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The Global Animal Partnership (GAP) is a non-profit organization that works to improve the welfare of animals raised for food. GAP sets standards for animal welfare on farms and ranches, and certifies farms and ranches that meet those standards. GAP's standards are based on the Five Freedoms of Animal Welfare, which are:

- Freedom from hunger and thirst
- Freedom from discomfort
- Freedom from pain, injury, and disease
- Freedom to express normal behavior
- Freedom from fear and distress

GAP's standards are enforced through a third-party certification process. Farms and ranches that wish to be certified must undergo an audit by a GAP-accredited certifier. The certifier will assess the farm or ranch's animal welfare practices and determine whether the farm or ranch meets GAP's standards.

Farms and ranches that are certified by GAP are able to use the GAP logo on their products. This logo indicates to consumers that the animals raised on the farm or ranch were raised to GAP's high standards of animal welfare.



Here are some additional details about the Global Animal Partnership:

• GAP was founded in 2008 by a group of animal welfare advocates, farmers, and ranchers.


• GAP is headquartered in Washington, D.C.


• GAP has over 400 certified farms and ranches in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.


• GAP's standards are based on the latest scientific research on animal welfare.


• GAP is a member of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI).

GAP is working to improve the welfare of animals raised for food. GAP's standards are based on the Five Freedoms of Animal Welfare, and GAP's certification process ensures that farms and ranches that meet those standards are able to use the GAP logo on their products.

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