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Here’s Program Director Andrew Gunther’s response:
It never ceases to amaze me the depths human beings will go to.
Footage released this week exposed downed cows being repeatedly shocked with electric prods and dragged while still alive at an auction facility in Portales, New Mexico. This [...]

Matthew Hight now runs a 20-sow farrow-to-finish operation entirely on pasture. A new consumer awareness of animal welfare and environmental issues, as well as taste, has expanded the market for high-welfare livestock and opened new niches for his business.

True to her farm name, Linda Stone raises Jersey cows in Sadieville, Kentucky. Brook-Lin Jerseys dairy was the first raw milk farm in Kentucky to be accredited by Animal Welfare Approved. Linda Stone started Brook-Lin Jerseys nearly 30 years ago, but only recently has there been a high demand for her milk.

AWA Approved farmers Doug and Heidi Brown raise laying hens in Cedar Grove, North Carolina. Their original plan was to simply have a horse farm, but Doug’s friend recommended that they get chickens to help fertilize the pasture.

Elayne Tingey at Crossroads Ranch raises Icelandic and British Soay sheep for their beautiful wool in Hailey, Idaho. Growing up, Elayne thought she would become a veterinarian, but having her sheep, ducks, mustang horses and rescue dogs on the farm has fulfilled her lifelong dream of working with animals. Elayne’s dogs are an integral part of the farm, as fiercely protective guardians of the ducks, geese and sheep.

The Parkers run a 19-acre diversified farm in Hurdle Mills, N.C. with the help of their four children: Mandi, Tiffany, Kendall and Martin. Both Renee and Randall grew up on farms, and they now farm land that has been in Randall’s family for many generations. The Parkers recently expanded their operation to include pastured Animal Welfare Approved pigs for the wholesale market.

We received this letter yesterday from a supporter of animal welfare and believe that more and more consumers are getting concerned and angry about the confusion (sometimes deliberate) around food labelling.
Dear AWA,
Thank you for your work. I have recently become even more interested in keeping my meat eating as ‘green’ as possible. I am [...]

We recently submitted this letter to the editor of the Washington Post.
Dear Editor,
In response to Annys Shin’s Thursday, June 12 article entitled “Engineering a Safer Burger,” regarding use of ammonium hydroxide to reduce health risks in ground beef:
The goal of safe food is common to us all–farmers, processors, and consumers alike. We applaud [...]

Matthew B. Alschuler wrote to us from Warren, Illinois asking for ideas on how he and his community can stop the development of a 13,000 head dairy cattle factory. Please see the website http://www.stopthemegadairy.org/index.html for information and to learn how you can help.