As consumers, we’re all paying more attention to labels and claims on the food and products we buy. We study ingredient labels for words we can’t pronounce, or artificial ingredients…
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We’re in the midst of barbecue season, which means that hot dogs will be on the menu for many of you. Whether you choose pork, beef, turkey or chicken hot…
Global Animal Partnership (G.A.P.) prides itself on being at the forefront of animal welfare, and we are excited to announce that we’re creating a farmed salmon welfare standard! With this…
Ever wonder what it takes to raise a turkey? G.A.P.’s standards cover all aspects of farm and flock management, including making sure that young stock are well looked after. Our…
A few months ago, we wrote about the #polarvortex. Now, we are in the midst of the dog days of summer, and staying cool is what’s on most of our…
G.A.P. is excited to announce the formation of our international Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC). Though G.A.P. has always worked closely with the scientific community, we felt it was imperative to…
G.A.P.’s farm animal welfare standards include the maintenance of vegetative cover for our Outdoor Access (Step 3), Pasture Raised (Step 4), Animal Centered (Step 5), and Life on Farm (Step…
“Pig” of the Litter If you’ve been following the #GAPFarmLife blog series, you would have learned that for a turkey farmer, ‘litter’ means ‘bedding’. But for a pig farmer, the…
Part of good farm animal welfare is ensuring standards apply to the entire lifecycle of the animal. Today, we’re going to cover lambing – the sheep world’s equivalent to birthing….
The term “litter” is literally littered throughout GAP’s turkey standards – but what is litter and why is it so important? In poultry farming, when you…
