Shortened Lifespan of Farm and Fur Animals

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Shortened Lifespan of Farm and Fur Animals

All numbers in the chart indicate years, unless noted.

Animal	Potential Lifespan	For Clothes or Food
Alligator	30-50	3-4
Bear	25-30	3-5
Beaver	15-20	5-7
Camel	40	5 or under
Cat	15-20	1-3
Cattle, dairy cow	25-30	4-7
Cattle, beef	25-30	1-2
Cattle, veal	25-30	3-16 weeks
Chicken, eggs	15	1-2
Chicken, meat	15	6 weeks
Chinchilla	10-15	8 months
Deer	25	1.5-2.5
Dog	10-20	1-3
Duck, meat	15	7 weeks
Duck, foie gras/down	15	11-28 weeks
Fox	10-15	8 months
Frog	15	3
Goat	10-15	4-8 months
Goose, meat	15	7 weeks
Goose, foie gras/down	15	11-28 weeks
Horse	25-30	5-6
Kangaroo	20-30	2
Lobster	50	6-10
Mink	3	8 months
Ostrich	70	10-14 months
Pig	6-10	3-6 months
Rabbit	10-13	2-7 months
Raccoon	10	2
Seal	19	10 days-5 years
Sea Otter	23	Birth-5 years
Sheep, fur or wool	8-13	Fetus-5 years
Sheep, mutton	8-13	1-3
Skunk	7	1-2
Snake	20-30	3-4
Tuna	25	1-2
Turkey	15	3-6 months
Turtle	50-100	30
Wolf	10-16	2
Yak	20-25	3-5
Zebra	20-25	5

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