New Directory of Humane Products Available Online

As consumer demand grows for products from animals raised with  high-welfare standards, Animal Welfare Approved (AWA) has launched an Online Directory of AWA farms and AWA farmers' products across the country. From beef to bison, milk to cheese, chicken to sheep, this directory is the go-to search engine to find the most humane products available in the United States.

AWA standards were developed in collaboration with scientists, veterinarians, researchers, and farmers across the globe to maximize practicable, high-welfare farm management. The standards incorporate best practice and recent research with the basic premise that animals must be able to behave naturally and be in a state of physical and psychological well-being. The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) lauded AWA's welfare standards for two years running as being the most stringent in the U. S.

With AWA farms now in 42 states as well as Canada, the products are becoming more readily available.  With sustainable, high-welfare farms growing in number, sustainable farming is losing its quaint, niche persona, said Andrew Gunther, AWA program director. "Each week we receive countless requests from consumers who want to know where they can find AWA products. Our online directory will make it easier for people to find products from farms where animal welfare and the environment really do come first."

The directory includes listings for AWA farms, farmers' markets, restaurants, grocery stores and online shopping sources.

The listing is available at AWA.