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1 A Consumer's Guide to Food Labels and Animal Welfare [i] (2012)

handle is hein.animal/cgfolpg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: a consurrer's guide to Food Label s and Animal Welfare t if ied Label s Defined by a formal set of publicly available animal care standards. Compliance is verified on the farm by third-party audit. ,,,- Anrmal Welfare Approved Features highest standards for animal welfare of any humane food certification program Requires access to pasture or range for all animals Beak cuttingof poultry and tail dockingof pigs and cattle are prohibited, while pain relief is required for removal of horn buds of cattle Producers must be family farmers ~Certified Organic All animals must be given outdoor access, but access is not defined and vegetation is not required for poultry and pigs Ruminants (cattle, sheep, goats) must have access to pasture Pain relief is not required for physical alterations such as removal of horns and dockingof tails The level of animal welfare can vary widely among participating producers fCertified Humane Access to the outdoors is not required for meat birds, egg- laying hens, or pigs, but indoor environmental enrichment must be provided for these animals Feedlots are permitted for beef production Beak cuttingof hens and turkeys and tail docking of pigs are allowed under certain circumstances Food Alliance Certified Access to the outdoors is not Y-' required for all animals Animals may be subjected to most physical alterations, including beak cuttingand tail docking without pain relief No standards for treatment of animals at slaughter ~American Grassfed Certified Requires continuous access to pasture and a diet of 100% forage (no grain) Feedlots are prohibited Pain relief is not required for physical alterations such as removal of horns and dockingof tails No standards for treatment of breeding animals, animals duringtransport, or at slaughter E' !bi Vk

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