Vegan Society

Founders	Donald Watson
Type	Non-governmental organization
Founded	1944
Headquarters	Birmingham
Area served	United Kingdom
Focus	Veganism
Method	Information, support
Members	4,000 (in 2005)[1]
Motto	Promoting ways of living free from animal products for the benefit of people, animals and the environment.
Website	www.vegansociety.com

The Vegan Society is a registered charity in the United Kingdom, promoting veganism.

Founded in Britain on November 1, 1944, by Donald Watson, it was the first ever society for vegans, and coined the word vegan for "non-dairy vegetarians". The word has since passed into common usage and is used in a variety of ways. See Veganism for more information. The date of the society's founding, November 1st, is now celebrated annually as World Vegan Day.

Contents 1 Activities 2 Movement for Compassionate Living 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Activities

• Information — e.g. the 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 of the society
• Publishes the Animal-Free Shopper — a list of vegan items available in the UK (updated every two years or so)

[edit] Movement for Compassionate Living

A 'breakaway' group from the Vegan Society, The Movement for Compassionate Living was founded in 1984 by former Vegan Society secretary Kathleen Jannaway.^[2]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Vegan Society
• First issue of the Vegan Society newsletter

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