Because of Chef Oliver’s recommendation of Certified Humane® there are two new Certified Humane® chicken producers in Canada:  Blue Goose Pure Foods in Ontario and Sunrise Farms in British Columbia.

Chef Jamie Oliver recommended the Certified Humane® program to Sobeys after his team visited many farms and ranches on the Certified Humane® program in the US and Canada, including duBreton, which has been Certified Humane® for over ten years, and Aspen Ridge Natural Beef, which has been Certified Humane® for two years.

Humane Farm Animal Care® (HFAC), the leading non-profit certification organization improving the lives of farm animals in food production, announced today that four of their Certified Humane® producers have been chosen as the only meat suppliers to Sobeys “Better Food For All” program.

Nearly 10,000 stores in all 50 states and Canada carry products that are Certified Humane. When you see this label, you know the animals were raised according to strict standards: no crates, cages, or tie-stalls, and the animals were allowed enough space to exhibit their natural behaviors.  Read more here about Humane Farm Animal Care, which administers the Certified Humane label — it’s one of 4 organizations in the U.S. that certify meat for humane treatment.

“We appreciate the leadership by example demonstrated by Redwood Hill Farm as advocates for Humane Farm Animal Care. They have made it a priority to meet Certified Humane Raised & Handled® standards for their Redwood Hill Farm goat dairy line as well as their lactose free cow dairy line, Green Valley Organics®,” said Adele Douglass, Chief Executive Officer of Humane Farm Animal Care. “Jennifer has been one of our biggest supporters, even providing counsel as we created Certified Humane Raised & Handled® standards, as one of the world’s foremost experts on goats.”