The Vegan Society

The Vegan Society, the world’s first, is an educational membership charity that promotes and supports people to adopt a vegan lifestyle. The Vegan Society was formed in 1944, by a group of vegetarians who recognised the ethical compromises of eating eggs and dairy products. The Vegan Society coined the term ‘vegan’ and defines ‘veganism’ as the way of living which seeks to exclude, as far as is possible and practicable, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose.