Whatever you eat, you can improve the lives of farm animals by purchasing more plant-based products or seeking out brands bearing these welfare certification labels, which represent more humane and transparent farming practices:
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Below is a list of brands that have earned one or more of these welfare certifications. Many are available at supermarkets (
) across the country, while others are available to purchase online (
). The list identifies whether brands can be found in stores, online, or both. Additionally, the list includes meal delivery services that will bring higher-welfare food right to your door.
- Aldi: Simply Nature Free Range Organic Chicken
- Ayrshire Farm
- Bilinski’s – Chicken Sausage, Meatballs, Patties
- D’Artagnan – Green Circle Chicken Line
- Farmer Focus
- Hip Chick Farms – Organic Chicken Fingers, Meatballs, Strips, Breakfast Sausages
- Mary’s Free Range Chicken
- Murray’s Chicken
- Naked Truth
- PastureBird
- Smart Chicken – Organic Line
- White Oak Pastures
- Wilde Chicken Chips – Barbecue, Buffalo, Sea Salt & Vinegar, Jalapeno
- Ayrshire Farm
- Aspen Ridge
- Baldwin Beef
- Brasstown Beef
- Country Natural Beef – Ground Beef *Only sold in Whole Foods
- Creekstone Farms – Premium Black Angus Beef
- Mariposa Ranch
- Niman Ranch
- Perky Jerky – Premium Select: Original, Barbecue, Teriyaki
- Redger Farms
- Shire Gate
- Skagit River Ranch
- Teton Waters Ranch
- White Oak Pastures
- Ayrshire Farm
- Circle B Ranch – multiple pork products
- duBreton – Rustic Farm pork; Organic Ham, Bacon & Ground Pork
- Fra' Mani – all sausages
- Goodnight Brothers – All Natural Products
- Home Place Pastures – multiple pork products
- Llano Seco – all pork products
- Newman Farms
- Niman Ranch
- North Country Smokehouse – Bistro Ham
- The Naked Pig Meat Co.
- Thompson Farms
- White Oak Pastures
- Ayrshire Farm
- Firefly Farms
- Koch’s Turkey
- Mary’s Free Range Turkey
- White Oak Pastures
- Anderson Ranches
- Niman Ranch
- White Oak Pastures
- Alderfer’s Eggs
- Aldi: Simply Nature Cage-Free Organic Eggs
- Ayrshire Farm
- Barnstar – Cage-Free, Organic Brown Eggs
- Blue Sky Family Farms
- Born Free Eggs
- Carol’s Eggs
- Central Market: Organic Pasture Raised Eggs
- Contented Hen
- Costco: Kirkland Organic Eggs
- Davidson’s Safest Choice Cage-Free Eggs
- Eco Meal Cage-Free Eggs
- Egg Innovations
- Eggology – Pure Egg Whites, Cage-Free
- Farmer’s Hen House
- Giving Nature
- Great Day
- Green Meadow Organics
- Happy Belly Cage-Free Eggs
- Judy’s Family Farm
- Lathem Farms
- Natural Grocers: Pasture-Raised Eggs
- Nature Fed Cage-Free Eggs
- Nature’s Yoke Cage-Free Eggs
- Nellie’s Free Range Eggs
- Nest Fresh
- New Seasons Market: Cage-Free Eggs, Free Range Organic Brown Eggs
- Pete and Gerry’s
- Phil’s Fresh Eggs
- Raley’s: Cage-Free Brown Eggs
- Safeway: O – Organic Eggs & Open Nature Cage-Free Eggs
- Sauders – Cage-Free Brown, Free Range, Pasture Raised Eggs
- Sharon’s Cage-Free Brown Eggs
- South Mountain Creamery Cage-Free Brown Eggs
- Stiebrs Farms – Sunrise Fresh, Go-Organic & Natural Choice Eggs
- The Country Hen – Organic Brown Eggs *
- The Farmer’s Hen – Cage-Free Brown Eggs, Organic Cage-Free Brown Eggs, Hard Cooked & Peeled Cage-Free Eggs
- Vital Farms
- White Oak Pastures
- Wilcox Farms
- Organic Pastures – Cream
- Pure Eire Dairy
- Summer Hill Goat Dairy
- Working Cows Dairy – Milk, Whipping Cream
- Green Valley Organics
- Organic Pastures – Raw Butter
- Apple Valley Creamery
- Black Mesa Ranch – Goat Cheese
- Blue Ledge Farm – Goat Cheese
- Consider Bardwell – Goat Cheese
- Green Dirt Farms – Sheep Cheese
- Green Valley Organics – Cream Cheese
- Lazy Lady Farm
- Ludwig Farmstead Creamery
- North Country Creamery
- Organic Pastures
- Shamrock Artisan Goat Cheese
- Shelburne Farms
- Surfing Goat Dairy – Goat Cheese
- Toluma Farms – Goat Cheese
- Green Valley Organics
- Organic Pastures – Raw Kefir
- Redwood Hill Creamery – Goat Yogurt
- Green Valley Organics – Sour Cream
- Sir Kensington’s – Mayonnaise: Classic, Organic, Avocado Oil, Chipotle, and Sriracha
- Sir Kensington’s – Ranch: Classic, Classic Avocado Oil, Buffalo, and Pizza
- Sir Kensington’s – Special Sauce
- Sir Kensington’s – Dijonnaise
- Perky Jerky – Premium Select: Original, Barbecue, Teriyaki
- Wilde Chicken Chips – Barbecue, Buffalo, Sea Salt & Vinegar, Jalapeno
- Big Picture Farm – Goat Milk Caramels
- Black Mesa Ranch – Goat Milk Caramels
- Echo Farm Puddings
- Surfing Goat Dairy – Goat Milk Truffles
Meat Alternatives
- Amy’s Kitchen
- Beyond Broth
- Beyond Meat
- Boca
- Field Roast
- Gardein
- JUST
- Match Meats
- Morningstar Farms
- Quorn
