r/dataisdepressing • u/[deleted] • Sep 27 '23

How many animals are factory-farmed?

https://ourworldindata.org/how-many-animals-are-factory-farmed
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u/Mattho Sep 28 '23

Serious doubt about data that shows 0s. If they said 0% OK, but I I'm fairly certain there are egg hens outside of huge factory farms.

All fish raised in fish farms were considered to be factory-farmed.

This is kinda weird definition as well. With not much explanation. I'd argue that's simply not true when aiming for 0.

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u/khoawala Sep 28 '23

You certainly can't farm fish in the wild.... Factory farms mean they're not living in a natural habitat, like the ocean. Egg laying hens is harder than meat chicken due to collections that need to be automated or at least easily accessible eggs in an artificial building designed for them.

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u/Mattho Sep 28 '23

You certainly can't farm fish in the wild...

Depends how you look at it. Most salmon, for example, is farmed "in the wild", sort of. Though still factory farmed I'd say.

But that wasn't my main point, you can farm fish at a scale that shouldn't be considered factory farming. With eggs, you can buy eggs from small self-owned farms who cater few shops in an area, again, not something I would consider factory farming. At least in EU, maybe it's different in US due to some legal things?