C. W. Hume

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

Biography

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). He served in the Royal Engineers during World War 1 and the 47th Divisional Signals (Territorial Army) during World War 2. He has also been credited as the first to use the expression "animal welfare". Richard P. Haynes has suggested that "Hume should be credited as the father of the animal welfare movement". 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." The Charles Hume Memorial Fund was set up in his honour. Man and Beast (1962)