Animal machines / Ruth Harrison ; foreword by Rachel Carson ; new commentaries by Marian Stamp Dawkins ... [et al.].

First published: London : Vincent Stuart Publishers, 1964.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why we still need to read Animal machines -- Ruth Harrison: tribute to an inspirational friend -- Animal machines: prophecy and philosophy -- Ruth Harrison: a tribute -- Ruth Harrison's later writings and animal welfare work -- Foreword to 1964 edition by Rachel Carson -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Broiler chickens -- Poultry packing stations -- Battery birds -- Veal calves -- Other intensive units -- The basis of quality -- Quantity versus quality -- Cruelty and legislation -- Conclusion -- The new factory farming: a pictorial summary.