This open access book is a pioneering account of the life and work of Ruth Harrison and the interconnected rise of British animal welfare politics, science, and activism. Now recognised as one of Britain’s most influential animal welfare campaigners, Ruth Harrison’s 1964 bestseller popularised the term ‘factory farming’ and led to a path-breaking review of animal welfare by the UK government’s Brambell Committee in 1965. From the mid-1960s onwards, animal welfare scientists highlighted that animal cognition and emotions were equally important elements of welfare. Their work had profound implications for the development of British and European welfare legislation and the redesign of husbandry systems on farms. Using Harrison’s life as a chronological compass, this is the first book to cast light on the interlinked and frequently uneasy histories of post-war British animal welfare activism, science, and legislation. Its unique scope allows it to go beyond limited existing accounts of modern British animal welfare and will be of interest to those interested in animal welfare, environmentalism, and the behavioural sciences. weiterlesen