Humane Farm Animal Care
Humane Farm Animal Care
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About this organization
Mission
Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC) is the leading non-profit certification organization dedicated to improving the lives of farm animals in food production from birth through slaughter. The goal of the program is to improve the lives of farm animals by driving consumer demand for kinder and more responsible farm animal practices. When you see the Certified Humane Raised and Handled® label on a product you can be assured that the food products have come from facilities that meet precise, objective standards for farm animal treatment.
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EVERY FARMER AND RANCHER PARTICIPATING IN THE CERTIFIED HUMANE PROGRAM HAD TO MODIFY THEIR OPERATIONS TO MEET THE ANIMAL CARE STANDARDS AND BE CERTIFIED. IN 2019, OVER 216 MILLION FARM ANIMALS WERE RAISED UNDER THE HUMANE FARM ANIMAL CARE (HFAC) ANIMAL CARE STANDARDS AND INSPECTED TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR STANDARDS WERE MET ON FARM THROUGH SLAUGHTER. THIS WAS MADE POSSIBLE ONLY THROUGH OUR DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS. WE HAD AN INCREASE OF 20 MILLION FARM ANIMALS RAISED UNDER THE PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, CONSUMERS HAVE BENEFITTED FROM NOT CONSUMING UNNECESSARY ANTIBIOTICS AND ANIMAL BYPRODUCTS. FARMERS HAVE ALSO BENEFITTED BY BEING SUPPORTED AND RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR SUPERIOR FARMING PRACTICES. IN 2019, 250 COMPANIES REPRESENTED MORE THAN 6,000 FARMS THAT ARE CERTIFIED HUMANE IN THE U.S., ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BAHAMAS, BRAZIL, CANADA, COLOMBIA, CHILE, COSTA RICA, INDIA, JORDAN, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NEW ZEALAND, PERU, SINGAPORE & URUGUAY. THE CERTIFIED HUMANE FARMS AND RANCHES ARE LOCATED IN 45 STATES AND 17 COUNTRIES. CONSUMERS CAN NOW FIND PRODUCTS USING THE MOBILE APP THAT HFAC LAUNCHED IN 2012. THE APP IS FREE TO DOWNLOAD AND IS SUPPORTED ON IPHONES AND ANDROID DEVICES. ADDITIONALLY, HFAC'S "WHERE TO BUY" PAGE IS MOBILE ACCESSIBLE AND AVAILABLE ONLINE. CONSUMERS ARE ALSO TAKING ACTION FOR CHANGE. ON OUR "TAKE ACTION" PAGE, HTTP://WWW.CERTIFIEDHUMANE.ORG/INDEX.PHP?PAGE=TAKE-ACTION, VOLUNTEERS CAN DOWNLOAD THE CUSTOMER REQUEST AND COMMENT CARDS, AND THEY HAVE SUCCESSFULLY TAKEN THEM TO THEIR SUPERMARKETS REQUESTING THEIR SUPERMARKETS SELL PRODUCTS THAT ARE CERTIFIED HUMANE. THERE ARE SOME THAT HAVE CIRCULATED PETITIONS TO THEIR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS TO BRING TO THEIR LOCAL SUPERMARKET REQUESTING THE SUPERMARKET CARRY CERTIFIED HUMANE PRODUCTS. WE CAN ALL BE ADVOCATES FOR FARM ANIMALS BY PURCHASING CERTIFIED HUMANE PRODUCTS AND BY UTILIZING THE TOOLS PROVIDED ON OUR WEBSITE AND THROUGH OUR NEW APP. IN ORDER TO BECOME CERTIFIED BY HFAC, FARMERS MUST MEET HFAC ANIMAL CARE STANDARDS AND PASS ANNUAL INSPECTIONS. HFAC'S ANIMAL CARE STANDARDS WERE DEVELOPED AND SUBJECT TO REGULAR REVIEW BY A VERITABLE "WHO'S WHO" OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL SCIENTISTS AND FARM-ANIMAL WELFARE EXPERTS. OUR VOLUNTARY SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF, KENNETH E. ANDERSON, PHD NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, USA MICHAEL APPLEBY, PHD WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION, USA RICHARD BLATCHFORD, PHD UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS, USA ELISABETTA CANALI, PHD UNIVERSIT DEGLI STUDI, MILAN, ITALY SYLVIE CLOUTIER, PHD ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ASSESSMENT, CANADIAN COUNCIL ON ANIMAL CARE, OTTAWA, CANADA BRENDA COE, PHD PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, USA HANS COETZEE, PHD IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, USA LUIZ DEMATTE, DVM, PHD INDUSTRIAL DIRECTOR OF KORIN LTD, AND GENERAL COORDINATOR OF MOKITI OKADA FOUNDATION, BRAZIL INMA ESTVES, PHD RESEARCH PROFESSOR, NEIKER-TECNALIA