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The Vegan Society is a registered charity and the oldest vegan society in the world, founded on 1 November 1944, in the UK by Donald Watson, Elsie "Sally" Shrigley, and 23 others.〔 Watson coined the word "vegan" to stand for "non-dairy vegetarians" who also ate no eggs.〔("Interview with Donald Watson" ), ''Vegetarians in Paradise'', August 11, 2004.〕 The founding of the Society is celebrated annually on World Vegan Day, which was established in 1994 by Louise Wallis the President and Chair.〔http://www.saveascream.com/louisewallis.htm〕 The Society now defines veganism as "...a way of living that seeks to exclude, as far as possible and practicable, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing and any other purpose."〔(Who we are - The Vegan Society )〕 ==Activities== * Information – website, leaflets, books, videos * Support – network of local contacts * Licenses its trademarked Sunflower symbol to companies – for the labelling of vegan products * Publishes ''The Vegan'' – a quarterly magazine sent free to members * Publishes the ''Animal-Free Shopper'' – a list of vegan items available in the UK (updated every two years or so) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Vegan Society」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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