Pets are to be given five “freedoms” under new legislation before Parliament that aims to raise the standards of welfare by fining or jailing owners who neglect their animals.

The freedoms include appropriate diet, suitable living conditions, companionship or solitude as appropriate, monitoring for abnormal behaviour and protection from pain, suffering, injury and disease.

I think this could be a good thing and it may force pet owners into being more responsible with their pets. Currently this is being tried in the UK, if all goes well we may see something similiar as well here in the US.

>> Via Telegraph