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.
From Animal Liberation Victoria. An estimated 90 -100 million tons of fish are killed by humans every year. Can you imagine how many trillions of individual lives that staggering figure represents? Some people may find it difficult to empathize with fish, or to grasp that they feel pain and distress much as we do.