Coverage Includes: - Defining animal welfare ('fit and happy') and establishing a systematic approach for its evaluation (the 'five freedoms'). - Providing a sound ethical framework that allows proper respect to animals within the broader context of our role in society. - Developing comprehensive, robust protocols for assessing animal welfare and the provisions that constitute good husbandry. - Introducing an education policy that will increase human awareness of animal welfare problems and promote action to reduce suffering.