Host Jenna Liut is joined by Leah Garcés, President of Mercy for Animals (MFA), an organization working to construct a compassionate food system and end commercial animal agriculture. They discuss MFA’s undercover investigation into the horrific conditions of Costco’s chicken farm as profiled in New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof’s...

The American Humane Certified label is familiar to many consumers. The program was established in 2000 and is now applied to 15-20,000 American farms and ranches every year. Before that seal ends up in the grocery aisle, a comprehensive set of standards must be reviewed, put into action and audited...

Behind the Label is a new series from HRN that transports listeners from the grocery store aisle to the farm - explaining what it means for broiler chickens at Springer Mountain Farms, and all animals, to be raised humanely. Dr. Robin Ganzert, president and CEO of American Humane, the country's...

After digging into the history of American Humane, the science behind its farm certification standards, and the details of how Springer Mountain Farms meets those standards day after day, it’s time to look towards the future. In this final episode of Behind the Label with American Humane, President and CEO...

How is American Humane Certified different from other animal welfare labels? Do American Humane Certified farms all use the same production methods? In this episode, Connor Reynolds, the Senior Field Operations Manager at American Humane, answers the most frequently asked questions consumers have when they see the seal on their...

What do American Humane Certified standards look like in action at an actual broiler farm? In this episode, American Humane president and CEO Robin Ganzert is back, along with Ken Martin, Springer Mountain Farms’ broiler production manager. Martin shares his on-the-ground and in-the-barn perspective on how farmers in Springer Mountain...

The American Humane Certified standards for farm animals are grounded in scientific research. That starts with the Scientific Advisory Committee, a panel of experts with various specialties, from veterinary science to ruminant nutrition. In this episode, Dr. Joy Mench, an animal welfare expert who is a professor emeritus at UC...

Some farmers are looking for ways to share information about how they treat their animals with their customers. To do that, many turn to American Humane's Farm Program. In this second episode of Behind the Label with American Humane, president and CEO Robin Ganzert and director of Farm Program Operations...

Started in 1877, American Humane blazed a trail for animal welfare. Today, the organization is doing more than ever before. In this first episode of Behind the Label with American Humane, president and CEO Robin Ganzert shares intriguing details from the organization's history. From American Humane's work on a law...

Behind the Label takes listeners from the grocery store aisle to the farm – explaining what it means for broiler chickens at Springer Mountain Farms, and all animals, to be raised humanely. Dr. Robin Ganzert, president and CEO of American Humane, the country's first national welfare organization, chats with Lisa...