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Friday, 25 October, 2019

Scottish council caters for vegan children in all its schools

The case of one little schoolgirl led to the local authority providing vegan food options in all of their...(Read more)

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Monday, 14 October, 2019

Imperial College urges the government to promote a shift towards vegan diets

The ground-breaking report says the government must increase support for plant-based diets if it wants to fight climate change. ...(Read more)

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Tuesday, 24 September, 2019

Play Fair with Plant Milk: Calls to include vegan milk in schools on par with cow’s milk

Our legal letter to the Department of Health pushes for free school milk initiatives to include plant milk for...(Read more)

mother and daughter cooking
Friday, 30 August, 2019

Statement on media reports about choline and vegan diets

Recent media reports have exaggerated the importance of choline in vegan nutrition but there are plenty of plant sources...(Read more)

Forest Green Rovers Team
Tuesday, 13 August, 2019

Cricket club goes vegan to be more inclusive

The world's first vegan cricket club is also trialling animal-free leather balls after the chairman's transition inspired other players. ...(Read more)

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Monday, 17 June, 2019

EU proposal to ban ‘meaty’ names up for debate in Parliament

We will be giving evidence against this unfair and ill-thought-out proposed ban alongside meat industry representatives. (Read more)

Its easy to be green vegan society campaign banner
Wednesday, 5 June, 2019

Is this the greenest meal in the UK? ...and it's vegan!

We launch possibly the lowest carbon curry ever created as part of our Plate Up for the Planet campaign. ...(Read more)

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Friday, 31 May, 2019

International Rights Network launches at a vegan rights conference

We join forces with the International Vegan Rights Alliance which has formally been merged to become our International Rights Network. ...(Read more)

Vegan Society AGM 2019
Tuesday, 28 May, 2019

AGM Results

The 2019 AGM was held on Saturday 18th May, at Resource for London N7 6PA. Thank-you...(Read more)

woman eating the earth
Wednesday, 8 May, 2019

Climate emergency: Plant-based policies are a necessary response

We urge politicians to include veganism at the centre of food and farming policies after they declared a national climate emergency....(Read more)

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Wednesday, 1 May, 2019

Airlines urged to ‘fly ahead of the curve’ by providing vegan options

We urge airlines that the default ‘chicken or beef’ choice needs an upgrade through our newly launched FlyVe...(Read more)

EU Flag
Tuesday, 23 April, 2019

EU ban on ‘meaty’ names would financially impact public sector, not just vegans

Vegan Society legal expert challenges the irrational EU proposal in a formal letter to the authorities. (Read more)

Children holding vegetables
Monday, 11 March, 2019

NHS urged to remove restriction on plant milk

Our legal team has challenged the initiative as it doesn't currently cover plant milks. (Read more)

Advocates for Animals Law Firm
Monday, 4 March, 2019

First ever animal protection law firm launched in the UK

The firm was launched by a team of legal experts with decades of experience in animal protection law. (Read more)

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Friday, 1 March, 2019

Social relationships and health found the most effective in vegan advocacy

Research into effective vegan advocacy places new importance on social relationships and the health benefits of a vegan diet. ...(Read more)

person voting in a ballot box
Thursday, 14 February, 2019

Important news about The Vegan Society’s 2019 AGM

This year’s AGM will be at 1pm (with registration starting at 12.30pm) on Saturday 18th May at Resource for...(Read more)

Raise Vegan Magazine 2019
Wednesday, 6 February, 2019

Raise Vegan Magazine Hits U.S. News stands

For those of you that haven’t yet heard of Raise Vegan Magazine, it’s the world’s first parenting magazine created...(Read more)

Virgin Trains vegan breakfast meal
Monday, 17 December, 2018

Seven out of 12 UK train companies now offer vegan options

The number of vegan options provided by UK train companies has increased thanks our Vegan on the Go campaign. ...(Read more)

Eric and Izabela who lost their lives outside Leicester City Football Club Stadium
Tuesday, 4 December, 2018

Leicester helicopter crash pilot duo's family raise money for The Vegan Society

Family of the pilots who died in the Leicester City FC helicopter crash is raising money for The Vegan Society....(Read more)

VeGuide
Thursday, 1 November, 2018

We launch the first ever app to help you go vegan

We've released the free VeGuide app this World Vegan Day after half of Brits said they'd take the plunge. ...(Read more)

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