If one person is unkind to an animal, it is considered to be cruelty, but where a lot of people are unkind to animals, especially in the name of commerce, the cruelty is condoned and, once sums of money are at stake, will be defended to the last by otherwise intelligent people.

Ruth Harrison

About Ruth Harrison

Ruth Harrison (née Winsten; 24 June 1920 – 13 June 2000) was an English animal welfare activist and writer.

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