Peru is a marginally adequate performer under the VACI.
Peru slaughters around 22.1 land-based animals per person / year, which is significantly higher than the global average of 9.7. The country’s dependency on farm animals is also high, with around 6.3 farm animals per person (compared with a global average of around 4). Factory farming is prevalent, particularly in poultry production.
The Peruvian diet contains a relatively low proportion of animal products, with around 30.9% of the average Peruvian’s diet being made up of land-based animal protein (compared with a global average of 35.2%). This equates to each person consuming around 21.4g of land-based animal protein per day (compared with a global average of 26.7g). Peruvians consume the lowest proportion of meat amongst the countries surveyed from the Americas.
Peru was given a “D” under the Animal Protection Index (API), and is a poor performer under the Sanctioning Cruelty category. Peru has basic animal welfare protections that are inadequate and poorly enforced. For example, the legislation permits bull and cock-fighting, and does not protect wild animals (other than those in captivity). Learn more about the quality of Peru’s legislative protections on the API here.