Free-range meat - is it all equal?

07.Links

• Humane Choice label, the Humane Society International:
  www.hsi.org.au
  Phone: 1800 333 737.
• FREPA, Free Range Egg and Poultry Australia Ltd:
  www.frepa.com.au
  Phone: 0500 537 372.
• FREPAA, Free Range Egg and Poultry Association of Australia Inc:
  Phone: 07 4696 7545.

Organic certification bodies

Not all are listed here, but these are two of the most common ones. For more, see CHOICE, October 2004:

• NASAA, National Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Australia:
  www.nasaa.com.au
  Phone: 08 8370 8455
• BFA, Biological Farmers of Australia:
  www.bfa.com.au
  Phone: 07 3350 5716
  It's logo is ‘Australian Certified Organic’.

Some animal welfare bodies

• RSPCA: www.rspca.org.au Phone 02 6282 8300.
• Animal Liberation: Each state has its own separate animal liberation organisation. Google ‘animal liberation’ for contact details, or check your White Pages.
• Animals Australia: www.animalsaustralia.org phone 1800 888 584; with Save Babe: www.savebabe.com.
• Voiceless: www.voiceless.org.au phone 02 9357 0723.

Associations of meat producers

• Australian Chicken Meat Federation Inc: www.chicken.org.au phone 02 9929 4077.
• Australian Pork Limited: www.australianpork.com.au phone 1800 789 099.
• Meat & Livestock Australia: www.mla.com.au phone 1800 023 100.