Gryphon Ranch, a 469-acre cattle ranch in the Pinal mountains of Globe, Arizona, operated by Jim and Carol Ptak, is now part of Humane Farm Animal Care’s Certified Humane program. The couple got their start in cattle farming in 2011 when their 101-acre hay farm in Washington state had leftover hay from the previous season. “At …

Roberto Le-Fort and Dolores Howard operate Le-Fort’s Organic Crops, a Certified Humane® farm, in Creston, California, near the city of San Luis Obispo in the Central Coast region of California. Their organic farm grows vegetables, fruits and herbs and raises free-range chickens, some of which are heritage breeds, for their eggs. Raised in Chile on his …

In a recent online article, Daniel Nowland for JamieOliver.com offers some tips on how to be an ethical shopper and, as a strong supporter of Certified Humane®, explains what to look for when buying animal products. Here’s some of what he writes: “With so much talk of sustainability, seasonality and animal welfare surrounding the food we …

The main issue: force-feeding of ducks or geese to fatten their liver Foie gras, the fattened liver of a duck or goose, has become a controversial food, even for meat eaters, because of the way it is produced. With rare exceptions, foie gras production involves a process called gavage—the French term for the force-feeding of …