Farm animal welfare remains a hot topic. Gabriele Maier, resident veterinarian, with the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, provides a reminder of the five freedoms that guide animal welfare standards. She also offers the National Agricultural Law Center’s web page where you can look up regulations in your own state.
Source: Progressive Cattleman, June 2016.
The five freedoms were developed by the Farm Animal Welfare Council of the UK in 1979 in response to a report into the welfare of farm animals commissioned by the UK government. Over the years, they have been adopted by many animal organizations . . .