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Holy Cow Grass-Fed Beef – Wapato, Washington

Janelle and Roy Moses raise Certified Humane® grass-fed beef on a 128-acre farm in Wapato, Washington. Their family farm, Holy Cow Grass-Fed Beef, has 180 cattle and is operated solely by the couple and “some good neighbors who help us out a few times a year.” “When I call to my cows, they all turn around …

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. …

Creekstone Farms Natural Black Angus Beef becomes Certified Humane®

Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC), the leading international non-profit certification organization improving the lives of millions of farm animals in food production by inspecting and certifying their humane treatment, announced this week that Creekstone Farms in Arkansas City, Kansas, achieved Certified Humane® certification for their Natural Black Angus Beef. Founded in 1995, Creekstone Farms decided …

Does PETA have the right to determine what’s “humane” considering their view on animals?

By Adele Douglass, Executive Director for Humane Farm Animal Care I don’t think you can stand in the way of progress for farm animals, euthanize more dogs and cats than other animal shelters, and still call yourself a “humane” organization. The PETA animal shelter in Norfolk, Va., euthanizes dogs and cats in far greater numbers than does other …

Sir Kensington’s condiments become Certified Humane®

(HERNDON, VA, USA) January 7, 2015 – Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC), the leading international non-profit certification organization improving the lives of millions of farm animals in food production, announced today that Lancaster Fine Foods in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, achieved Certified Humane® certification for a brand produced in their facility: Sir Kensington’s Mayonnaise. According to Lancaster …

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 …

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 …

Certified Humane ranks #1 in Food Demand Survey

Jayson Lusk, food and agricultural economist, recently reported on the December 2015 edition of the Food Demand Survey (FooDS), which tracks consumer preferences and sentiments on the safety, quality, and price of food at home and away from home with particular focus on meat demand. One of the questions added this month dealt with “consumer perceptions …

All natural? How Thanksgiving shoppers can decipher turkey labels

Hadley Malcolm, USA TODAY   Shopping for a Thanksgiving turkey has become a moral and emotional brain puzzle. Consumers are left deciphering the disparate claims stamped on packages at the grocery store, wondering which version of “free” meat is the best option: cage-free, free-range, antibiotic-free. And what about natural? Is that different from organic? Just how humane is humanely …