Mary’s Free Range Chickens is proud to
be family owned and operated since 1954. Mary's sons, David
and Ben Pitman, are third-generation Pitman farmers who lead the
company today. David and Ben have been taught by
their father, Rick, who learned from his father, Don, about the
importance of animal husbandry and our responsibility to
ensure the welfare of animals.
Learn more about your 5-Step farmers who are making a
difference, David & Ben Pitman.
Mary’s
Chickens has joined the 5-Step Animal Welfare Rating
Standards Program with Global Animal Partnership. The 5-Step
Animal Welfare Rating Program encourages
better welfare practices and systems to benefit farmers,
consumers, retailers, and the animals. Each step level — Step 1 to Step 5 — has its own requirements that must
be met before certification is achieved. Learn more about the Step 5 Program with
Global Animal Partnership by
clicking here.
Mary's Chickens has joined Certified Humane Raised and Handled®. This program's goal is to improve the lives of farm animals by expanding consumer awareness, driving the demand for kinder and more responsible farm animal practices. Certified Humane Raised and Handled®
Mary’s
has always been committed to animal welfare. We have been
actively engaged in improving the lives of birds from beginning
to end, and we are committed to aligning with the nationwide
movement to improve the lives of broiler chickens.
As such, we will continue to offer only chicken that is certified and
labeled by Global Animal
Partnership (GAP), a program recognized by the ASPCA® Shop
With Your Heart program, and we will continue to process all our chicken using a
multistep controlled-atmosphere processing system.
In
taking these steps, Mary’s is proud to offer current and future
customers products that meet both versions of
The Better
Chicken Commitment, a set of higher-welfare standards
adopted by leading food companies.