UNIVERSITY, SPAIN ANNE FANATICO, PHD APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY, USA VALENTINA FERRANTE, PHD UNIVERSITY OF MILAN, ITALY TRENT GILBERY, MS NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, USA ALAN GOLDBERG, PHD THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, USA TEMPLE GRANDIN, PHD COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, USA THOMAS G. HARTSOCK, PHD UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, USA JRG HARTUNG, DVM INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HYGIENE, WELFARE AND FARM ANIMAL BEHAVIOR UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, HANOVER, GERMANY BRITTANY HOWELL, PHD FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY, USA PAM HULLINGER, DVM, MPVM UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY, USA JOY MENCH, PHD UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS, USA SUZANNE MILLMAN, PHD IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, USA MALCOLM MITCHELL, PHD SRUC, SCOTLAND'S RURAL COLLEGE, SCOTLAND PRIYA MOTUPALLI, PHD IKEA FOOD GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE SOURCING SPECIALIST, SWEDEN RUTH NEWBERRY, PHD ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES; ADJUNCT PROFESSOR, WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, USA HUMANE FARM ANIMAL CARE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE JANUARY 2018 ABDULLAH OZEN, PHD PROFESSOR, FIRAT UNIVERSITY, ELAZIG, TURKEY EDMOND PAJOR, PHD UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA JOSE PERALTA, PHD, DVM WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCE, COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, POMONA CALIFORNIA, USA ROSANGELA POLETTO, DVM, PHD PROFESSOR, INSTITUTO FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRAZIL MARTIN POTTER, PHD ANIMAL WELFARE CONSULTANT, MEMBER OF FAWT, UK AND ADVISING MEMBER OF EIG, UK MOHAN RAJ, PHD HONORARY VISITING FELLOW, SCHOOL OF VETERINARY SCIENCES, BRISTOL UNIVERSITY, BRISTOL, UK JEAN-LOUP RAULT, PHD INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND ANIMAL WELFARE AT VETMEDUNI, VIENNA, AUSTRIA KAREN SCHWEAN-LARDNER, PHD UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA J.K. SHEARER, PHD IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, USA MARILYN M. SIMUNICH, DVM DIRECTOR, ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY, DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRIES, IDAHO STATE DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE, USA CAROLYN STULL, PHD CHAIRMAN, SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS, USA JANICE SWANSON, PHD MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, USA WILLIAM VANDRESSER, DVM RETIRED EXTENSION VETERINARIAN, USA ANDREIA DE PAULA VIEIRA, DVM, PHD ANIMAL WELFARE SCIENTIST, UNIVERSIDADE DE SO PAULO, BRAZIL DANIEL M. WEARY, PHD PROFESSOR AND NSERC INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH CHAIR, ANIMAL WELFARE PROGRAM, UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA JULIA WRATHALL, PHD DIRECTOR, FARM ANIMALS DIVISION, RSPCA, WEST SUSSEX, UK ADROALDO ZANELLA, PHD PROFESSOR, DEPT. MEDICINA VETERINRIA PREVENTIVA E SADE ANIMAL / FMVZ UNIVERSIDADE DE SO PAULO, PIRASSUNUNGA/SP, BRAZIL THE CREDIBILITY OF OUR PROGRAM RESTS WITH FARMERS AND RANCHERS MEETING THE HIGH WELFARE STANDARDS WE SET BY PASSING ANNUAL INSPECTIONS. THE PROGRAM ALSO MUST INSPECT PROCESSING PLANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SLAUGHTER OF THE ANIMALS IS HUMANE AND THE HANDLING OF THE ANIMALS BEFORE SLAUGHTER IS GENTLE. IN ADDITION, TRACEABILITY AUDITS ARE PERFORMED ON ALL PRODUCTS, ENSURING THAT EVERY PACKAGE, CARTON OR CASE THAT HAS THE CERTIFIED HUMANE LOGO ON IT CAN BE TRACED BACK TO THE FARM, BARN, FLOCK OR HERD THAT WAS INSPECTED AND CERTIFIED. HFAC CONTINUES TO BE THE ONLY ANIMAL WELFARE CERTIFICATION ORGANIZATION TO CONDUCT TRACEABILITY AUDITS. THIS REQUIRES THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF INSPECTORS. THE FIRST ARE THOSE THAT HAVE