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🦒 5 domains of animal welfare 🦁
The Five Domains of Animal Welfare are a globally-recognised criteria, focused mainly on the animal’s mental state. If these criteria are met, then the animal has the quality of life it deserves.
Nutrition
Environment
Does the animal have access to a healthy, balanced diet that mirrors what they’d eat in the wild? Plus fresh water of course?
Is the animal’s living environment warm (or cold) enough? Do they have enough space? Does their environment sound and smell like it would in the wild?
Health
Behaviour
Is the animal safe from disease or injury? Does it get the amount of exercise it needs to stay in perfect health?
Is the animal free to behave as it would in the wild? Can it explore? Does it have the right company? Is it mentally stimulated?
Mental State
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By making sure the answers to all of the above is ‘YES’, we make sure that an animal’s predominant mental state is a happy and healthy one.
Read our full Animal Welfare Policy
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