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 | 8,500 (as of 2021[update]) |
CEO | Steve Hamon |
Employees | 53 full-time equivalents in 2020[1] |
Website | vegansociety.com |
Vegan Trademark for the labelling of vegan products | |
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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]