Cage-free means chickens are not kept in battery cages, and so can roam around in a barn. This sounds great, but chickens in factory farms are packed in tightly, often unable to move around, and are not guaranteed enrichments to ensure their well-being. Laying hens in the Certified Humane program are raised under a set …

When we launched Humane Farm Animal Care and the Certified Humane® program in 2003, our mission involved motivating farmers to adopt our Humane Standards of Care – and encouraging consumers to support those farmers by shopping for the Certified Humane® label. Just 14 years later, we are seeing the impact that educated and ethical shoppers …

(HERNDON, VA, US) – August 30, 2016 – Niman Ranch in Denver, Colorado, and its more than 720 independent family farms and ranches throughout the Midwest, Pacific Northwest, and mid-Atlantic regions, is the newest company to join Humane Farm Animal Care’s (HFAC) Certified Humane® program. Beginning September 1, 2016, all of Niman Ranch’s pork, beef, …

MIDDLEBURG, Va., March 31, 2019 Three Southeast Asian farms have earned Certified Humane® designation from Humane Farm Animal (HFAC) the leading international nonprofit certification program whose mission is to improve the lives of farm animals in food production. The farms are in Malaysia and Singapore: Toh Thye San Farm, from Johor, Malaysia has certified its …