Humane Farm Animal Care
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| Founded | 2003 |
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| Type | Non-profit organization |
| Focus | Animal welfare, humane animal husbandry practices |
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Area served | USA |
Key people | Adele Douglass, Executive Director |
| Website | www |
Humane Farm Animal Care was established to promote and administer its certification and labeling program, Certified Humane Raised & Handled, for meat, dairy, eggs and poultry raised under its animal care standards in the USA. It is a non-profit organization[1] governed by a Board of Directors and retains a Scientific Committee which includes scientists and veterinarians.[2] The organization is endorsed by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.[3]
History
Both the organization and the Certified Humane Raised & Handled program were founded in 2003, by Adele Douglass.[4] In the late 1990s, Douglass had traveled to England to study a brand of farm products which advertised as derived from humanely raised animals.[5]
Mission
Humane Farm Animal Care's mission is "improving the lives of farm animals in food production from birth through slaughter." [6]
"Certified Humane Raised and Handled" program
The certification program requires the inspection of aspects of production, including raising of live animals, slaughter and the processing/packaging of animal products, to ensure the authenticity of the Certified Humane Raised & Handled label. The program provides documents detailing certification program requirements and specifications, as well as standards for animal care and slaughter.[7] The program is ISO Guide 65 accredited (the USDA is the accrediting agency in the US).[8]
References
- ^ Certified Humane - A Project of Humane Farm Animal Care
- ^ Who Is Behind Certified Humane - Certified Humane
- ^ Meat, Eggs and Dairy Label Guide | Help Farm Animals | ASPCA
- ^ The Purpose Prize.org Archived March 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Purpose Prize | Meet Adele Douglass Archived March 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Welcome to Certified Humane Raised & Handled
- ^ https://certifiedhumane.org/how-we-work/our-standards/
- ^ Reynnells, Richard D., ed. (2007). Proactive Approaches to Controversial Welfare and Ethical Concerns in Poultry Science. USDA. p. 7.