The Vegan Society
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| Founded | 1944 |
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| Founder | Donald Watson |
| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| Focus | Veganism |
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Area served
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United Kingdom |
| Method | Information, support |
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Members
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4,000 (in 1988[1] and 2005[2]) |
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Chair
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George Rodger |
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Key people
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Donald Watson |
| Slogan | Promoting ways of living free from animal products for the benefit of people, animals and the environment. |
| Website | www.vegansociety.com |
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The sunflower symbol is a symbol to companies for the labelling of vegan products.
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| Effective region | United Kingdom |
| Effective since | [citation needed] |
| Product category | Symbol to companies for the labelling of vegan products |
| Legal status | Recognized by the consumers |
| Website | www.vegansociety.com |
The Vegan Society is a registered charity and the oldest vegan society in the world, founded on 1 November 1944, in the UK by Donald Watson, Elsie "Sally" Shrigley, and 23 others.[3]
Watson coined the word "vegan" to stand for "non-dairy vegetarians" who also ate no eggs.[3] The founding of the Society is celebrated annually on World Vegan Day, which was established in 1994 by Louise Wallis the President and Chair.[4]
The Society now defines veganism as "...a way of living that seeks to exclude, as far as possible and practicable, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing and any other purpose."[5]
Activities
- Information – website, leaflets, books, videos
- Support – network of local contacts
- Licenses its trademarked Sunflower symbol to companies – for the labelling of vegan products
- Publishes The Vegan – a quarterly magazine sent free to members
Movement for Compassionate Living
A breakaway group from The Vegan Society, the Movement for Compassionate Living, was founded in 1984 by the former Vegan Society Secretary Kathleen Jannaway.[6][7]
See also
References
- ↑ Debra Blake Weisenthal, Powers in the Western world. How do they match up to one other?. Vegetarian Times, December 1988, pp25. Seen on 10 March 2015
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- ↑ [1] Archived July 23, 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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- ↑ [2] Archived March 5, 2012 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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- First issue of the Vegan Society newsletter
- The Vegan Society, Registered Charity no. 279228 at the Charity Commission
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