List of vegetarian and vegan organizations

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This is a list of vegetarian and vegan organizations situated in various locations worldwide. Their primary aim is to advocate for vegetarianism and veganism, while also providing support and networking opportunities for individuals and groups who practice, promote, or endorse these practices.

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The largest organizations are the International Vegetarian Union (IVU) and the Vegan World Alliance (VWA), which serve as connecting umbrella organizations.

Name (English / local (abbreviation))FoundedRegion servedNotes
American Vegan Society (AVS)1960Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Christian Vegetarian Association (CVA)1999 Apollo17earth white.jpg World Founded in the United States
Dutch Society for Veganism / Nederlandse Vereniging voor Veganisme (NVV) [1] 1978 [1] Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Previously known as Veganistenkring and Vereniging Veganisten Organisatie
Earthsave 1988Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
European Vegetarian Union (EVU)1988Flag of Europe.svg  Europe Founded in the Netherlands, currently based in Austria
French Vegetarian Society / Sociéte végétarienne de France (FVS)1882Flag of France.svg  France Founded in Paris, dissolved in 1921.
Hare Krishna Food for Life 1974 Apollo17earth white.jpg World Founded in India, currently based in Slovenia
International Vegetarian Union (IVU)1908 Apollo17earth white.jpg World Founded in Germany, currently based in the UK
Jewish Veg 1975 Location North America.svg North America Previously known as Jewish Vegetarians of North America
North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS)1974 Location North America.svg North America
Peepal Farm 2014Flag of India.svg  India
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)1985Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
ProVeg Germany / ProVeg Deutschland [2] 1892Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Founded as Vegetarierbund Deutschland (VEBU), renamed in 2017 when joining ProVeg International [2]
ProVeg Netherlands / ProVeg Nederland [3] 2011Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Founded as Viva Las Vega's (VLV), renamed in 2018 when joining ProVeg International [4]
ProVeg International [2] 2017 Apollo17earth white.jpg World Based in Berlin, serves as umbrella of all ProVeg organisations. [2]
Swissveg [5] 1993 [6] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Known as Schweizerische Vereinigung für Vegetarismus until 2014 [6]
The Vegan Society 1944 Apollo17earth white.jpg World Founded and based in the UK
Tibetan Volunteers for Animals (TVA)2000Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of India.svg  India
Toronto Vegetarian Association (TVA)1945Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Vegan Awareness Foundation 1995Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Also known as Vegan Action
Vegan Outreach 1993Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Vegan Prisoners Support Group (VPSG)1994Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Vegetarian Society 1847Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Vegetarian Society (Singapore) (VSS)1999Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Viva! Health 1994Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
World Esperantist Vegetarian Association / Tutmonda Esperantista Vegetarana Asocio (TEVA)1908 Apollo17earth white.jpg World Founded in Germany

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