The sign at the entrance to Hunter’s Head Tavern in Upperville says, “Good Food Served Here.” Now the three-year-old English-style pub can boast that it is the first restaurant in the United States to receive the “Certified Humane Raised and Handled” label for the beef stew, shepherd’s pie, pork barbecue sandwich and other meat and poultry dishes on its menu.

While Hunter’s Head Tavern is the first restaurant to receive the Certified Humane designation, Ayrshire Farms is one of about 15 farms and producers across the country that has received the designation under the program, which began last year.

It’s trite but true: You have to ask for what you want. Particularly at the supermarket.

Stores in the Washington, D.C., area are being encouraged to stock products bearing the new “Certified Humane” label.

Despite farmers’ arguments that the costs associated with updating farms to meet the new standards will drive up retail meat prices, consumer demand has begun to affect big business.

The Humane Society of the United States says it hopes consumers buying turkeys for Thanksgiving will look for the “Certified Humane” label on the birds that was launched earlier this year.

Part of the Fast Food series – Adele Douglass of Humane Farm Animal Care was interviewed in this the final part of the series.

Consumers shopping for meat from animals raised under humane conditions now have more options as Meyer Natural Angus becomes the first national beef supplier to receive certification to use the “Certified Humane Raised and Handled” label.

Certified Humane Raised and Handled is a new product labeling and certification program aimed at consumers that is getting national press attention.

They still end up on a Thanksgiving table. But the turkeys at the Organic Bread Basket in Winnipeg have enjoyed a better, if not longer, life than most.