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.

Certification requirements

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. 

Resources

Farmer? Learn more about becoming SPCA Certified.

Consumer? Learn more about where you can find SPCA certified products near you.

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.