Animal Welfare Approved Program to Provide all Audits for American Grassfed Association Members
Animal Welfare Approved program director Andrew Gunther is pleased to announce a new partnership with the American Grassfed Association (AGA) in which Animal Welfare Approved will audit AGA members for both AGA standards and Animal Welfare Approved standards. This new…
A Healthy Debate
This past Saturday New York City's Greenmarket hosted an informational panel called "The Educated Eater" at First Presbyterian Church. I represented Animal Welfare Approved in a panel discussion on the pros and cons of using labeling as a way to…
Out and About Today in Chicago and New York
Members of our marketing and outreach team are out this weekend meeting farmers and consumers and sharing information about the Animal Welfare Approved Program. Meet Emily Lancaster and Brigid Sweeny at the First Presbyterian Church at 12th St and 5th…
Frank Answers
If you keep up with turkey trends, you've probably noticed a certain word coming up more frequently each year. Now a growing culinary trend, "heritage" turkeys were once the standard at Thanksgiving tables across the United States. With the post-war…
Go Forth and Multiply
A recent article on farm animal cloning appeared in the British Daily Mail. Following the births of eight offspring from a cloned U.S. milking cow, shoppers in the UK are outraged at the lack of information available and the absence…
Country of Origin Labeling Takes Effect Today
Spam, Still the Mystery Meat, Escapes New U.S. Food-Label Rules By Alan Bjerga and Tony C. Dreibus September 30, 2008 Bloomberg U.S. rules requiring meat and fresh produce to be labeled by national origin are falling short of lawmakers' aims,…
Animal Welfare Approved Featured in Today’s New York Times
Catherine Price wrote an article in today''s New York Times about various claims and labels that consumers find on egg cartons. Once again, Animal Welfare Approved was lauded as having the highest standards for the humane treatment of animals. She…
Animal Welfare Approved Program Lauded by the World Society for the Protection of Animals
According to the WSPA, "This program [Animal Welfare Approved] currently has the most stringent animal welfare standards and includes certain animals not covered by other programs, such as rabbits and ducks. Animal Welfare Approved requires that all animals have regular…