I’ve been doing this all my life. In the US, I buy Grass-Fed Pasture Raised Eggs by Coastal Hill (available in Good Eggs, Gus, and other grocery stores in the US) and Alexandre Farms milk and dairy products.
However, I wish it was this simple. Just recently, I learned that Alexandre Family Farms has been accused of serious animal welfare violations. Please skip if you’re sensitive to this information:
(There are more links, but those were the most handy in my bookmarks list.)
This is relevant because Alexandre Family Farms is, to date, one of the largest most humane organic farms in California and even the US. Their milk is one of the tastiest and most European-like. I was both sad and annoyed when I learned this.
All of that goes to say, don’t blindly trust these certifications. It’s likely on average they increase animal welfare, but it’s still plenty far ahead of suffering-free “humane” conditions.
I’ve been doing this all my life. In the US, I buy Grass-Fed Pasture Raised Eggs by Coastal Hill (available in Good Eggs, Gus, and other grocery stores in the US) and Alexandre Farms milk and dairy products.
However, I wish it was this simple. Just recently, I learned that Alexandre Family Farms has been accused of serious animal welfare violations. Please skip if you’re sensitive to this information:
https://archive.md/newest/https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/04/alexandre-farms-treatment-of-animals/677980/
https://www.peta.org/news/alexandre-family-farm/
https://www.farmforward.com/news/usda-confirms-animal-abuse-and-cruelty-at-alexandre-family-farm-dairy-now-admits-wrongdoing-legal-case-moves-forward/
(There are more links, but those were the most handy in my bookmarks list.)
This is relevant because Alexandre Family Farms is, to date, one of the largest most humane organic farms in California and even the US. Their milk is one of the tastiest and most European-like. I was both sad and annoyed when I learned this.
All of that goes to say, don’t blindly trust these certifications. It’s likely on average they increase animal welfare, but it’s still plenty far ahead of suffering-free “humane” conditions.