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In the US, look for the Certified Humane [1] label; Pete and Gerry's, for example. Terms like "free range" and "pasture raised" aren't regulated and aren't trus
by atombender 8y ago
In the US, look for the Certified Humane [1] label; Pete and Gerry's, for example. Terms like "free range" and "pasture raised" aren't regulated and aren't trustworthy.
Under the HFAC standard, antibiotics are forbidden, mammalian proteins in feeds are forbidden, beak trimming has strict guidelines, etc.
Note that HFAC paradoxically/disappointingly doesn't require chickens to be have range, but if the package says free range, there's a 108 sq.ft.-per-bird requirement. Pete and Gerry's eggs are marked free-range.
[1] https://certifiedhumane.org https://certifiedhumane.org