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The five freedoms as currently expressed are: [1] Freedom from hunger or thirst 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 or disease by prevention or rapid diagnosis and ...
International Convention on the Protection of Birds (followed the 1902 International Convention for the Protection of Birds that are Useful for Agriculture) Migratory Bird Treaty (Migratory Birds Convention – Canada and United States) Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR, Canberra Convention)
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
Animal welfare organizations are concerned with the health, safety and psychological wellness of individual animals. These organizations include animal rescue groups and wildlife rehabilitation centers, which care for animals in distress and sanctuaries, where animals are brought to live and be protected for the rest of their lives.
The Great Ape Project is currently campaigning to have the United Nations endorse a World Declaration on Great Apes, which would extend to non-human great apes the protection of three basic interests: the right to life, the protection of individual liberty, and the prohibition of torture.
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.
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.
The Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare (UDAW) is a proposed inter-governmental agreement to recognise that animals are sentient, to prevent cruelty and reduce suffering, and to promote standards on the welfare of animals such as farm animals, companion animals, animals in scientific research, draught animals, wildlife and animals in recreation. [1]