Humboldt Creamery Receives American Humane Association's "Free Farmed" Certification

Denver, CO – Humboldt Creamery, a family dairy farm co-operative in Northern California, has received the American Humane Association's Free Farmed certification. The Free Farmed program provides independent verification that livestock and poultry are raised humanely, in accordance with animal welfare standards set forth by American Humane.

"The farmers at Humboldt have always believed strongly in treating their animals humanely," said American Humane's president and chief executive officer, Marie Belew Wheatley. "Now, by achieving Free Farmed certification, Humboldt is bringing increased consumer awareness to its long-held methods of dairying, and the consumers are assured that the Free Farmed certified products are from animals that are raised and treated humanely."

Producers certified through American Humane's Free Farmed program must ensure that their animals have ready access to fresh water, a nutritious diet and medical care. Producers also must provide their animals with a comfortable environment that limits stress and enables them to freely express their normal behaviors. Accordingly, Humboldt's dairy cows typically roam and graze freely in open pasture for most of the year.

For more information go to www.americanhumane.org/freefarmed or www.humboldtcreamery.com.

SOURCE: Humboldt Creamery