Three labels that suggest better treatment of animals on farms, and sometimes during transport, are “GAP-Certified” (which is associated with Whole Foods Markets), “Certified Humane,” and “Animal Welfare Approved,” but none of these labels cover all animals and/or all aspects of production. It’s also easy to get confused. For example, the “American Humane Certified” label is not associated with better welfare for animals. You’ll see this label on pork that may have come from a farm that uses gestation crates and on cartons of eggs from caged hens.22 Terms like “all-natural,” “free range,”
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