For a lot of folks, reducing meat consumption has become a healthy habit. But for various reasons, dedicated vegetarianism or veganism isn’t for everyone. If that sounds like you, I want you to know that you shouldn’t feel ashamed about it. You can still have an impact and make a difference by shopping responsibly and buying meat from ethical brands that don’t treat animals like garbage; I hope this article encourages you to do so.
It can seem overwhelming at first, but you don’t have to become an all-knowing food detective to get it done. It’s really just about doing a bit of homework and getting to know labels. For a quick read on labels you’ll see listed below, click here.
Here’s a list of Welfare Certified Brands broken down by product and certification.
*Please note that this information is accurate at the time of posting. I will do my best to keep this information as up to date as possible.
POULTRY
Ayrshire Farm 
Bilinski’s – Chicken Sausage, Meatballs, Patties 
D’Artagnan – Green Circle Chicken Line
Farmer Focus
Firefly Farms
Hip Chick Farms – Organic Chicken Fingers, Meatballs, Strips, Breakfast Sausages
Koch’s Turkey
Mary’s Free Range Chicken 
Mary’s Free Range Turkey
Murray’s Chicken
Naked Truth 
Red Wheelbarrow
Smart Chicken – Organic Line
White Oak Pastures 
Wilde Chicken Chips – Barbecue, Buffalo, Sea Salt & Vinegar, Jalapeno
Wilde – Turkey Jerky
BEEF
Ayrshire Farm
Aspen Ridge
Baldwin Beef
Brasstown Beef
Country Natural Beef – Ground Beef *Only sold in Whole Foods
Creekstone Farms – Premium Black Angus Beef
Mariposa Ranch
Niman Ranch
Redger Farms
Shire Gate
Skagit River Ranch
Teton Waters Ranch
White Oak Pastures
PORK
Ayrshire Farm
Circle B Ranch – multiple pork products
duBreton – Rustic Farm pork; Organic Ham, Bacon & Ground Pork
Fra’ Mani – all sausages
Goodnight Brothers – All Natural Products
Llano Seco – all pork products
Newman Farms
Niman Ranch
North Country Smokehouse – Bistro Ham
The Naked Pig Meat Co.
Thompson Farms
White Oak Pastures
EGGS
Alderfer’s Eggs
Aldi Brand: Simply Nature Cage-Free Organic Eggs
Ayrshire Farm
Barnstar – Cage-Free, Organic Brown Eggs
Blue Sky Family Farms
Born Free Eggs
Carol’s Eggs
Central Market – Organic Pasture Raised Eggs
Contented Hen
Davidson’s Safest Choice Cage-Free Eggs
Eco Meal Cage-Free Eggs
Egg Innovations
Eggology – Pure Egg Whites, Cage-Free
Farmer’s Hen House
Giving Nature
Great Day
Green Meadow Organics
Happy Belly Cage-Free Eggs
Judy’s Family Farm
Kirkland Organic Eggs
Lathem Farms
Natural Grocer’s Pasture – Raised Eggs
Nature Fed Cage-Free Eggs
Nature’s Yoke Cage-Free Eggs
Nellie’s Free Range Eggs
Nest Fresh
New Seasons Cage-Free Eggs, Free Range Organic Brown Eggs
Pete and Gerry’s
Phil’s Fresh Eggs
Raley’s – Cage-Free Brown Eggs
Safeway Brands: O – Organic Eggs & Open Nature Cage-Free Eggs
Sauders – Cage-Free Brown, Free Range, Pasture Raised Eggs
Sharon’s Cage-Free Brown Eggs
South Mountain Creamery Cage-Free Brown Eggs
Stiebrs Farms – Sunrise Fresh, Go-Organic & Natural Choice Eggs
The Country Hen – Organic Brown Eggs
The Farmer’s Hen – Cage-Free Brown Eggs, Organic Cage-Free Brown Eggs, Hard Cooked & Peeled Cage-Free Eggs
Vital Farms
White Oak Pastures
Wilcox Farms
If you’re having trouble finding these animal-friendly brands at your local supermarket, present them with a customer request letter to show them that there’s a demand for ethical products!
For more in-depth lists including cheese, pet food, condiments, etc., head on over to the The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®(ASPCA®)’s Website here.
