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Enriched Colony System Gains American Humane Association Seal Of Approval.
 Big Dutchman's AVECH system, which is an Enriched Colony Housing System, was installed and is in operation at J.S. West, Livingston, California. “It meets the animal welfare needs in a variety of ways by providing more opportunities for natural behavior,” said Jill Benson, JS West vice president.
An open house at J.S West was held on June 21st, 2010 to announce to the media and public the installation of the leading enriched colony housing system for layer hens in the United States. The AVECH system earned the American Humane® Seal of Approval. American Humane is the largest and oldest third party certification of farm animal welfare. “We recognize that reasoned and science-based evaluation tells us that enriched colony housing, when implemented properly, is a humane way to raise hens and produce safe eggs for the marketplace,” said American Humane Certified vice president, Tim Amlaw, Vice President of American Humane’s farm animal welfare program... more...
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