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The Animal Welfare Institute's Humane Husbandry Standards for Pigs
are
followed by over 200 farms in the American Midwest. The farmers
who adhere to these Standards are helping AWI to demonstrate that
animals raised for food are sentient creatures capable of enjoying their
lives. Pigs are very social animals with learning capabilities
similar to dogs. AWI's Husbandry Standards take the natural
behavior of pigs into account. Farmers find that by allowing pigs
to behave naturally they raise healthier animals.
If every consumer demands that animals raised for food are treated humanly, animal factories could not exist. You can make a difference! Choose food from humane family farms instead of animal factories. The independent family farmers who follow the AWI Husbandry Standards for Pigs market through the Niman Ranch Company. Niman Ranch products are available at natural food stores including Fresh Fields in the Mid-Atlantic Region, Harry's Farmers Markets in Atlanta, and Trader Joe's, as well as through Williams and Sonoma catalogs, over the internet, and at hundreds of restaurants throughout the U.S. |
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Each farm is a family farm.
Piglets are able to play while staying in close proximity to their mother. |
Sows are able to fulfill their instinctive drive to build a nest in which to deliver their piglets |
