The Animal Welfare Approved program is making available grants to
improve animal welfare for Animal Welfare Approved farms, farms that have
completed an application to join the program, or slaughter plants that are working with an AWA
farm and/or have consented to be reviewed by AWA. The deadline to apply is
October 1, 2014.
Funding priorities for this cycle include: improved genetics, increased
outdoor access, welfare improvements in the slaughter process and non-lethal predator control. Previous on-farm
projects include: new mobile housing and incorporation of new genetics to
better facilitate pasture-based
management. Previous slaughter plant projects include: new knock boxes and
handling facility improvements, stunners for on-farm poultry slaughter, mobile processing units, and visual barriers to reduce
handling stress. Feel
free to browse AWA’s grant profiles to learn more about previously funded
projects.
Guidelines and applications for farmers and slaughter plants
can be found below. Contact Grants Coordinator Emily Lancaster Moose by email or by phone at (202) 618-4497 with
questions.
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