List of vegetarian and vegan organizations

Last updated January 13, 2025

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.

Name (English / local (abbreviation))	Founded	Region served	Notes
American Vegan Society (AVS)	1960	United States
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
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
Jewish Veg	1975	North America	Previously known as Jewish Vegetarians of North America
North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS)	1974	North America
Peepal Farm	2014	India
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)	1985	United States
ProVeg Germany / ProVeg Deutschland^[2]	1892	Germany	Founded as Vegetarierbund Deutschland (VEBU), renamed in 2017 when joining ProVeg International^[2]
ProVeg Netherlands / ProVeg Nederland^[3]	2011	Netherlands	Founded as Viva Las Vega's (VLV), renamed in 2018 when joining ProVeg International^[4]
ProVeg International ^[2]	2017	World	Based in Berlin, serves as umbrella of all ProVeg organisations.^[2]
Scottish Vegetarian Society ^[5]	1892	Scotland	Based in Glasgow, Scotland. Merged with the Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom in the 1980s.^[6]
Swissveg ^[7]	1993^[8]	Switzerland	Known as Schweizerische Vereinigung für Vegetarismus until 2014^[8]
The Vegan Society	1944	World	Founded and based in the UK
Tibetan Volunteers for Animals (TVA)	2000	China India
Toronto Vegetarian Association (TVA)	1945	Canada
Vegan Awareness Foundation	1995	United States	Also known as Vegan Action
Vegan Outreach	1993	United States
Vegan Prisoners Support Group (VPSG)	1994	United Kingdom
Vegetarian Society	1847	United Kingdom
Vegetarian Society (Singapore) (VSS)	1999	Singapore
Viva! Health	1994	United Kingdom
World Esperantist Vegetarian Association / Tutmonda Esperantista Vegetarana Asocio (TEVA)	1908	World	Founded in Germany

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World Vegan Day is a global event celebrated annually on 1 November. Vegans celebrate the benefits of veganism for animals, humans, and the natural environment through activities such as setting up stalls, hosting potlucks, and planting memorial trees.

The International Vegetarian Union (IVU) is an international non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote vegetarianism. The IVU was founded in 1908 in Dresden, Germany.

The Boston Vegetarian Society (BVS) is a non-profit educational organization based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, with the purpose of promoting and supporting vegetarianism and veganism. It hosts monthly speaking events and an annual vegetarian food festival in the fall.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">World Vegetarian Day</span> Observed annually around the planet on October 1

World Vegetarian Day is observed annually around the planet on October 1. It is a day of celebration established by the North American Vegetarian Society in 1977 and endorsed by the International Vegetarian Union in 1978, "To promote the joy, compassion and life-enhancing possibilities of vegetarianism." It brings awareness to the ethical, environmental, health, and humanitarian benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle. World Vegetarian Day initiates the month of October as Vegetarian Awareness Month, which ends with November 1, World Vegan Day, as the end of that month of celebration. Vegetarian Awareness Month has been known variously as "Reverence for Life" month, "Month of Vegetarian Food", and more.

The Toronto Vegetarian Association (TVA), also known as VegTO, is a volunteer-driven, charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 1945, its mission is to inspire people to choose a healthier, greener, more compassionate lifestyle through plant-based eating.

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Vegetarian and vegan dietary practices vary among countries. Differences include food standards, laws, and general cultural attitudes toward vegetarian diets.

Meat-free days or veggiedays are declared to discourage or prohibit the consumption of meat on certain days of the week. Mondays and Fridays are the most popular days. There are also movements encouraging people giving up meat on a weekly, monthly, or permanent basis.

The American Vegan Society (AVS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes veganism in the United States. It was founded in 1960 by H. Jay Dinshah. The date of the earlier The Vegan Society (UK)'s founding, November 1, is now celebrated annually as World Vegan Day.

Jewish Veg is an international 501(c)(3) charitable organization whose mission is to encourage and help Jews to embrace plant-based diets as an expression of the Jewish values of compassion for animals, concern for health, and care for the environment. Jewish Veg was formerly called Jewish Vegetarians of North America (JVNA) and, prior to that, the Jewish Vegetarian Society of America.

