A History of Veganism
A History of Veganism from 1806.
By John Davis, IVU Manager and Historia | May 25, 2011 (updated July 2011.)
"This is a bried summary of a talk I gave at the International Vegan Festival in Malaga, Spain, June 4-12, 2011, and will also be giving at the Midlands Vegan Festival, Wolverhampton UK, October 29, 2011". Read more.
First edition of "The Vegan News".
November 1944.
"The recent articles and letters in "The Vegetarian Messenger" on the question of the use of dairy produce have revealed very strong evidence to show that the production of these foods involve much cruel exploitation and slaughter of higlhy sentient life. the excuse that it is not necessary ot kill in order to obtain dairy produce is untenable for those with a knowledge oflivestock farming methods and of the competition which even humanitarian farmers must face if they are to remain in business." Read more.
An interview with Donald Watson, Vegan pioneer, 15 December 2002.
Interview with Donald Watson founder and patron of The Vegan Society taken from a 3 hour taped interview by Vegan Society Trustee and Author of The Vegan Passport George D. Rodger on 15 December 2002. Read more.
An interview with Donald Watson, Vegan pioneer, 11 August 2004.
The following interview was conducted in August 11, 2004 by "Vegetarians in Paradise" with the help of George Rodger who cooperated in arranging and assisting them in conducting this interview. Read more.
By Eva Batt (1908-1989).
"Eva Batt, residing in England, became a vegan in 1954, just
ten years after the term was coined. In the decades that followed, Batt made major
contributions to the spread of veganism, including two cookbooks, and played several
roles within the UK Vegan Society, including fifteen years as chairperson." Read more.