Data collected by Colorado State Universitys Dr. Temple Grandin for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and major restaurant chains show that animal handling in the meat industry has improved dramatically. The data can be viewed at http://www.grandin.com/
The AMI Foundation released its updated
2007 Animal Handling and Audit Guidelines in
May 2007. These replace the 2005 previous version.
The
2007 edition includes sample audit
forms.
- To download the guidelines + all audit
forms, click
here.
- To download the guidelines only, click
here.
- To download the cattle/calf, hog and
sheep audits forms only, click
here.
- To download the cattle audits forms
only, click
here.
- To download the hog audits forms only,
click
here.
- To download the sheep audits forms only, click here.
Many companies also retain third party expert auditors. American Meat Institute members who perform third party animal welfare audits include:
The AMI Foundation supports the efforts of the Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization, Inc. (PAACO) to train and certify animal welfare auditors. More information about PAACO training and certification may be found at:To download a customer-friendly brochure about AMIs audit program, click here.