Alison’s Family Farms of Marshville, NC, has received approval from Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC) to use the “Certified Humane” label on its natural air-chilled fresh chickens.
Alison’s was certified to use the label on its natural turkeys in 2005.
Since HFAC’s program was unveiled in May 2003, more than 55 companies have been certified. The “Certified Humane Raised and Handled” label assures consumers that a meat, poultry, egg or dairy product has been produced according to HFAC’s precise standards for humane farm animal treatment. Animals must receive a nutritious diet without antibiotics or hormones and must be raised with shelter, resting areas and space sufficient to support natural behavior.
Alison’s Family Farms raises its chickens on an all-vegetable diet and its flocks have access to the outdoors. Its turkeys and chickens are sold in retail stores from New England to Florida, including Balducci’s, Hannaford Bros., Earth Fare, Greenlife, Home Economist, Kash n’ Karry and Albertson’s. For more information, visit www.alisonsfamilyfarms.com.
HFAC’s Animal Care Standards were developed by a veritable “Who’s Who” of national and international animal scientists and farm-animal welfare experts. Producer compliance with the HFAC standards is verified through annual on-site visits by HFAC’s third-party inspectors.
HFAC is a national nonprofit organization supported by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), regional and local animal protection organizations, foundations and individuals. More information can be found at HFAC’s website, www.certifiedhumane.org.
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P.O. Box 727, Herndon, Virginia 20172 – (703) 435-3883
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Contact: Michele Wells, Humane Farm Animal Care – (303) 417-0696
Alison’s Family Farms Chickens to use “Certified Humane” Label
Posted: October 17, 2006 by Certified Humane
Alison’s Family Farms of Marshville, NC, has received approval from Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC) to use the “Certified Humane” label on its natural air-chilled fresh chickens.
Alison’s was certified to use the label on its natural turkeys in 2005.
Since HFAC’s program was unveiled in May 2003, more than 55 companies have been certified. The “Certified Humane Raised and Handled” label assures consumers that a meat, poultry, egg or dairy product has been produced according to HFAC’s precise standards for humane farm animal treatment. Animals must receive a nutritious diet without antibiotics or hormones and must be raised with shelter, resting areas and space sufficient to support natural behavior.
Alison’s Family Farms raises its chickens on an all-vegetable diet and its flocks have access to the outdoors. Its turkeys and chickens are sold in retail stores from New England to Florida, including Balducci’s, Hannaford Bros., Earth Fare, Greenlife, Home Economist, Kash n’ Karry and Albertson’s. For more information, visit www.alisonsfamilyfarms.com.
HFAC’s Animal Care Standards were developed by a veritable “Who’s Who” of national and international animal scientists and farm-animal welfare experts. Producer compliance with the HFAC standards is verified through annual on-site visits by HFAC’s third-party inspectors.
HFAC is a national nonprofit organization supported by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), regional and local animal protection organizations, foundations and individuals. More information can be found at HFAC’s website, www.certifiedhumane.org.
News from Humane Farm Animal Care
P.O. Box 727, Herndon, Virginia 20172 – (703) 435-3883
For Immediate Release
Contact: Michele Wells, Humane Farm Animal Care – (303) 417-0696
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