Welcome to WTA!
Our aim is to improve transparency in the markets for meat, eggs and dairy so that consumers can base their purchasing decisions on complete information. We invite you to search and contribute to the contents of WTA and to keep these points in mind:
- All those who share information about their businesses on WTA do so willingly. Please be relentless in your due diligence and respectful of all who choose to contribute honest information.
- Since we do not audit farms, restaurants or any other business, we cannot vouch for claims that they make. The only immediately verifiable claims about farming practices are those coming from one of the certification/rating agencies that provide 3rd-party audits (Animal Welfare Approved, Global Animal Partnership, Regenerative Organic Certified, Certified Humane, American Grassfed Association…). Beyond, or in addition to, these certifications, trustworthiness is for you to determine using any and all resources at your disposal.
- Some reasons to scrutinize the backgrounds of animal products when purchasing them are…
- Animal welfare
- Human health
- Economic/Societal effects
- Environmental effects
- There is an abundance of research and resources available regarding all of these topics. We will try to provide helpful links in the Resources section, but the Ethical Omnivore Movement (EOM) seems to be the most comprehensive source of such information for the foreseeable future.
- In the end, only you can decide which companies deserve your business, and for that you must be your own detective.