Five freedoms

For the rules governing commercial aviation, see Freedoms of the air.

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] They have been adopted internationally and endorsed by professional groups including veterinarians,[2] and organisations including the World Organisation for Animal Health,[3] the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,[4] and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.[5]

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  2. ^ "Code of Good Veterinary Practice" (PDF). Federation of Veterinarians of Europe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04.
  3. ^ "Introduction to the recommendations for animal welfare". World Organisation for Animal Health. Archived from the original on 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  4. ^ "Animal welfare. Roman law. worldwide". RSPCA. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  5. ^ "ASPCA". ASPCA: Five Freedoms. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.