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You can improve the lives of animals even when kicking back and cooking out with family and friends. Just take this shopping list to your favorite grocery store in preparation for your next summer barbeque! These brands have either earned a meaningful animal welfare certification recognized by the ASPCA or are a plant-based alternative. Whether you’re into traditional hot dogs and hamburgers or you’re a proud vegetarian, there’s a little something on this list for everyone.

Look for the labels! These are the 3 certifications recognized by the ASPCA Shop With Your Heart program:

 (or a plant-based alternative, denoted by this icon !)

Hot Dogs & Sausages

• Ayrshire Farm  – beef, chicken & pork
• Belcampo  *online only – beef & pork
• Beyond Meat
• Bilinski’s  – chicken
• DuBreton – Rustic Farm  – pork
• Field Roast 
• Fra' Mani  – pork
• Morningstar Farms 
• Niman Ranch  – beef & pork
• Quorn 
• Smart Chicken – Organic Line  – chicken
• Teton Waters Ranch  – beef
• Tofurky 
• White Oak Pastures    – beef, chicken & pork
• Yves 

Burgers

• Amy’s Kitchen 
• Ayrshire Farm  – beef
• Baldwin Beef  – beef  
• Before the Butcher 
• Belcampo  *online only – beef
• Beyond Meat 
• Boca 
• Brasstown Beef  – beef
• Country Natural Ground Beef  – beef
• Field Roast 
• Gardein 
• Mariposa Ranch  *online only – beef
• Morningstar Farms 
• Niman Ranch  – beef & lamb
• Quorn 
• Skagit River Ranch  *online only – beef
• Teton Waters Ranch  – beef
• Tofurky 
• White Oak Pastures   – beef, lamb & turkey
• Yves 

Ribs, Wings & Other Items

• Ayrshire Farm  – ribs, wings & more!
• Belcampo  *online only – ribs, wings & more!
• Crystal Lake Farms  – chicken & more!
• DuBreton – Rustic Farm  – ribs & more!
• Farmer Focus  – chicken
• Field Roast  – fruffalo wings, corn dogs & more!
• Gardein  – wings & more!
• Koch’s Turkey  – wings & more!
• Llano Seco  – ribs & more!
• Mary’s Free Range Chicken   
• Morningstar Farms  – wings, corn dogs & more!
• Murray’s Chicken  – wings & more!
• Newman Farms  *online only – ribs & more!
• Niman Ranch  – ribs & more!
• Smart Chicken – Organic Line  – wings & more!
• White Oak Pastures    – ribs, wings & more!

Condiments

• Sir Kensington's  – mayonnaises, dijonnaise, special sauce & ranch dressings
• Sir Kensington's  – fabanaise mayo

For a full list of certified meat, egg and dairy brands as well as plant-based alternatives that you can find in stores and online, please visit aspca.org/foodbrands.

If you are having trouble finding welfare-certified or plant-based alternatives, let your local grocery store know you wish they stocked more humane products!