- Guide to Understanding Our Standards
- Standards and Program Definitions
- Policy Manual
- Introduction to Science and Research
- Science and Research
- Beef Cattle and Calves Standards
- Dairy Cattle and Calves Standards
- Pig Standards
- Laying Hen Standards
- Meat Chicken Standards
- Turkey Standards
- Duck Standards
- Geese Standards
- Sheep Standards
- Dairy Sheep Standards
- Goat Standards
- Dairy Goat Standards
- Bison and Calves Standards
- Rabbit Standards
- Guidelines for Working Dogs
- Slaughter Guidelines for Red Meat
- 2011 Standards Review
- Animal By-Products Statement
- OP and Non-OP Parasite Treatments
Policy Manual
Animal Welfare Approved Policy Manual
The policy and guidelines set out the processes and protocols for the fair and transparent operation of the Animal Welfare Approved program. This document will be reviewed and amended annually. In the event that a guideline or policy becomes unworkable or does not achieve its original objectives, interim consent to deviate may be granted by the program’s standards board.
Click here for Animal Welfare Approved Policy Manual (pdf)
Click here for the 2012 Policy and Guidelines Review