High	Euromonitor						Mammal	Pet		1.4 hours	1.4 hours
77	Pet Reptiles	53 countries which account for about 70% of the world’s human population (Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, USA, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam)	No	23M	23M	High	Euromonitor						Reptile	Pet		39 min	39 min
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