THE 5 FREEDOMS OF ANIMAL WELFARE
Freedom from HUNGER & THIRST - by providing access to water
and a well balanced diet
Freedom from DISCOMFORT - by providing an appropriate
environment including shelter and a comfortable resting place
Freedom from PAIN, INJURY or DISEASE - by prevention or rapid
diagnosis and treatment
Freedom to EXPRESS NATURAL BEHAVIOUR - by providing
sufficient space, proper facilities and company of the animal's own kind
Freedom from FEAR & DISTRESS - by ensuring conditions and
treatment which avoid mental suffering
Dear God, please send me somebody who'll care! I'm so tired of running and sick with despair. My body is aching and filled with such pain; And dear God I pray, as I run in the rain That someone will love me and give me a home, A warm cozy bed, and food of my own. My last owner left me alone in the yard... I watched as they moved, and God that was hard. So I waited a while, then went on my way To rummage in garbage and live as a stray. But now, God, I'm so tired and hungry and cold; And I'm so afraid that I'll never grow old. They've chased me with sticks and hit me with straps While I run the streets just looking for scraps! I'm not really bad, God, please help if you can, For I have become just a "Victim of Man!" I'm wormy, dear God, and I'm ridden with fleas; And all that I want is an Owner to please! If you find one for me, God, I'll try to be good. I won't scratch the carpet; I'll do as I should. I'll love them, play with them, and try to obey. I will be so grateful if they'll let me stay! I don't think I'll make it too long on my own, 'Cause I'm getting weak and I'm so all alone. Each night as I sleep in the bushes I cry, 'Cause I'm so afraid, God, that I'm gonna die. I've got so much love and devotion to give That I should be given a new chance to Live! So dear God, please hear me, please answer my prayer, And send me somebody who will REALLY care
