Carol,
ablout all I know is what they have listed on their site.
I first heard of AWI over a year ago-- maybe 2 years--
think I was near graduation at the time...
it seems like agood idea-- unfortuneately, one person's
view of humane is another's view of 'filthy', if you
understand my drift
We buy exclusively, this label of branded beef.
http://www.paintedhillsnaturalbeef.com/
This beef is extraordinary in its flavor, and the ethic behind raising
it is well documented on the website. It not only includes humane
handling, but also emphasizes local inputs, and a foodshed that
I recently was approached by an organization called Animal Welfare
Institute and I would like to ask if any of you know, or have
experience with, this organization. Their Web site is at
http://www.awionline.org/farm/fivefreedoms.htm.
I'm particularly interested in one of their new programs
Carol,
I have some experience with this group in the realm of biomedical
research. I have always considered the AWI a part of the animal rights
movement. Frankly, though, it has been quite some time since I've been
involved in those issues, and I don't recall whether this group might
lean
Just reading some of the material on their website - they sure sound
like an animal rights group to me. I wouldn't touch them with a
10-foot pole.
Take a look at their standards for sheep at
http://www.awionline.org/farm/standards/sheep.htm - they are rather
restrictive.
For instance:
A.
