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SPCA Certified is an innovative farm certification and food-labelling program dedicated to improving farm animal welfare standards in Canada.

In response to growing concern for farm animal welfare, the BC SPCA developed SPCA Certified – the consumer's assurance that farm animals are raised to the BC SPCA's high animal welfare standards.

The integrity of the certification program includes:

  • Annual and random farm inspections by third party, professional validators;
  • Independent, expert review panel determines farm certification status;
  • Formulation of standards by specialists in animal welfare and behaviour;

Each species-specific standard is based on the internationally recognized Five Freedoms of animal welfare. The standards are dynamic, scientific and evidence-based – addressing key farm animal welfare concerns that consumers want answered.

 

SPCA Certified Goals:

  • Facilitate and support evidence-based improvements to farm animal welfare standards
  • Provide voluntary, third-party animal welfare certification services to the animal agriculture industry
  • Provide consumers with an assurance that animals from certified farms were raised according to high animal welfare standards and have not been fed mammalian or avian proteins. 

 

Look for the Label


The SPCA Certified red barn label is your assurance the food product you are buying is certified by the BC SPCA. 

 

Find a retailer offering SPCA Certified products near you!

 

More about the SPCA Certified program

 

Join the Program

Are you a farmer interested in becoming certified? Find out more and contact us today.

 

Standards

Learn about how farms qualify by meeting our high standards for the raising and handling of farm animals. 

 

Information for Consumers

Learn more about how you can make ethical choices when buying food for your family. Find out more about your consumer options, meet our farmers, find ethical recipes and more!

 

For more information, please see our Frequently Asked Questions page.

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