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Animal Welfare Approved
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Visit us at www.animalwelfareapproved.org
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58 years old
Washington DC
United States
Last Login: 5/14/2009
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| General | Check out our Flickr page at http://www.flickr.com/photos/26401223@N02/. | | Books | Visit
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/AnimalWelfareApprove
to see a listing of books we like and recommend. | | Heroes | Independent Family Farmers |
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| Status: | Single | | Here for: | Networking, Friends | | Zodiac Sign: | Scorpio | | Occupation: | Animal Welfare |
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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future Response to NYTimes Op-Ed
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Deadline to Comment on Subsidy Loophole!
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Animal Welfare Approved Featured in Debut of New Food Show in NYC
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Power, People, Poultry at UNC Chapel Hill
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North Carolina Hog Growers Association Members to All Become Animal Welfare Approved
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The Animal Welfare Approved program and food label promote the well-being of animals and the sustainability of humane family farms. We unite conscientious consumers with farmers who raise their animals with compassion. Animal Welfare Approved is "setting the standard for how farm animals should be taken care of," according to Robert. F. Kennedy, Jr.
Food labels are packed with information, but some words can be confusing, if not downright misleading. A dozen eggs in a carton boasting the statement "farm fresh," for example, have probably not come from anything that looks remotely like a farm. A dairy cow is far from "happy" at an industrial facility where she never grazes on pasture. And "natural" is not synonymous with "high-welfare"-in fact, the former term refers only to meat processing, not the animals' lives.
Animal Welfare Approved LabelNow there is a label with nothing to hide. We are proud of our Animal Welfare Approved standards, the most rigorous and progressive animal care requirements in the nation. Today, hundreds of participating family farms are putting each individual animal's comfort and well-being first. The program benefits all of us with the simple understanding that our own best interests are intrinsically linked to animals and the environment.
These standards seek to ensure that cattle graze on green pastures; sows can build nests before giving birth; ducks are always able to swim in clean water; and chickens can forage, dust-bathe and spread their wings. But the Animal Welfare Approved seal is not just a list of rules. It is a philosophy of respect that provides animals on the farm with the environment, housing and diet they need to engage in essential instinctive behaviors, thereby promoting physiological and psychological health and well-being.
Deconstructing the Egg Carton
http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Community-and-Po...
Animal Welfare Approved Farmer Featured on Oprah!
http://www.animalwelfareapproved.org/blog/2008/10/...
Michael Pollan asks the President Elect to reform the food system and to encourage more pasture
http://www.animalwelfareapproved.org/blog/2008/10/...
Animal Welfare Approved at Taste of Greenmarket
http://www.animalwelfareapproved.org/blog/2008/10/...
Frank Answers
http://www.animalwelfareapproved.org/blog/2008/10/...
ANIMAL WELFARE APPROVED SPONSORS THANKSGIVING DINNER FOR 700 AT FOOD BANK FOR NYC
http://www.animalwelfareapproved.org/blog/2008/10/...
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Only family farms can earn our seal. Families who own, labor on and earn a meaningful livelihood from their farms have a true commitment and connection to their animals that is lost on factory farms managed by distant, corporate owners and run by hired hands. We strive to revitalize a culture of independent family farms, in which a humane ethic can be passed on to future generations.
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