WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 -- American Humane, the country's first national humane organization and the world's largest certifier of animal welfare, announced the promotion of Haley Grimes to the position of Director, Farm Program Operations.

Founded in 2000, the American Humane Farm Program is the country's first and largest independent, third-party farm animal welfare certification program. Producers who meet the more than 200 science and evidence-based humane standards are awarded the American Humane CertifiedTM seal.

Haley Grimes has been with the American Humane Farm Program for two years as a Field Operations Manager. Before that, she worked as an Animal Care Quality Specialist at Country View Family Farms and a Consultant at Sheetz, Inc. H...