Animal Welfare Approved

Farmer Application - Animal Welfare Approved Program

* Required Fields

General Information

Farmer name *

Farm name

Mailing address *

City *

State *

Zip *

Website (if applicable)

Home Phone *

Cell Phone

Work Phone

Fax

E-Mail

Location of farm if different from mailing address

Size of farm (acreage) *

List other certifications/seals of approval granted to farm:

How long has your farm been in operation?

Farm Animal Information

Species and Breed(s) Raised and were they raised or purchased? *

Number of animals of each species? *

If your animals were purchased as feeder stock, where were they purchased?

If your animals were purchased as feeder stock from another farmer, would that farmer be willing to join the Animal Welfare Approved program, as required by our standards?

Describe your farming system and how long you have been operating this way:

Have you visited our website, read and understood the Animal Welfare Approved standards for the species you would like us to certify? * Yes
No

Do you believe you meet the Animal Welfare Approved standards for the species you would like us to certify? * Yes
No

If not, what changes would need to be made?

Please answer the following for:

Sheep and Lambs

Do you tail dock your lambs? Yes
No

If you castrate male rams, at what age is it done and how is it carried out?

At what age do you wean your lambs?

Beef Cattle and Calves/Dairy Cattle and Calves

If you castrate male calves, at what age is it done and how is it carried out?

Do you dehorn your cattle? Yes
No

At what age do your heifers calve for the first time?

At what age do you wean beef calves?

At what age do you stop feeding milk to dairy calves?

Pigs

Do you teeth clip or tail dock your piglets? Yes
No

If you castrate piglets, at what age is it carried out?

At what age do you wean your piglets?

Do you have range or pasture access for your pigs? Yes
No

Poultry

Do you have range or pasture access for your birds? Yes
No

If you have ducks or geese, do they have water to swim in? Yes
No

How long does it take for you to rear a meat bird (days) and to what weight do you rear them?

If you have laying hens, how old are the birds when you dispose of the flock?

Do you ever beak or bill trim birds? Yes
No

Goats

If you castrate male kids, at what age is it done and how is it carried out?

Do you de-scent male goats? Yes
No

At what age do your goats kid for the first time?

At what age do you wean kids from the doe or stop feeding milk to kids?

Bison

Do you carry out any cross breeding with your bison, for example with domestic cattle species? Yes
No

Do you have a parasite control program for your bison? Yes
No

At what age are your bison calves weaned?

Do you slaughter your bison on farm or ship them to slaughter?

Slaughter Information

Are your animals slaughtered/processed for sale? * Yes
(detail below)
No

If yes, please supply the name, location, and contact information for your slaughterhouse. If you use multiple slaughterhouses, please list the species that are slaughtered at each. If slaughter takes place on-farm, describe the method used:

*Please note that we must confirm that the slaughterhouse or on-farm facility will allow the Animal Welfare Approved program to conduct a review prior to proceeding with your application. A staff member will ask you to make the initial contact with the slaughterhouse or facility to confirm this.

Other Information

What products do you sell? *

Where do you sell your products? *

How did you learn about our program? *

If there are other farmers in your area who might be interested in learning about our program, please provide the name, phone number, and email addresses of those farmers and we will contact them with information.

Please check your preferred method of receiving requested information. Email
US Mail
Phone Call

American Grassfed Certification

*Please answer the following questions if you are also seeking certification by the American Grassfed Association, and please note, the AGA charges an annual licensing fee. Please contact AGA for details.

Are you applying to be audited for the American Grassfed Association certification? Yes
No

Have you applied for or are you an active member of the American Grassfed Association? Yes
No

Sufficient information will be shared with the AGA to confirm your active membership.

What proportion of your animals' diet (post-weaning) is made up from grass and forage?

Do you ever feed grain or grain by-products to your animals?

Have you visited the AGA website, read and understood the AGA standards? Yes
No

Do you believe you meet the AGA standards for the species you would like us to certify? Yes
No

If my farm becomes approved by the Animal Welfare Approved program, I do NOT want my farm to be publicized by the Animal Welfare Approved program in a press release or on the Animal Welfare Approved website.

Thank you for applying to be in the Animal Welfare Approved program. We will be in contact with you shortly. If you do not hear from us within a week, please contact Julie Munk at (202) 546-5292.

All information contained in this application shall remain confidential. Your email address will be added to the Animal Welfare Approved program's listserv for occasional updates and news items from the program. Your information will not be sold or traded with other organizations. You are free to unsubscribe from the listserv at any time.

Note: Your application could be delayed if any portions of this application are not answered.