SPECIES-SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND DO THE ON FARM INSPECTIONS. THEY ARE USUALLY UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS WITH A PHD IN ANIMAL SCIENCE OR A DVM AND HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF EXPERTISE ON THE SPECIES THEY ARE INSPECTING. ADDITIONALLY, SLAUGHTER/PROCESSOR INSPECTIONS REQUIRE A DIFFERENT EXPERTISE. FOR EXAMPLE, ONLY POULTRY SCIENTISTS OR POULTRY VETERINARIANS WOULD BE CONSIDERED TO INSPECT POULTRY ON THE FARM. EVEN WITH COWS, SCIENTISTS OR VETERINARIANS WITH EXPERIENCE IN DAIRY COWS HAVE DIFFERENT EXPERTISE THAN THOSE WITH BEEF CATTLE EXPERIENCE. THESE INSPECTORS ARE SPECIALLY TRAINED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT TO LOOK FOR DURING THE SLAUGHTER PROCESS AND HOW TO RECOGNIZE INSENSIBILITY AND CAREFUL HANDLING TECHNIQUES. FINALLY, THE TRACEABILITY AUDITORS UNDERSTAND HOW TO LOOK FOR SEPARATION AND SEGREGATION OF PRODUCTS, HOW TO DO IN/OUT AUDITS TO MAKE SURE THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCT THAT COMES IN IS THE SAME AMOUNT THAT GOES OUT, AND THAT NON-CERTIFIED PRODUCT DOES NOT END UP IN PACKAGES WITH THE CERTIFIED HUMANE SEAL. WITH EVERY PRODUCER WHO AGREES TO ABIDE BY HUMANE FARM ANIMAL CARE'S, ANIMAL CARE STANDARDS, THOUSANDS MORE ANIMALS BENEFIT, AND MANY MORE FARMERS HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE THAT THEY, TOO, CAN CHANGE THE WAY THEY RAISE ANIMALS WITHOUT FEARING FOR THEIR BOTTOM LINE. FUNDING RECEIVED HAS HELPED HFAC BRING MANY SMALL FARMS, WHOSE INSPECTION FEES ARE WAIVED, INTO OUR PROGRAM. OUR PROGRAM MANUAL DESCRIBES THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS THAT QUALIFY A FARM FOR THE "SMALL FARM EXEMPTION." IF A FARM MEETS THAT CRITERIA, HFAC WAIVES THESE FEES IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT EVERY PRODUCER THAT IS WILLING TO MAKE AND SUSTAIN THE CHANGES NECESSARY TO BECOME CERTIFIED HUMANE CAN DO SO - NO MATTER HOW SMALL. ALL FARMS AND PROCESSING PLANTS ARE INSPECTED ANNUALLY TO VERIFY THAT THEY ARE MEETING ALL THE REQUIREMENTS AS DESCRIBED IN OUR ANIMAL CARE STANDARDS. (THE STANDARDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD BY CONSUMERS AND PRODUCERS ALIKE FROM OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.CERTIFIEDHUMANE.ORG). HFAC HAS CREATED AN INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROCESSES THAT MEET THE HIGHEST INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR A CERTIFICATION BODY. THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE CERTIFIED HUMANE PROGRAM ARE THE RESULT OF A COMMITTED STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, SUPPORTERS, AS GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC AND FOUNDATIONS, AND LOYAL CONSUMER WHO REQUEST AND SHOP FOR CERTIFIED HUMANE PRODUCTS.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's aim, as stated in the filing, is “To improve the lives of farm animals by creating humane standards for farm animals and certifying the animals humane treatment.”.
When referring to its actions, they were outlined as: “To improve the lives of farm animals by creating humane standards for farm animals and certifying the animals humane treatment.”.
- The non-profit has complied with legal obligations by reporting their state of operation as VA.
- The non-profit's address in 2020 is noted in the filing as PO BOX 82, MIDDLEBURG, VA, 20118.
- The non-profit's form for 2020 reports a total of 9 employees.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $661,766.
- The salary policy for the CEO of the organization is established through a review and approval by an impartial party.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 9 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2003.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $545,664 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $84,207 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has a business related organization transaction.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.