- 70% of animal abusers also have records of other crimes
- 3 to 4 million young, healthy and adoptable cats and dogs are euthanized every year in shelters
- Scientist estimate that 100 species of animals go extinct every single day
- 71 % of domestic violence victims report that their abusers also targeted their animal.
- According to the FBI, cruelty to animals is a common trait of serial rapists and murderers. Serial killers often start out by killing and torturing animals as children.

- 250,000 bulls die every year in bullfighting
- Many states do not include livestock in their cruelty laws
- 17 to 22 million animals are tested on every year
- 496 animal species are endangered in the US
- 9 billion chickens and 112 million pigs are killed for food in the US every year
- 18 red foxes are killed to make one fox fur coat and 55 minks are killed to make one mink coat
- Elephants who perform in circuses are often kept in chains for as long as 23 hours a day from the time they are babies
- Tens of thousands of horses are slaughtered each year to be used for horsemeat in Europe and Asia.
- In 2010, there were more farm animals living in the U.S. than there were humans on earth.
- 5% of animal cruelty cases involve dogs
- The Greyhound Protection League estimates that more than 1 million unwanted racing greyhounds have been culled (killed) by the industry since the 1930s.
- Almost half of all antibiotics in the U.S. end up in animal feed. Milk-fed veal contains as much as 500 times the legal tolerance levels of antibiotics.
- Kid goats are boiled alive to make gloves.
- Kangaroos are slaughtered by the millions every year; their skins are considered prime material for soccer shoes.
- During Canada's annual commercial seal slaughter, as many as 300,000 seals are shot or bludgeoned.
- Animals caught in traps can suffer for days before succumbing to exposure, shock, or attacks by predators.