Providing an appropriate environment, including shelter [19, 33]. Freedom from Pain, Injury, or Disease: Prevention or rapid diagnosis and treatment [19, 33]. Freedom to Express Normal Behavior: Providing sufficient space and proper facilities [19, 33]. Freedom from Fear and Distress:
A welfarist looks at a battery cage for hens and says, "This cage is too small. We need to ban battery cages and require perches and nesting boxes." They celebrate "humanely raised," "cage-free," and "grass-fed" labels. They advocate for the Five Freedoms (freedom from hunger, discomfort, pain, fear, and freedom to express normal behavior), which are the bedrock of most Western animal cruelty laws. Providing an appropriate environment