58: The Five Freedoms of Animal Welfare (Part 1)

Happy Throwback Thursday! Today, we’re revisiting one of the key underpinnings of positive reinforcement training- the “Five Freedoms.” Tune in for a quick refresher on the first three of these vital components of animal welfare.

Julie Fudge Smith and Colleen Pelar discuss the first three of the Five Freedoms that the ASPCA lists as “internationally accepted standards of care that assert a living being’s right to humane treatment.” They are standards which apply not only to dogs, but to every animal in our care, whether they are pets, farm animals, or working animals.