FACTA Names Thompson to Board of Scientific Advisors

September 15, 2003

FACTA Names Paul B. Thompson to Board of Advisors

FACTA Becomes First Animal Welfare Training and Audit Services Company

To Name an Ethicist to its Board of Advisors

(LUBBOCK, Texas ) --- John J. McGlone, PhD., chief executive officer and chief scientific officer of Farm Animal Care Training and Auditing, LLC (FACTA), today announced that renowned ethicist Paul B. Thompson, Ph.D., has been named to the company board of advisors. FACTA is the first and only animal welfare training and audit services company to name an ethicist to its board.

Thompson, recently named the W.K. Kellogg Endowed Chair in Food, Agriculture and Community Ethics at Michigan State University , will monitor the ethics of FACTA¬ animal welfare audit methodologies as well as the company‚ business relationships with its producer and processor clients. Thompson is the author of numerous books and articles on food and agricultural biotechnology, agricultural ethics, environmental ethics and U.S. food policy. He joins Stanley Curtis, Ph.D., Temple Grandin, Ph.D., Donald G. Levis, Ph.D., Morgan Morrow, BVsc, Ph.D., and Roy Schultz, D.V.M. on the FACTA board of advisors.

“FACTA is an independent company, and we are not affiliated with any animal industry, retailer, trade group or industry association, said McGlone.“By adding Dr. Thompson to our board of advisors, we can further ensure our clients and their customers that our animal welfare training and audit programs meet the highest ethical standards while avoiding conflicts of interest.

In November 2002, FACTA became the first independent company to offer science-based animal welfare training and audit services to producers and processors seeking to ensure compliance with the FMI and NCCR animal welfare guidelines.  FACTA is the first company to offer the combined experience of trained animal scientists and experienced auditors.

Professionals who are educated and experienced in the species of farm animal they are auditing perform FACTA audits. FACTA audit reports collect objective data for benchmarking purposes, rather than using a pass/fail system. All FACTA audits are confidential and are not released to any outside entity without the consent of the audited company.

FACTA is a privately held company based in Lubbock, Texas and offers the combined expertise of trained animal scientists and experienced auditors. Its ownership and operations strive to prevent conflicts of interest, real or perceived. For more information about FACTA services, log on to www.factallc.com.