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Posted: September 30, 2014 by Adele Douglass

Certified Humane® free app that allows consumers to geo-locate products at nearby retailers expands to Canada, Brazil and Peru

HERNDON, VA, September 25 2014 – Humane Farm Animal Care,(HFAC) the leading international non-profit certification organization improving the lives of farm animals in food production, announced today that consumers in Brazil and Peru can now find Certified Humane® products in their supermarkets. The increased presence of Certified Humane® products in supermarkets in the US, Canada, …

Posted: September 15, 2014 by Adele Douglass

Promise of research being funded to eliminate inhumane culling of male chicks in the poultry-breeding industry

One of the current standard practices of poultry breeding companies that supply egg-laying hens to the egg farming industry is the way breeders of laying hens eliminate male chicks. This is a global issue. Some of the methods used for disposal of male chicks are: High Speed Maceration, Carbon Dioxide (gas) they are the most …

Posted: February 4, 2014 by Certified Humane®

Stiebrs Farms

Stiebrs Farms – Yelm, Washington Nestled in the heart of Yelm, Washington, Stiebrs Farms is a proud third-generation family farm dedicated to producing the highest-quality eggs with care and integrity. What began in 1953 with just 100 hens and a simple vision of providing wholesome, fresh eggs to local families has grown into a thriving, …

Posted: February 4, 2014 by Certified Humane®

Summerhill Dairy

Summerhill Goat Dairy, located in Hanford, California has recently joined the Humane Farm Animal Care program as a newly Certified Humane® producer. Founded by John and Anneke de Jong in 1999, Summerhill was originally located in Southern California. Both John and Anneke grew up on family-run dairy farms, and originally had little knowledge about raising …

Posted: November 19, 2013 by Certified Humane