Humane Animal Care

Why Humane Animal Care

Since the company’s founding nearly 50 years ago, Niman Ranch livestock have been humanely raised according to the strictest animal handling protocols. This is better for the farmers and the animals and is an essential ingredient in our recipe to produce the finest tasting meat.

Read our Pork Protocols Read our Beef Protocols Read our Lamb Protocols

Defining Humane Animal Care

Treating livestock humanely is core to Niman Ranch. We are committed to raising all of our livestock to the highest animal welfare standards.

  • Our livestock are always raised outdoors or in deeply bedded pens
  • 100% of our farms are Certified Humane
  • No cages, no crates, no tail docking or teeth clipping
  • No added hormones or antibiotics – EVER
  • Fully compliant with California’s Proposition 12 (The Farm Animal Confinement Initiative) and Massachusetts’ Question 3 (The Act to Prevent Cruelty to Farm Animals), which ban the sale of meat from farms using gestation crates. Learn more.

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