All our meats are produced in accordance with the animal welfare concept of “The Five Freedoms” as a guiding principle.

The Five Freedoms are:
  1. Freedom from thirst, hunger and malnutrition
  2. The provision of appropriate comfort and shelter
  3. The prevention or rapid diagnosis and treatment of injury, disease or infection
  4. Freedom from distress
  5. The ability to display normal patterns of behavior

Where Did The Five Freedoms Come From?

The concept of the Five Freedoms can be traced back to a document referred to as “The Brambell Report” which was published in England in 1965.  The modern version of the Five Freedoms was developed and promoted by the Farm Animal Welfare Council – an advisory body that was created in response to the Brambell Report.

The FAWC considers them “a logical and comprehensive framework for analysis of welfare within any system together with the steps and compromises necessary to safeguard and improve welfare within the proper constraints of an effective livestock industry.” (Farm Animal Welfare Council, 2009).

The Five Freedoms have been adopted by many animal health & welfare organizations around the world.

Works Cited Farm Animal Welfare Council. (2009, April 16). Five Freedoms. Retrieved July 31, 2013, from Farm Animal Welfare Council: http://www.fawc.org.uk/freedoms.htm