The Animal Welfare Institute prepares brief fact sheets on a variety of topics related to the use of animals in agriculture. Each of the following fact sheets is available as a downloadable PDF.
- Animal Welfare Standards: A Comparison of Industry Guidelines and Independent Labels (chart)
- Comparison of Different Farming Systems—Laying Hens
- Comparison of Different Farming Systems—Gestating Sows
- Consumer Perceptions of Farm Animal Welfare
- Food Label Guide
- How to Fight a Factory Farming Operation in Your Area
- Welfare of Chickens Raised for Meat
- Welfare of Dairy Cattle
Surveys
- Survey of Consumer Attitudes about Animal Raising Claims on Food (Part II) (October 2018)
- Survey of Consumer Attitudes about Animal Raising Claims on Food (Part I) (September 2018)
- Survey on Free Range and Humanely Raised Label Claims (November 2015)
- Survey on Animal Raising Claims Used on Meat Packaging (October 2013)
- Survey on the Welfare of Chickens Raised for Meat (April 2010)
