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Number of land-dwelling animals killed in the world by the meat, dairy
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This counter does not include the billions of water-dwelling animals killed annually.
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“Nowhere is patriarchy's iron fist as naked as in the oppression of animals, which serves as the model and training ground for all other forms of oppression” |
Aviva Cantor, 1983 “The Club, The Yoke, and the Leash: What We Can Learn from the Way a Culture Treats Animals” |
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“By all that is sacred in our hopes for the human race, I conjure those who love happiness and truth, to give a fair trial to the vegetable system”
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Percy Bysshe Shelley, 1813, A Vindication of Natural Diet
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“Humanity is rich in folly, but it's hard to think of a folly more mind-bogglingly stupendous than that of transforming infinitely rich, diverse, dense jungle into desert in a few years' time for the sake of a few more hamburgers”
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Howard F. Lyman, 1998, Mad Cowboy, p.149
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“Although many vegans in the USA believe they are practicing “cruelty free” consumption by saving the life of a non-human animal by eating vegan chocolate products, those who purchase non-fair trade coca products may be causing cruelty to thousands of human beings living in the global South”
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Amie Breeze Harper, 2008, 'Race as a “Feeble Matter”'
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Links
This page contains links to the websites of other organizations or individuals who are either explicitly vegan, provide resources favourable to veganism, or connect veganism and nonhuman animal liberation with other forms of liberation. Links are organized alphabetically under subheadings (click to jump to each section or subsection). Please contact us if you would like a link to your website from this page, or with suggestions of other links for us.
Disclaimer: Vegatopia does not necessarily endorse in whole or in part the ethical or political positions of individuals or organizations listed on this page, or the practices, tactics or methods they advocate. The spirit of the Vegatopia project is to raise awareness of the diversity of vegan viewpoints (and by so doing contribute to the dissolution of anti-vegan stereotypes), stimulate communication between them, and make them available for mutual critical reflection.
Academic & Research
Journals
Human Health & Nutrition
Campaigning, Education & Information
- Animals Voice (Features the latest animal rights news, multimedia, calendar, victories, thought-provoking and inspirational editorial, graphic and compelling photography, and in-depth investigative reports) http://www.animalsvoice.com
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The Captive Animals Protection Society (CAPS) is opposed to the use of animals in entertainment and works to end their use. The main objects are to end the use of all animals in circuses, zoos and the exotic pet trade as well as the use of captive wild animals in advertising and films. http://www.captiveanimals.org/index.htm
- Humane myth. An idea being propagated by the animal-using industry and some animal protection organizations that it is possible to use and kill animals in a manner that can be fairly described as respectful or compassionate or humane. http://www.humanemyth.org/index.htm
- Seven Reasons to be Vegan


- The Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public on vegetarianism and the interrelated issues of health, nutrition, ecology, ethics, and world hunger. http://www.vrg.org
Anti-Animal Testing Resources
For a list of which charities do and do not conduct animal testing, go to
www.animalaid.org.uk and search for “charities”.
Campaigning Organisations Concerned with the ethics of
Animal Testing but also giving Scientific Reasons to Oppose Vivisection
- European Coalition to End Animal Experiments (in French, German, Spanish and English. Gives alternatives to animal testing and information about current legislation) http://www.eceae.org/
- National Anti-Vivisection Society, The (UK. Gives alternatives to animal testing and information about current legislation) http://www.navs.org.uk/home/
Medical / Scientific Organisations Concerned with the Scientific Invalidity
of Vivisection and Consequent Harm to Humans
- Association for the Abolition of Animal Experiments (Switzerland based, in German, English, French and Italian) www.animalexperiments.ch
- Doctors & Lawyers for Responsible Medicine (DLRM - UK based) www.dlrm.org
- Medical Research Modernisation Committee (MRMC - USA based) www.mrmcmed.org
- Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM - USA based. Also has information on vegan diets) www.pcrm.org
Vegan Organic Agriculture
- Veganic Agriculture Network (Canada, USA) Promoting plant-based farming and gardening throughout North America http://www.goveganic.net/

Social Support, Networking & Lifestyle
Vegan Recipes & Cookery
Disclaimer: Vegatopia does not necessarily endorse in whole or in part the ethical or political positions of individuals or organizations listed on this page, or the practices, tactics or methods they advocate. The spirit of the Vegatopia project is to raise awareness of the diversity of vegan viewpoints (and by so doing contribute to the dissolution of anti-vegan stereotypes), stimulate communication between them, and make them available for mutual critical reflection.
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