Honey Bees
Scale: 18T to 40T
Industries: Food
Types of Use
Raised to produce honey
Species Impacted
Apis mellifera, Apis dorsata, Apis florea, and Apis cerana indica
Total Animals Impacted
18T to 40T seasonally varying population
Key Welfare Considerations
Parasites and pathogens, including fungal and bacterial infections, mite infestations, and viruses
Exposure to pesticides
Food access, including honey supplies for winter
Transportation, habitat design, and colony collapse disorder
Organizations
Further Reading and Resources
Snails
Scale: 2.9B to 7.7B
Industries: Food
Types of Use
Eaten as food
Species Impacted
Cornu aspersum, Helix pomatia, Helix lucorum, Achatina achatina, Archachatina marginata, and Achatina fulica
Total Animals Impacted
2.9B to 7.7B killed per year
Key Welfare Considerations
Slaughter - typically snails are boiled to death
Habitat and environmental design, such as lighting, humidity, and temperature
Population density on farms
Transportation
Organizations
None currently known — potentially vegan advocacy groups
Further Reading and Resources
Rethink Priorities - Snails used for human consumption: the case of meat and slime