Michael A. Klaper is an American physician, vegan health educator, conference and event speaker, and an author of articles and books of vegan medical advice. Graduating from medical school in 1972, Klaper became a vegan ten years later and subsequently became active in the area, publishing three books advocating veganism and serving as a founding director of the Institute of Nutrition Education and Research.

Swissveg, previously known as the Swiss Association for Vegetarianism, is a Swiss association in the legal context of article 60ff of the Swiss civil code (SCC). Swissveg runs campaigns, organizes events with the goal to reduce the consumption of animal products.

Veganmanias are annual vegan festivals held in numerous locations around the world.

VeggieWorld is annual vegan food and clothing festivals held in numerous locations around Europe and Asia. VeggieWorld is one of the biggest Vegan/Vegetarian festivals in the world, and one of the biggest such fairs, with on average 8,000 visitors. The first VeggieWorld festival was held in Wiesbaden in 2011, hosted by ProVeg Deutschland.

The Nederlandse Vereniging voor Veganisme or NVV is a Dutch association which strives to promote the vegan lifestyle, and to end animal exploitation.

ProVeg Deutschland is a German non-profit organisation whose goal is to reduce the consumption of animal products. ProVeg Deutschland is part of ProVeg International, which serves as an international umbrella for a group of nationally operating organisations.

ProVeg Nederland, known as Viva Las Vega's (VLV) from 2011 to 2017, is a Dutch foundation that aims to accelerate the transition towards a plant-based food system. The foundation's stated goal is to make it easier for consumers to eat plant-based more often and also to help companies address the growing demand in plant-based products. ProVeg Nederland is a member of the international ProVeg International.

ProVeg International is a non-governmental organisation that works in the field of food system change and has ten offices globally. The organisation's stated mission is to reduce the consumption of animal products by 50% by 2040, to be replaced by plant-based or cultured alternatives. Instead of increasing the share of vegetarians and vegans, ProVeg's focus is on reducing animal product consumption in the general population.

References

1 2 Rob Biersma (4 May 1996). "Vlees als snoepje". NRC Handelsblad . Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
1 2 3 4 Andreas Wassermann (7 December 2018). "Proveg Deutschland: Die Geschäfte des Vegetarierbunds". Der Spiegel (in German). Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
↑ Sanne Schelfaut (16 May 2019). "Actie tegen ban op namen vleesvervangers: 'Slavink net zo misleidend als kipstuckjes'". Algemeen Dagblad. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
↑ "Viva Las Vega's wordt ProVeg Nederland". ProVeg Nederland. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
↑ "History of the Scottish Vegetarian Society". International Vegetarian Union . Retrieved 22 October 2024.
↑ Leneman, Leah (Winter 1999). "The Lost Society". The Vegetarian– via International Vegetarian Union.
↑ Nadja Rohner (21 June 2016). "Foodfestival: Damit punktet die Veganmania – auch bei Fleischessern". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
1 2 "Milestones in the history of Swissveg". Swissveg. 23 July 2020. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

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[Biersma-1] 1 2 Rob Biersma (4 May 1996). "Vlees als snoepje". NRC Handelsblad . Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.

[Wassermann-2] 1 2 3 4 Andreas Wassermann (7 December 2018). "Proveg Deutschland: Die Geschäfte des Vegetarierbunds". Der Spiegel (in German). Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

[3] Sanne Schelfaut (16 May 2019). "Actie tegen ban op namen vleesvervangers: 'Slavink net zo misleidend als kipstuckjes'". Algemeen Dagblad. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

[naamswijziging-4] "Viva Las Vega's wordt ProVeg Nederland". ProVeg Nederland. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}

[:0-5] "History of the Scottish Vegetarian Society". International Vegetarian Union . Retrieved 22 October 2024.

[:1-6] Leneman, Leah (Winter 1999). "The Lost Society". The Vegetarian– via International Vegetarian Union.

[7] Nadja Rohner (21 June 2016). "Foodfestival: Damit punktet die Veganmania – auch bei Fleischessern". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[Milestones-8] 1 2 "Milestones in the history of Swissveg". Swissveg. 23 July 2020. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

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