With Thanksgiving just around the corner, we wanted to explain the difference between a turkey raised in a factory farm and a turkey raised Certified Humane®. In factory farms, turkeys are so overcrowded, they often climb onto each other’s backs to get away from each other. Their talons tear into each other, causing pain and …
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 …
We’ve received a lot of questions concerning the USDA’s plan that affects poultry slaughter negatively- for animals and for human health. Since the USDA planned to implement their controversial plan, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand requested a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the USDA’s plan. The plan was based on flawed data from a …
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What’s the difference between a factory farm turkey and a Certified Humane® turkey?
Posted: November 21, 2016 by HFAC
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, we wanted to explain the difference between a turkey raised in a factory farm and a turkey raised Certified Humane®. In factory farms, turkeys are so overcrowded, they often climb onto each other’s backs to get away from each other. Their talons tear into each other, causing pain and …
Category: Blog Tags: Certified Humane, Factory farming, Thanksgiving, turkey
All natural? How Thanksgiving shoppers can decipher turkey labels
Posted: November 18, 2015 by HFAC
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 …
Category: news Tags: Certified Humane, labels, Thanksgiving, turkey
Stop the USDA from implementing their poultry slaughter plan
Posted: October 31, 2013 by Certified Humane
We’ve received a lot of questions concerning the USDA’s plan that affects poultry slaughter negatively- for animals and for human health. Since the USDA planned to implement their controversial plan, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand requested a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the USDA’s plan. The plan was based on flawed data from a …
Category: Blog Tags: chickens, health, poultry, slaughter, turkey, USDA