Free Farmed Program
American Humane Association and Farm Animal Services
A Bold Step Forward in Improving the Lives of Farm Animals
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American Humane Association (AHA)
Oldest national humane organization in the US.
Founded in 1877. AHA is the only national charity dedicated to protecting both children and animals.
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Free Farmed Program
Established in September, 2000
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Free Farmed Program Mission
Improve animal welfare through the market place, not regulation or legislation.
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Free Farmed Certification Program
FFCP is a voluntary, user-fee based service available to producers and processors of animals raised for food. FFCP is designed to provide independent verification that the care and handling of livestock and poultry on enrolled farms meets the welfare standards set forth by the American Humane Association.
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What Does “Free Farmed” Mean?
Based on a highly successful program in Great Britain called “Freedom Foods” (sponsored by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). For a product to carry the Free Farmed logo, it must meet all of the farm animal welfare standards developed by AHA.
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Free Farmed Program Administrators
The program is administered by Farm Animal Services (FAS), a non-profit organization created by the American Humane Association to administer, certify and monitor the program.
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Free Farmed Program Administrators
Verification of the FAS compliance procedure is provided by the United States Department of Agriculture Agriculture Marketing Service Livestock and Seed Program.
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Animal Welfare Standards
Standards Available
Dairy Cattle Beef Cattle Laying Hens Chickens Pigs A Scientific Committee consisting of veterinarians, animal scientists and producers create and revise standards.
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Animal Welfare Standards Goals
Providing farm animals with lives that are: Free from fear and distress;
Free from pain and injury and disease; Free from hunger and thirst; Free from discomfort; Free to express normal behavior.
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Free Farmed Certification Process
Producers Requesting Service
On-Site Audits Approval Participants that meet all requirements will be issued a certificate of approval valid for 1 year.
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Certification
Certification takes the form of a Free Farmed logo that program participants may use on their farm animal products. Information about each approved supplier will be posted on the Free Farmed Internet Website at: www.FreeFarmed.org
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Free Farmed Inaugural Producers
Clover Stornetta Farms Meyer Natural Angus Beef
Egg Innovations
Phil’s Fresh Eggs
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Producer and Processors
Humanely produced farm animal products are the next significant market niche in the food industry. Consumers want to be assured that meat, dairy, eggs, and poultry they’re consuming was produced under humane conditions. 1999 survey found that 44% of consumers would pay 5% more for meat/poultry products labeled as “humanely raised.”
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Consumers
Now there’s a way to feel even better about the meals you provide - Free Farmed foods. You are assured that the products bearing the logo come from farm animals that were treated in accordance with AHA humane standards. You are making a difference…taking a stand for the humane treatment of farm animals.
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Consumers
Gives consumers the power to improve the lives of farm animals.
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Free Farmed Program
Farm Animal Services Adele Douglass, Executive Director 236 Massachusetts Avenue, NE #203 Washington, DC 20002 (202)543-2335 Telephone (202)546-3266 Fax www.FreeFarmed.org
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