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Certified Humane® Recommended on the Dr. Oz Show 12 Jun 2013 | 03:03 am
Certified Humane® was recently recommended on the Dr. Oz show. Dr. Oz discussed the latest studies on antibiotic resistance in meat along with his guests, Heather White, Executive Director of the Envi...
Untitled 9 Apr 2013 | 11:45 pm
We often ask our supporters to request that their supermarkets carry Certified Humane® products. We know this may seem like a small action, but one person’s efforts can truly make a difference. We’re ...
HFAC Celebrates Ten Years of Improving the Lives of Farm Animals 21 Feb 2013 | 02:42 am
In the late 1990’s and early part of this new century, as I worked in Congress and lobbied Congress on animal issues, it was clear that farm animal welfare was a huge issue and not being addressed by ...
Finally, the milk producers are following our lead 7 Aug 2012 | 01:36 am
One of the most egregious welfare issues in dairy production is the practice of tail docking. The practice of tail docking started in New Zealand in the 1980’s and soon spread to North America. The re...
Help us get Fresh Direct to Carry Certified Humane® products! 25 Jul 2012 | 04:13 am
We’ve received some exciting news from one of our supporters. She recently contacted FreshDirect, an online grocery company that delivers groceries in the New York City area, and asked them to carry ...
Dairy Cows need your help… 11 May 2012 | 04:49 am
Look carefully in the dairy area of your supermarkets and you are likely to see many different egg products that are Certified Humane®. Being Certified Humane® is a badge of honor for farmers and t...
We have revised our Animal Care Standards for Beef Cattle and Dairy Cows 22 Mar 2012 | 07:23 am
For many years, we have worked with our farmers and ranchers to identify practical ways to reduce the stress and sometimes pain that beef cattle and dairy cows experience after routine husbandry pract...
A Cage is a Cage 6 Aug 2011 | 09:13 am
There has been a lot of discussion in the news lately about the “enriched” cages (also known as “colony,” “furnished” or “modified” cages) as being a good alternative housing system for laying hens. ...
Subject: Do you believe our government should protect our food supply? If you do, read further… 18 Jun 2011 | 11:39 am
Protecting our food supply consists of methods of inspection and testing not only what we grow and slaughter and ship from state to state, here at home, it’s also about inspecting and testing the food...
Subject: Do you believe our government should protect our food supply? If you do, read further… 18 Jun 2011 | 07:39 am
On the 16th of June, the House Appropriations passed legislation by a 217-203 vote that would eliminate the necessary funds for the FDA to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act. And cut funding ...
