Animal Welfare Approved, Animal Welfare Approved (AWA)

The Animal Welfare Approved program is a nonprofit, charitable organization that administers the Animal Welfare Approved label. This label verifies that participating farms are prioritizing each individual animal’s comfort and well-being by allowing them to live in the most natural state possible. The certification identifies specific standards for beef and dairy cattle, bison, sheep, goats, pigs, chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese and verifies that animals have been raised on pasture or range on a farm without dual production.