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Did you know that animal liberation groups and activists attack animal rights and animal welfare groups all the time?

Working on farm animal issues is perhaps the most difficult of all animal welfare work. That’s because there are animal liberation activists who often attack groups like ours daily. Every morning, I open hate emails that call me a “murderer” and tell me that the only way to be humane is to become a vegan. …

Want to be sure your chicken REALLY is humanely-raised?

Did you hear the news? This week, one of the nation’s largest poultry companies was forced to remove their “humanely-raised” label from their chicken products. Under their current program, they used current industry practices to base their claim. As you know, that could never happen under Humane Farm Animal Care’s (HFAC) Certified Humane® program. Since …

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 …

Truth in labeling

Many years ago I learned that the best defense is a good offense… When I started the program, there were producers who would say they would not be on our program because our standards weren’t high enough… I would ask, “What standards specifically are you referring to?”  They would not respond.  The reason they would …

Does Certified Humane® have “free range” requirements?

We’ve recently been receiving inquiries about whether or not there is a “free range” requirement for animals in the Certified Humane® program.  We think it’s important to explain what our standards are and the reasoning behind them. The purpose of this program is to improve the lives of farm animals being raised for food.  Our …