FARM APPLICATION
If you are interested in applying to have your farm accredited by the Animal Welfare Approved program, please
complete this form as fully as possible and mail, fax, or email the completed document to the addresses provided
below. Before applying, please review the husbandry standards for the species in question to make sure you feel that
they are consistent with your own farming methods and values (www.animalwelfareapproved.org).
If you are in need of further information, please contact us.
Please forward your completed application to:
Farmer Application
Animal Welfare Institute
P.O. Box 3650
Washington, DC 20027
Ph: 703-836-4300
Fx: 703-836-0400
E-mail: application@animalwefareapproved.org
General Information
Farmer name: _______________________________________________ Date: ______________________
Farm name: ____________________________________________________________________________
Mailing address: ________________________________________________________________________
Website: ______________________________________ E-mail: _________________________________
Home Phone: _________________________________ Cell Phone: _______________________________
Work Phone: _____________________________________ (Please note your preferred method of contact)
Location of farm if different from mailing address: ___________________________________________
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Size of farm (acreage): _________________________
Any other certifications/seals of approval granted to farm: ______________________________________
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How long has your farm been in operation? __________________________________________________
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Farm Animal Information
Species and breed(s) on farm you are seeking
the Animal Welfare Approved seal for:
Number:
Raised or purchased:
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If your animals were purchased as feeder stock, where were they purchased? __________________________
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If your animals were purchased as feeder stock from another farmer, would that farmer be willing to join the
Animal Welfare Approved program, as required by our standards?
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Describe your farming system and how long you have been operating this way: ______________________
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Have you visited our website, read and understood the Animal Welfare Approved standards for the
species you would like us to certify? Yes ___ No ___
Do you believe you meet the Animal Welfare Approved standards for the species you would like us
to certify? Yes ___ No ___
If not, what changes would need to be made?
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Please answer the following questions for the species you would like to certify:
Sheep and Lambs
Do you tail dock your lambs? Yes ____________ No _______________
If you castrate male rams, at what age is it done and how is it carried out? ___________________________
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At what age do you wean your lambs? ________________________________________________________
Beef Cattle and Calves/Dairy Cattle and Calves
If you castrate male calves, at what age is it done and how is it carried out? _____________________________
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Do you dehorn your cattle? Yes _____________ No ______________
At what age do your heifers calve for the first time? _________________________________________________
At what age do you wean beef calves? ____________________________________________________________
At what age do you stop feeding milk to dairy calves? _______________________________________________
Pigs
Do you teeth clip or tail dock your piglets? Yes ____________ No ______________
If you castrate male piglets, at what age is it carried out? _____________________________________________
At what age do you wean your piglets?
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Do you have range or pasture access for your pigs? Yes ________________ No _______________
Poultry
Do you have range or pasture access for your birds? Yes ______________ No ________________
If you have ducks or geese, do they have water to swim in? Yes ______________ No ________________
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How long does it take for you to rear a meat bird (days) and to what weight do you rear them?________________
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If you have laying hens, how old are the birds when you dispose of the flock? ____________________________
Do you ever beak or bill trim birds? Yes ____________ No ______________
Goats
If you castrate male kids, at what age is it done and how is it carried out? ________________________________
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Do you de-scent male goats? Yes ______________ No ____________
At what age do your does kid for the first time? ____________________________________________________
At what age do you wean kids from the doe or stop feeding milk to kids? ________________________________
Slaughter Information
Are your animals slaughtered/processed for sale?
Yes _______________ No ______________
If yes, please supply the name, location, and contact information for your slaughterhouse.
If you use multiple slaughterhouses, please list the species that are slaughtered at each. If slaughter takes place
on-farm, describe the method used.
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Please note that we must confirm that the slaughterhouse or on-farm facility will allow the Animal Welfare
Approved program to conduct a review prior to proceeding with your application. A staff member will ask you to
make the initial contact with the slaughterhouse or facility to confirm this.
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Other Information
Are you currently marketing your animal products? If so, how? (website, farmers’ market, co-op, etc.)
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How did you learn about our program? _________________________________________________________
If there are other farmers in your area who might be interested in learning about our program, please provide the
name, phone number, and email addresses of those farmers and we will contact them with information.
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By: _____________________________________________________Date: __________________________
(Print & sign)
Note: Your application could be delayed if any portions of this application are not answered.
_____ If my farm becomes approved by the Animal Welfare Approved program, I do NOT want my farm to be publicized by the
Animal Welfare Approved program in a press release or on the Animal Welfare Approved website.
All information contained in this application shall remain confidential. Your email address will be added to the Animal Welfare
Approved program’s listserv for occasional updates and news items from the program. Your information will not be sold or traded
with other organizations. You are free to unsubscribe from the listserv at any time.
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