- The Jackfruit Company
- Tofurky
- Yves
Milk Alternatives
- Almond Breeze
- New Barn – Almond Milk
- Silk
- So Delicious – Creamers, Almond Milk, Coconut Milk, Cashew Milk
Butter & Spread Alternatives
- Daiya Cream Cheeze
- Earth Balance – Spread, Sticks
- Follow Your Heart – Cream Cheese, Sour Cream, Vegenaise
- Miyoko’s Creamery – Butter, Cream Cheese, Cheese Spread
Cheese Alternatives
- Daiya – Blocks, Cheeze Sauce, Cheeze Sticks, Shreds, Slices
- Follow Your Heart – Slices, Parmesan, Shreds, Cheeses
- Miyoko’s Creamery – Cheese Wheel, Mozzarella
- So Delicious - Shreds
Egg Alternatives
- Follow Your Heart – VeganEgg
- JUST
Yogurt Alternatives
- Daiya – Duets, Greek Yogurt
- So Delicious – Yogurt
Condiments
- Daiya – Dressings
- Earth Balance – Dressing, Sandwich Spread
- Follow Your Heart – Sauces, Dressings
- JUST – Dressing, Mayo
- Sir Kensington’s – Fabanaise Vegan Mayo: Classic, Avocado Oil, Chipotle
Snacks
- Artisan Tropic
- Bee Free Granola Treat (contains honey)
- Growing Roots
- Pan's Mushroom Jerky
- Rickaroons Energy Bars
Sweets
- Amy’s Kitchen – Minty Candy, Dreamy Candy, Sunny Candy
- Ben & Jerry’s – Dairy-Free Line
- Breyers – Non-Dairy Frozen Desserts
- Daiya – Cheezecake, Dessert Bars
- Frankie & Jo's Vegan Ice Cream
- Häagen-Dazs – Dairy-Free Line
- Hail Merry
- JUST – Cookie Dough
- Lenny and Larry's – The Complete Cookie
- Eat MUD – Frozen Mousse
- Ona Foods (contains honey)
- Paleo Treats – Bandito, Cacao Now!, Mustang Bar (contains honey)
- So Delicious – Mousse, Frozen Desserts, Dessert Bars, Fudge Bars, Sandwiches, Frozen Dessert Topping
- Van Leeuwen – Vegan Ice Cream
- Happy N’ Healthy Dog Treats – Organic Beef Liver
- MeatMe by Ayrshire Farms (formally The Furry Foodie) for Cats – Organic Chicken ; Organic Turkey
- MeatMe by Ayrshire Farms (formally The Furry Foodie) for Dogs – Organic Chicken ; Organic Turkey ; Organic Beef & Pork
- Nature’s Fresh by Freshpet Dog Food – Chicken
- Open Farm Cat Food – Pasture Raised Lamb ; Turkey & Chicken
- Open Farm Dry Dog Food – Homestead Turkey & Chicken ; Pasture Raised Lamb ; Open Farm Dry Dog Food – Farmer’s Table Pork & Root Vegetable
- Open Farm Freeze Dried Dog Food – Grass Fed Beef ; Homestead Turkey ; Harvest Chicken
- Open Farm Dog Treats – Beef ; Turkey & Chicken
- Tender & True Cat Food – Chicken & Brown Rice ; Organic Chicken & Liver
- Tender & True Dog Food – Chicken & Brown Rice ; Organic Chicken & Liver
- Tender & True Dog treat – Organic Chicken Jerky Treat
Welfare-Certified
Currently, there are no entirely welfare-certified meal delivery options. Hopefully that will change in the near future!
Plant-Based
- 22 Days Nutrition
- Food Flo
- Kitchen Verde
- Macro-Mediterranean
- Purple Carrot
- The Vegan Garden
- Veestro
- Vegin’ Out
Shopping at Whole Foods Market
Almost all of the beef, chicken, pork and turkey sold in Whole Foods Market stores is Global Animal Partnership certified and labeled. To ensure that the product came from animals that led better lives, we advise only buying products bearing the GAP (Step 2 and above) logo. Some brands that bear the GAP label at Whole Foods Market will appear in other stores without the logo. That may be a packaging choice or it may mean that those animals were not raised to the GAP standards.
*New packaging with certification logo by winter 2018
† AWA and GAP Step 4-5+ currently require the use of chicken breeds that have higher welfare than industrial breeds, which can suffer due to their genetics. As of 2024, Shop With Your Heart will only recognize chicken-welfare certifications and brands that require better breeds.
Companies/Farms listed here [on the SWYH grocery or farm list] may contact the ASPCA at FarmAnimalWelfare[at]aspca.org for a version of the Shop With Your Heart (SWYH) logo that may be used SOLELY on the company’s website and/or social media pages to signify inclusion on this list. The logo may only be used in conjunction with the following language: “[product/farm name] is certified by [Certified Humane/AWA/GAP2+] and appears on the ASPCA®’s list of certified farms/products.” The ASPCA reserves the right to revoke the use of the Shop With Your Heart (SWYH) logo at any time.
Note: This list is provided for informational purposes only, and is believed to be accurate as of the time posted. Listing of a welfare certification or brand does not mean that there is any affiliation or endorsement between the ASPCA and the listed company. The ASPCA makes no representation or warranty whatsoever regarding any certification program or brand listed above, and you agree to hold the ASPCA harmless from any and all claims based on the information set forth herein.
