Animal Welfare Approved

Animal Welfare Approved (AWA) is a standard for farm animal welfare - the basic premise is that animals must be able to behave naturally and be in a state of physical and psychological well-being. The standard:

requires animals to be raised on pasture or range
prohibits dual production
awards approval only to family farmers
charges no fees to participating farmers
incorporates comprehensive standards for high welfare farming

AWA standards have been developed in collaboration with scientists, veterinarians, researchers, and farmers across the globe to maximize practicable, high-welfare farm management. AWA’s standards incorporate best practice and recent research and have been adopted only after rigorous review.

Learn more: Animal Welfare Approved website

Conformity assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

Conformity with Animal Welfare Approved's standard is verified by an independent organization (third party).

Certification / registration required

Applicants are certified against the ecolabels’s criteria before using the label

Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?

Name

A Greener World

Member of

Unknown

Type

Non-profit

Also manages

None.

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Ecolabel development | How were the standards for this ecolabel developed?

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Conformity Assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

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Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?