ASPCA Supports Farm Animal Welfare Certification Guide
The ASPCA and Vermont Law School’s Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS) are doing their part to help farmers raising animals—as well as food companies, restaurant owners and chefs sourcing animal products - understand welfare certification programs and their potential benefits through a Farm Animal Welfare Certification Guide.
The guide provides detailed descriptions and comparisons of three standards—Animal Welfare Approved, Certified Humane® and Global Animal Partnership—along with six candid farmer case studies, which offer a look at the experiences of welfare-certified farmers from across the country.
Finally, the guide identifies different private, federal and state funding opportunities available to farmers who are investing in animal welfare certification...