The visible portion of the 13-foot-tall (4-meter-tall) Christmas tree isn't ancient, but its root system has been growing for 9,550 years, according to a team led by Leif Kullman, professor at UmeÃ¥ University's department of ecology and environmental science in Sweden. Enlarge Photo.
Here are the facts: 1  More than 100 million animals are reported killed by hunters each year.  The vast majority of species that are hunted -- waterfowl, upland birds, mourning doves, squirrels, raccoons, rabbits, crows, coyotes, etc. -- provide minimal sustenance and do not require population control.
The total number of animals killed in British slaughterhouses in 2003 was approximately 900 million. This included 9.35 million pigs, nearly 15 million sheep, 28 million turkeys, 20 million ducks, over 850 million chickens and 2.25 million cattle. This equates to 2.4 million animals slaughtered every day; 100,000 an hour; 1600 per minute and 26 every second *2.