{"id":639896,"date":"2024-09-04T04:58:55","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T08:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/?p=639896"},"modified":"2024-09-04T04:58:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T08:58:55","slug":"five-freedoms-of-animal-welfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/lifestyle\/five-freedoms-of-animal-welfare\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Freedoms of Animal Welfare: How Vets Apply Them to Cats"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It may be hard to imagine a time when drafting the principles of basic animal care was necessary. Sadly, the inhumane treatment of the country\u2019s livestock prompted a 1965 British parliamentary inquiry into their conditions. It eventually led Professor John Webster of the now Farm Animal Welfare Council to draft what would become the Five Freedoms of Animal Welfare. Professor David Mellor expanded the concept in 1994 with the Five Domains.<\/p>\n

The lists might seem like common sense to many pet lovers today, but they needed to be articulated to provide a framework for scientific advancement and future policies. Today, they serve as a global model for organizations like the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). They are supported by federal legislation like the Animal Welfare Act of 1966.<\/p>\n

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How Do the Five Freedoms of Animal Welfare Work?<\/h2>\n

The application of the Five Freedoms of Animal Welfare is the providence of the organizations adopting its principles. They include the following:<\/p>\n

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