Mr. Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring this year. Anyone else think he might have been wrong? Many of G.A.P.’s partner farms and ranches are located in geographies that experience…
I don’t know if it’s the same where you are, but my goodness, has the weather been crazy the last few weeks! With all the snow, rain, ice, and cold…
Ever wonder what a real G.A.P.-certified farm looks like? Depending on where the information comes from, farming is painted in either an exceptionally negative or exceptionally positive light. You’ve probably…
– Krysta Morrissey Ph.D. G.A.P. Senior Farm Animal Welfare Specialist Why Isn’t It Simple? Global Animal Partnership sets standards that support continuous improvement of farm animal welfare. Those standards clearly define “farm…
GAP has provided a grant-in-aid of research to the University of Guelph, Ontario for a two-year research project. This is an important step toward our goal of replacing 100% of chicken breeds that result in poor welfare outcomes by 2024 with breeds meeting specified welfare outcomes within our 5-Step® Rating Program.
America’s most comprehensive farm animal welfare program focuses on cage-free standard.
In March 2016, Global Animal Partnership (GAP) announced our intention to replace 100% of fast-growing chicken breeds with slower-growing breeds for all levels of our 5- Step® Rating Program by 2024.