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The Five Freedoms outline five aspects of animal welfare. They were developed in response to a 1965 UK Government report on livestock husbandry, and were formalised in 1979 press statement by the UK Farm Animal Welfare Council . [ 1 ]
The Five Freedoms are: Freedom from thirst and hunger – by ready access to fresh water and a diet to maintain full health and vigour; Freedom from discomfort – by providing an appropriate environment including shelter and a comfortable resting area; Freedom from pain, injury, and disease – by prevention or rapid diagnosis and treatment
Livestock products meeting the welfare standards were eligible to be labelled "Freedom Food, RSPCA Monitored". [9] Before a farmer, haulier or abattoir can join Freedom Food, an RSPCA approved accessor carries out an audit on the farm or premises to endure that the five freedoms are supported within the production or transportation system. [3]
The EU passed the Council Directive 98/58/EC Concerning the Protection of Animals Kept for Farming Purposes, which was based on a revised Five Freedoms: freedom from hunger and thirst; from discomfort; from pain, injury, and disease; from fear and distress; and to express normal behavior. [25] 1999
The council also established the Five Freedoms for farm animals. These freedoms serve as a basic outline for regulations concerning livestock, poultry, etc. The chairwoman appointed in 1999, Judy MacArthur Clark, told Parliament that [1] [2] We are a council of just over 20 individuals.
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The Committee concludes that animals should be afforded the Five Freedoms, which consist of the animal's freedom to "have sufficient freedom of movement to be able without difficulty to turn around, groom itself, get up, lie down, [and] stretch its limbs." [20] [35] United Kingdom 1969: The Council of Europe adopts the Convention on Animals in ...