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Humane Farm Animal Care
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Middleburg, VA 20118
Email: info@certifiedhumane.org
Call: (703)435-3883
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Posted: May 4, 2016 by HFAC
All-Canadian farming trailblazer DuBreton reaches new milestone in its commitment to being Canada’s leader in Certified Humane® pork
DuBreton Canada and North America’s #1 producer of Certified Humane® and organic pork, is proud to announce it has already raised 42,457 crate-free pigs as a part of its commitment to raising 300,000 more crate-free pigs by 2018. This commitment is helping to meet the growing consumer demand for Certified Humane® and organic pork. This …
Posted: March 21, 2016 by HFAC
Egg-cellent picks for Easter dyeing
By Sarah Shemkus, Globe Correspondent March 18, 2016 Easter, as the song says, is on its way. And when we head to the store this year to buy the necessary eggs for coloring, we will face an unparalleled array of options. As the trend toward sustainable eating has ballooned in recent years, the egg producers have …
Posted: March 8, 2016 by HFAC
Antibiotic-Free Movement Gaining Ground
By John Lovett Times Record jlovett@swtimes.com There is a hearty movement within the largest health-care and nutrition services supplier to cut antibiotics out of the food chain as part of an effort to curb what have become known as “super bugs” in the health care world. Sparks Health System in Fort Smith is one of …
Posted: March 8, 2016 by HFAC
From JamieOliver.com: How to be an ethical shopper: part two
By Daniel Nowland, February 29, 2016 In Food waste for JamieOliver.com With so much talk of sustainability, seasonality and animal welfare surrounding the food we eat, it can be overwhelming to know where to begin if we want to align the food we’re buying with our own personal values. In this second part of my article on …
Posted: January 29, 2016 by HFAC
DuBreton® is number one producer of Certified Humane® organic pork
January 26, 2016, CANADA – Two key trends are changing family mealtime in Canada: time-crunched home cooks are no longer willing to sacrifice healthy and good for quick and processed, and there is a growing movement of consumers who care about ethical food production and what we choose to eat and share with our families. …
Posted: January 20, 2016 by HFAC
Food Trends TV Dana McCauley promotes Certified Humane®
Founder of “Food Trends TV” Dana McCauley joins Toronto’s The Morning Show to discuss emerging food trends, including the growing appeal of Certified Humane® products for people who care about the treatment of farm animals raised for food.
Posted: December 29, 2015 by HFAC
Why the egg industry is scrambling to set hens free
Governments, activists and big brands like McDonald’s and Nestle are putting increased pressure on egg producers to raise their hens more sustainably by Marc Gunther, December 28, 2015, The Guardian Americans eat about 265 eggs per person per year, according to the American Egg Board, and roughly nine in 10 are laid by hens confined …
Posted: December 29, 2015 by HFAC
PETA, Certified Humane spar over Tasty Burger marketing
By Lisa M. Keefe on 12/28/2015 on meatingplace.com The Tasty Burger chain, with five locations in the Boston area, is at the center of a holiday tiff over humane handling between People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC), which audits operations and allows qualified companies to use the …
Posted: December 16, 2015 by HFAC
Economist shares observations on animal welfare labels
By Jayson Lusk, Food and Agricultural Economist, December 15, 2015 The December 2015 edition of the Food Demand Survey (FooDS) is now out. Some observations from the regular tracking questions: Compared to last month willingness-to-pay for all products, particularly beef products, was up. There was a sizable drop in the proportion of respondents who say they …
Posted: December 16, 2015 by HFAC
Montana rancher invests in life and death of bison herd
By Madison Dapcevich/Agweek December 14, 2015 LOLO, Mont. — Two days a week, Troy Westre hates his job. Walking out into his 250-acre pasture in the Bitterroot Valley in western Montana, Westre finds his herd of bison and nestles up to a 1,200-pound bull. “I get the animal sideways and shoot them right behind the …