Mammals
Birds
Aquatics
Reptiles/Amphibians
Fun Facts
100
The most common small pet in the US.

What is a rabbit?

100
The most common pet bird in the US.
What is a parakeet (or budgie)?
100

Myth or Fact: Captive dolphins help with public education.

What is Myth? Education from captive dolphins give minimal knowledge to the public as they act based off of stress in most captive circumstances. 

100

The amount of pet reptile owners that fail to meet at least 1 husbandry need.

What is 85%?

100

The federal law signed in 1966 to set a minimum standards for care and treatment of certain animals used for research, exhibition, commercial sale, and transport.

What is the Animal Welfare Act?

200

The number of tigers kept in captivity against animal welfare within the US. 

What is 5-7k?

200

The biggest driving factor on wild bird population loss.

What is habitat loss?

200

Captive dolphins and orcas are this many times smaller than they would be in the wild.

What is 200,000 times?

200

The light that is required for many reptiles for vitamin D3 synthesis on their skin.

What is UV light?

200

The continent with the highest standards for animal welfare.

What is Europe?

300

The number of adopted cats and dogs in the US in 2025.

What is 4.2 million?

300

The physical difference between wild and domesticated bred birds.

What is color?

300

Human noise pollution has dropped the communication of this organism by 90%.

What are blue whales?

300

The most common germ carried by reptiles and amphibians.

What is salmonella?

300

The five freedoms for animals.

What is freedom from hunger and thirst, freedom from discomfort, freedom from pain or injury, freedom to express normal behavior, freedom from fear or distress?

400

There are 10,000 captive animals of this species in the US, making it have more of its population in captivity than in the wild.

What are tigers?

400

The 2/3 main ethical issues of pet bird keeping.

What is welfare of the bird, autonomy and freedom of the bird, justice for each action involving respect for the principle of fairness?

400

This organism is not legally recognized by the AWA as an "animal" in laboratories and is not required to use anesthetics.

What is cephalopods (like octopi)?

400

In California, this amphibian can be used for jumping competitions but if it dies is illegal to eat.

What are frogs?

400

The century of the first animal protection law.

What is the 1600s?

500

According to PETA, the percentage of animals in laboratories in the US (like rats and mice) that aren't protected by animal welfare laws like the AWA (Animal Welfare Act).

What is 99%?

500

The most common animal welfare issue with domestic pet birds.

What is the ability to express normal behaviors (long, unrestricted flight)?

500

Around 80% of this organism is captured to be pets, using sodium cyanide as a stunning technique that damages environments and is deadly to the organisms in the long run.

What are exotic saltwater fish?

500

The common condition in reptiles caused from inadequate UVB lighting or vitamin imbalances, that shows signs with soft/rubbery bones.

What is a calcium deficiency (Metabolic Bone Disease)?

500

The most common cause of animal cruelty in the US.

What is neglect?