It is based on the so-called Five Freedoms principle as adopted by the Farm Animal Welfare Council, namely freedom from thirst, hunger and malnutrition, freedom from discomfort, freedom from pain, injury and disease, freedom to express normal behaviour and freedom from fear and distress.
Yo dzula kha zwine zwa vhidziwa upfi Five Freedoms principle yo dzhiiwaho nga vha Farm Animal Welfare Council, ya riniwa upfi mbofholowo ya ḓora, mbofholowo ya vhuṱungu, u huvhala na malwadze, mbofholowo ya u sumbedza maitele kwao na mbofholowo kha nyofho na mutsiko.