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TSC has added the six new animal-welfare tools to its TSC Product Sustainability Toolkits, which measure the sustainability of consumer products throughout their lifecycle. These scientific, globally harmonized tools are aimed at improving the welfare of six animals for human consumption:
pigs
poultry for meat
laying and farmed fish
These tools map the opportunities and obstacles in animal and aquaculture production chains, enabling animal and aquaculture producers to globally compare and improve animal welfare in their production chains. The animal welfare scores are based on seven components:
All actors in the production chain, including the farm, transport company and abattoir, can relatively easily measure and gather information on these ‘hotspots’ of animal welfare.
So far 141 consumer products – including 58 agricultural and food products – have been calculated using this system. These tools enable businesses to consistently measure and compare the sustainability of all their products. Businesses can collaborate closely with their partners in the supply chain and use their scores for the various sustainability indicators as a foundation for developing plans for improvement and for taking sustainability (as well as price and quality) into account when procuring products.
Animal Welfare Organizations and Programs
Over the last decade, consumers have become increasingly conscientious of the products they purchase. Seeking more transparency with regard to how products are produced, consumers are exercising purchasing power for higher standard products, particularly in the area of animal welfare. The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) with the participation of a diverse group of stakeholders created a comprehensive map of animal welfare programs globally, which is available to TSC Members.
Below is a list of organizations included in the Animal Welfare Program Map that provide certifications, standards, and tools, along with the corresponding website. This list represents a robust variety of national, regional, and international organizations that address widely recognized animal welfare issues. For TSC Member access to the full Animal Welfare Program Map, please visit the Principles and Guidance Tools section of the Member Portal.
American Humane Certified® Standards
American Meat Institute Humane Handling Guidelines
Animal Welfare Approved® Standards
Aquaculture Council of Western Australia
Aquaculture Stewardship Council Certification
Association for Controlled Alternative Animal Husbandry
Australia Animal Welfare Strategy
Australia Poultry Industries Association Free Range Standards for Chicken and Turkey
Beef + Lamb New Zealand
Beef Quality Assurance Program Resources
British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare
Canadian Pork Council
Compassion in World Farming
European Food Safety Authority – Fish Welfare
FAO/ Guidelines for Humane Handling, Transport, and Slaughter of Livestock
FAO Technical Guidelines on Aquaculture Certification
FARM National Dairy Farm Program
Farm Animal Welfare Committee
Farm Animal Welfare Forum Farming Tomorrow
Farm Assured Namibian Meat Scheme
Food Alliance Certification
Freedom Food
Global Animal Partnership™ Standards
Global Aquaculture Alliance Certification
Global G.A.P. Animal Welfare Add-On
Humane Farm Animal Care® Standards
National Aquaculture Council of Australia
National Chicken Council Animal Welfare Guidelines For Broilers
National Dairy Animal Wellbeing Initiative
National Farm Animal Care Council Codes of Practice
New York State Cattle Health Assurance Program
Pork Checkoff Transport Quality Assurance
Pork Quality Assurance® Program
Primary Industries Ministerial Council Model Codes of Practice for the Welfare of Animals
Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Blue Tick Program
SAI Platform
United Egg Producers Certified™
USDA National Organic Program
Welfare Quality®
World Organisation for Animal Health
