Objectives of MnFrac

We're Working to Promote
Responsible Animal Care.
Please Join us.

The Minnesota Foundation for Responsible Animal Care was established to serve as a voice of reason amidst the sometimes confusing rhetoric of animal welfare issues.

We believe strongly in animal welfare. Society has a moral obligation to provide humane treatment for animals and to protect them from suffering.

Animals provide immense benefits to society. With responsible care, animals can meet human needs for food, clothing and medical breakthroughs. These needs are met in ways that respect animal welfare. And they continue without jeopardy to the many industries that are dedicated to humane animal care.

The mission of the Foundation is twofold:

• To inform the public and foster consumer confidence in animal care and product quality.
• To expand the animal industry's knowledge about production and marketing practices.

The Foundation represents a broad cross-section of agricultural organizations as well as businesses and the veterinary medicine community. . The Board includes professionals from many of Minnesota's major animal industries to assure balance and full representation.

We are dedicated to responsible animal care and to presenting an accurate, positive image of our industry's efforts toward providing humane treatment. With your support, we will be successful!

Here's what we're responsible for.
The Foundation for Responsible Animal Care will carry out its mission by concentrating on three major activities.

Humane Animal Care

• Comprehensive educational programs to inform the public and opinion leaders about humane practices. We focus on the fact that humane animal care benefits the animals as well as the people of our society.
• Support of research efforts for continued improvement in the humane treatment of animals.
• Support of research efforts for improvement in the production of animals.

Safe, Wholesome Food supply

• Support of research efforts for improvement in the production and processing of safe, wholesome products that help feed, clothe and shelter our society.
• Educational programs to inform and reassure the public about food safety and the quality of animal products.

Environmental Stewardship

• Educational programs providing research information on the economic, social and environmental contribution of animal agriculture. We will demonstrate how animals meet the world's continuing need for clothing, shelter food, recreation and medical cures.