Search Contact Us Foodservice Careers Retailer/Wholesaler Resources Products Inside Our Kitchen About Us Gift Certificates When Turkey is the Family Matter A message regarding Norbest animal welfare program. Below is a statement in response to undercover photos taken at a farm that contracts with our company, which were publicly released on November 20, 2017. “We are committed to the care of our birds and have well-established animal care standards. It is difficult to comment on specific photos without additional context, but clearly some of them are deeply disturbing and our team immediately investigated. Our animal care team had documented violations at the farm in question and required corrective action before we learned of the disturbing photos. On November 1, the owner of the farm was advised he must correct all violations before we would consider returning birds to his care. We took the additional step of formally suspending our contract with the farmer. Our animal welfare policy and mandatory training make our expectations crystal clear. Our policy states, ‘Animal abuse in any form will not be tolerated by Norbest Farms. Failure to abide by the Norbest Farms Animal Welfare policy may result in disciplinary action, up to and including employment or contract termination and where appropriate, prosecution under applicable laws.’ We provide training and support to the farmers who join the Norbest family because topnotch animal care is important to us. That’s also why we regularly inspect every farm. We appreciate the willingness of a respected veterinarian, Dr. James Trites, who has assisted us with training and inspections, to make a statement about his interactions with our team. His statement is posted on our website. Although it’s reassuring to know our team identified a problem and did the right thing by requiring corrective action, we are deeply disappointed that our standards were not upheld by the farmer in question. We will re-examine every step in our training and inspection process to determine whether there is more we can do to guarantee our animal care standards are met. Our goal is to prevent such an unfortunate situation from ever being repeated.” Norbest History Raising Turkeys Careers FAQs Videos Our Finest Products Tray-Pack Whole Turkeys Turkey Breasts/Roasts Ground Turkey Chubs Deli Turkey How to Cooking Tips Top 10 Turkey Tips Roasting the Perfect Turkey Turkey Calculator How to Thaw a Turkey Preparing a Precooked Turkey How to Carve a Turkey Safe Handling Instructions Cooking Journal Entertaining & More How To Tips Special Recipes Videos Scott Hintze - Norbest Grower Jason Christensen - Norbest Turkey Rancher Troy Prestwich - Norbest Grower Gary Cox - Norbest Grower Thomas Cook - Norbest Grower Dave Williams - Norbest Grower Gift Certificates Order Gift Certificate Order Turkey by Weight Order Turkey by $ Amount About Us Find a Career at Norbest Contacts Us at Norbest When Turkey is the Family... FOLLOW US User Conduct Privacy Policy Terms of Use