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Rely on your knowledge of animal basics to inform you when you approach an animal cruelty investigation. If an animal looks ill or injured, call on what you know about the required minimum care of animals and start to identify what is missing. At the beginning stages of an investigation, it is not required that you know what exact disease, injury, or illness an animal is suffering from, only that the animal is suffering or not being provided shelter, nutrition, or veterinary care as required by law. Once you have established that fact, then applying the Five Freedoms can guide you as you evaluate the animal's environment and look for adequate food, water, shelter, and sanitation. Does the animal's enclosure provide for its needs for exercise and freedom from urine and feces? Are there hazards in the environment that have resulted in injury to the animal? Is it able to maintain an appropriate body temperature? Who are the local animal experts that can assist you in further evaluation of the circumstances if necessary? The more you learn about the basic needs of animal, the more confident you will become as you respond to animal cruelty cases, and the more thorough your part in an investigation will become.