Back جمعية النباتيين (المملكة المتحدة) Arabic Veqan cəmiyyəti Azerbaijani The Vegan Society Catalan The Vegan Society German Vegana Societo Esperanto مجمع وگان Persian Vegan Society French האגודה הטבעונית HE Vegan Society ID 비건 소사이어티 Korean
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| Founded | November 1944 |
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| Founders |
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| Type | Charity |
| Focus | Promoting veganism |
| Location | |
Area served | International |
| Method | Information, support, campaigns |
Members | 7,727 in 2022[1]: 19 |
CEO | Steve Hamon |
Main organ | The Vegan |
| Employees | 68 full-time equivalents in 2022[1]: 4 [needs update] |
Volunteers | 40[1]: 5 |
| Website | vegansociety.com |
| Vegan Trademark for the labelling of vegan products | |
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 The Vegan Trademark is a registered trademark that registers products as vegan. | |
| Effective region | United Kingdom |
| Effective since | 27 February 1990 |
| Legal status | Recognised by consumers |
| Website | vegansociety.com |
The Vegan Society is a registered charity and the oldest vegan organization in the world, founded in the United Kingdom in 1944 by Donald Watson, Elsie Shrigley, George Henderson and his wife Fay Henderson among others.[2]
- ^ a b c "Report of the Trustees and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022". Charity Commission for England and Wales. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "Interview with Donald Watson – Vegan Founder". Foods for Life. 15 December 2002. Retrieved 8 September 2008.