Vegetarianism is first mentioned by the Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras of Samos around 500 BCE. The Adventist Health Study 2 is one of the largest and most recent, and in it, vegans come out ahead on virtually every level. By winter 1988 this definition was in use - although the phrasing has changed slightly over the years - and remains so today: Will you now this video isn’t going to focus on the question of when we began eating meat nor whether we are meant to eat animals. The vitamin B12 is found almost entirely in animal products, so many vegans eat fortified food or take a vitamin to get the right amount. People who expressly eat plant materials and avoid the idea of animal products have been around since the dawn of humanity. The 18th century utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham believed that animal suffering was just as serious as human suffering, and likened the idea of human superiority to racism.The first vegetarian society was formed in 1847 in England. A transcript of an interview with Donald Watson from 2002 is available  Although the vegan diet was defined early on it was as late as 1949 before Leslie J Cross pointed out that the society lacked a definition of veganism and he suggested “[t]he principle of the emancipation of animals from exploitation by man”.

We’re as determined as ever to promote vegan lifestyles for the benefit of animals, people and the environment.

2.1 Pythagoras (570 BCE–490 BCE) 2.2 Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) 2.3 Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822) 2.4 Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) 2.5 George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) 2.6 Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948) 3 The case for veganism is strong. Delving into Vegan Society archives.

One of the many arguments against veganism is that it’s a relatively new phenomena and that humans have “always” eaten meat. however, i'll just note that while historians, anthropologist and archeologists have difficulty agreeing when we started to consume animals, they do seem to agree that it’s something we star…

The Vegan Society may have been established 75 years ago but veganism has been around much longer.

Graham was a Presbyterian minister and his followers, called Grahamites, obeyed his instructions for a virtuous life: vegetarianism, temperance, abstinence, and frequent bathing. ISBN 978-1-59213-814-2. Though many held similar views at the time, these six pioneers were the first to actively found a new movement - despite opposition.

The Ephrata Cloister, a strict religious sect founded in 1732 in Pennsylvania, advocated vegetarianism — as well as celibacy. Our researcher-in-residence, Dr Sam Calvert, has been hard at work delving into our archives at Vegan Society HQ, discovering how The Vegan Society began and how we have grown over the decades.