Animal Rights: The Philosophy and Moral Considerations

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1. 12 July 2026 · corrected by Emir Baycan

   2 corrections applied: Taylor et al. (2008) estimated ~115 million animals for 2005, not 192 million for 2021; fixes the internally inconsistent figure/year | The 14.5% figure is from the FAO (2013) report cited, not the IPCC

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   FAQ schema: "The IPCC attributes approximately 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions to animal agriculture, and livestock use approximately 80% of global agricultural land while providing only 20% of global calories."

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   FAQ schema corrected: "The FAO attributes approximately 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions to animal agriculture, and livestock use approximately 80% of global agricultural land while providing only 20% of global calories."

   Why: Body text already correctly reads "Approximately 115 million animals were used in scientific research globally in 2005, according to estimates by Taylor et al. (2008)" and "The FAO attributes approximately 14.5%...(FAO, 2013)" - both corrections had landed. But the FAQ schema still misattributed the 14.5% greenhouse gas figure to the IPCC instead of the FAO (the figure is from the FAO's 2013 livestock report, not an IPCC assessment). Fixed the FAQ to match the corrected body attribution. The Taylor et al. 115-million-animals figure was not mentioned at all in the FAQ, so no FAQ fix was needed for that part.

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