List of vegetarian organizations
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This is a list of vegetarian or vegan organizations. Vegetarian organizations are located in numerous locations and regions around the globe. Their main goal is to promote vegetarianism among the public and to support and link individuals and organizations that practice, promote or endorse vegetarianism.
The biggest vegetarian organization is the International Vegetarian Union (IVU), which acts as a connecting umbrella organization.
| Name (English / local (abbreviation)) | Founded | Region served | Notes |
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| American Vegan Society (AVS) | 1960 |  United States |
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| American Vegetarian Association (AVA)[citation needed] | 1850 | United States |
The original AVA existed from 1850 to 1861. The current AVA was founded in 1999. |
| (AVF) | 1994 |  France |
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| Bulgarian Veg Society[citation needed] | 2009 |  Bulgaria |
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| Christian Vegetarian Association (CVA) | 1999 |  World |
Founded in the United States |
| Dutch Society for Veganism / Nederlandse Vereniging voor Veganisme (NVV)[1] | 1978[1] |  Netherlands |
Previously known as Veganistenkring and Vereniging Veganisten Organisatie |
| Earthsave | 1988 | United States Canada |
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| (EVA)[2] | 2000[2] |  Belgium |
Founded by Tobias Leenaert[2] |
| European Vegetarian Union (EVU) | 1988 |  Europe |
Founded in the Netherlands, currently based in Austria |
| French Vegetarian Society / Sociéte végétarienne de France (FVS) | 1882 | France |
Founded in Paris, dissolved in 1921. |
| Hare Krishna Food for Life | 1974 | World |
Founded in India, currently based in Slovenia |
| International Vegetarian Union (IVU) | 1908 | World |
Founded in Germany, currently based in the UK |
| / Associazione vegetariana italiana (AVI) | 1952 |  Italy |
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| Jewish Veg | 1975 |  North America |
Previously known as Jewish Vegetarians of North America |
| Movement for Compassionate Living (MCL)[citation needed] | 1984 |  United Kingdom |
Publishes a quarterly journal, New Leaves |
| North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS) | 1974 | North America |
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| Peepal Farm | 2014 |  India |
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| Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) | 1985 | United States |
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| ProVeg Germany / ProVeg Deutschland[3] | 1892 |  Germany |
Founded as Vegetarierbund Deutschland (VEBU), renamed in 2017 when joining ProVeg International[3] |
| ProVeg Netherlands / ProVeg Nederland[4] | 2011 | Netherlands |
Founded as Viva Las Vega's (VLV), renamed in 2018 when joining ProVeg International[5] |
| ProVeg International[3] | 2017 | World |
Based in Berlin, serves as umbrella of all ProVeg organisations.[3] |
| Sociedade Vegetariana Brasileira[citation needed] |  Brazil |
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| Swissveg[6] | 1993[7] |  Switzerland |
Known as Schweizerische Vereinigung für Vegetarismus until 2014[7] |
| The Vegan Society | 1944 | World |
Founded and based in the UK |
| Tibetan Volunteers for Animals (TVA) | 2000 |  China India |
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| Toronto Vegetarian Association (TVA) | 1945 | Canada |
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| Vegan Awareness Foundation | 1995 | United States |
Also known as Vegan Action |
| Vegan Ireland: The Vegan Society of Ireland[citation needed] | 2009 |  Ireland |
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| Vegan Outreach | 1993 | United States |
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| Vegan Prisoners Support Group (VPSG) | 1994 | United Kingdom |
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| Vegetarian society of Bangladesh[citation needed] |  Bangladesh |
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| Vegan World Alliance (VWA)[citation needed] | 2019 | World |
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| Vegane Gesellschaft Österreich (VGÖ)[8] | 1999[8] |  Austria |
Chaired by Felix Hnat |
| VegeProject Japan [9] | 2013 |  Japan |
Non-profit in Japan dedicated to creating a society in which vegetarian options are available anywhere, through cooperation with companies, educational institutions, the government, and international organizations. |
| Vegetarian Society | 1847 | United Kingdom |
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| Vegetarian Society (Singapore) (VSS) | 1999 |  Singapore |
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| Viva! Health | 1994 | United Kingdom |
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| World Esperantist Vegetarian Association / Tutmonda Esperantista Vegetarana Asocio (TEVA) | 1908 | World |
Founded in Germany |
| ANCHAYVN: The Vegetarian Society of Vietnam[citation needed] | 2018 |  Vietnam |
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| Asociaţia Veganilor din România | 2016 | Romania |
Campaigns and events[]
- Meat-free day
- Meatless Monday
- Vegetarian week
- Veggie Pride
- World Vegan Day
- World Vegetarian Day
See also[]
- List of vegetarian and vegan companies
- List of vegetarian festivals (including vegan festivals)
- List of fictional vegetarian characters
References[]
- ^ a b Rob Biersma (4 May 1996). "Vlees als snoepje". NRC Handelsblad. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "'Veganisten moeten wat minder streng worden'". De Standaard (in Dutch). 17 August 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d Andreas Wassermann (7 December 2018). "Proveg Deutschland: Die Geschäfte des Vegetarierbunds". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Sanne Schelfaut (16 May 2019). "Actie tegen ban op namen vleesvervangers: 'Slavink net zo misleidend als kipstuckjes'". Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Viva Las Vega's wordt ProVeg Nederland". ProVeg Nederland. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ Nadja Rohner (21 June 2016). "Foodfestival: Damit punktet die Veganmania – auch bei Fleischessern". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Milestones in the history of Swissveg". Swissveg. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Information in English". Vegane Gesellschaft Österreich. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "English Homepage". VegeProject Japan. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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