What are the Five Freedoms?

 We named our business Five Freedoms Photography for what they represent to all animals everywhere (also known as the gold standard of animal welfare).

Through the rescue photography work that we do, it is our hope that we can work towards these freedoms for companion animals across the country and the world.

The Five Freedoms of Animal Welfare are as follows:

1. Freedom From Hunger & Thirst

   by ready access to fresh water and diet to maintain health and vigor.
   

2. Freedom From Discomfort

   by providing an appropriate environment including shelter and a comfortable resting area.
   

3. Freedom From Pain, Injury, & Disease

   by prevention or rapid diagnosis and treatment.
   

4. Freedom To Express Normal Behavior

   by providing sufficient space, proper facilities and company of the animal’s own kind.
   

5. Freedom From Fear Or Distress

   by ensuring conditions and treatment which avoid mental suffering.