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Charles Westley Hume
OBE
Born13 January 1886
Died22 September 1981 (1981-09-23) (aged 95)
Occupation(s)Animal welfare worker, writer

Major Charles Westley Hume (13 January 1886 – 22 September 1981)[1] OBE MC BSc was a British animal welfare worker and writer. He was the founder of the University of London Animal Welfare Society (ULAWS).[2]

Biography

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Hume graduated in physics from Birkbeck College. He was honorary secretary of the British Science Guild and edited the journal Proceedings of the Physical Society (1919–1940).[3][4] He served in the Royal Engineers during World War I and the 47th Divisional Signals (Territorial Army) during World War II.[4]

Hume founded the University of London Animal Welfare Society (ULAWS) in 1926, which later became the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW).[5] He has also been credited as the first to use the expression "animal welfare".[5] Through his efforts the first book on the care and management of laboratory animals was published by the UFAW in 1947.[6][7] Richard P. Haynes has suggested that "Hume should be credited as the father of the animal welfare movement".[5]

Hume's book Man and Beast (1962) explores the history, law, philosophy and theology underlying cruelty to animals.[8] A review noted that "these subjects are dealt with objectively and clearly, lightly yet seriously, tactfully yet persistently, especially in the factual and historical aspects."[8]

In 1956, Hume received the Schweitzer Medal for his contributions to animal welfare.[9] The Charles Hume Memorial Fund was set up in his honour.[7]

Selected publications

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  • Law and Practice: The Rights of Laboratory Animals. In The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory Animals (Edited by Alastair N. Worden, 1947)[6]
  • The Status of Animals in the Christian Religion (1956)[10]
  • Man and Beast (1962)[8][11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors". authorandbookinfo.com. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  2. ^ Bourke, Joanna (2022). "'Man versus Rabbits'". Birkbeck: 200 Years of Radical Learning for Working People. Oxford University Press. pp. 286–303. doi:10.1093/oso/9780192846631.001.0001. ISBN 978-0192846631.
  3. ^ "Captain C. W. Hume" (PDF). Nature. 145 (3666): 180. 1940. doi:10.1038/145180b0.
  4. ^ a b "Universities Federation for Animal Welfare: Major C. W. Hume, O.B.E." (PDF). Nature. 207 (4994): 241. 1965. doi:10.1038/207241a0.
  5. ^ a b c Haynes, Richard P. (2008). The Roots for the Emerging Science of Animal Welfare in Great Britain. Animal Welfare. Springer. pp. 7–12. ISBN 978-1-4020-8618-2
  6. ^ a b Pitt, Frances (1948). "The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory Animals". Nature. 161 (4096): 664. doi:10.1038/161664b0. S2CID 4104593.
  7. ^ a b "Notes and Comments". Laboratory Animals. 16: 98–104. 1982. doi:10.1258/002367782780908940.
  8. ^ a b c Huggett, A. St. G. (1963). "Reviewed Work: Man And Beast by C. W. Hume". The British Medical Journal. 1 (5343): 1469–1470. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.5343.1469-b. S2CID 62715973.
  9. ^ Leavitt, Emily Stewart. (1978). Animals and Their Legal Rights: A Survey of American Laws from 1641 to 1978. Animal Welfare Institute. p. 72
  10. ^ Bainbridge, Richard (1957). "The Status of Animals in the Christian Religion". Nature. 179 (4567): 935. doi:10.1038/179935c0. S2CID 4272900.
  11. ^ Gleason, Sean J; Swanson, Janice C. (1988). An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Materials Concerning the Philosophy of Animal Rights. United States Department of Agriculture.

Further reading

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