The rise of Veganism in the UK 1944 - 2016 by https://padlet.com/xvxjoe/veganfuture From mid 1940's to present day, The growth of veganism has started to snowball. en-us 2016-07-18 10:02:21 UTC 2024-07-08 14:34:04 UTC hello@padlet.com On the 1st of November 1944 the vegan society was formed. xvxjoe https://padlet.com/xvxjoe/veganfuture/wish/116551854 " few in number and widely dispersed, and all of us were heavily involved in our own careers. We had no funds, no private transport – apart from bicycles, no precedents to work on, no office, little experience in public speaking, and none in publishing. The war was ending, food rationing was at its most severe and was to continue for another seven years. " Donald Watson, founder of the vegan society]]> 2016-07-18 10:21:30 UTC https://padlet.com/xvxjoe/veganfuture/wish/116551854 In 1984 a break away group called "The movement for compassionate living" was formed. They have always been a small and less well known group xvxjoe https://padlet.com/xvxjoe/veganfuture/wish/116551991 2016-07-18 10:26:37 UTC https://padlet.com/xvxjoe/veganfuture/wish/116551991 "1976 – BBC2 & The Vegan Society in the Open Door series. The program led to over 9000 enquiries about veganism resulting in around 1,000 new members of the Society." xvxjoe https://padlet.com/xvxjoe/veganfuture/wish/116552724 2016-07-18 10:48:02 UTC https://padlet.com/xvxjoe/veganfuture/wish/116552724 xvxjoe https://padlet.com/xvxjoe/veganfuture/wish/116553403 A example of a vegan product from the 1950's]]> 2016-07-18 11:06:08 UTC https://padlet.com/xvxjoe/veganfuture/wish/116553403 The 60's saw the rise of the hippie's and people started questioning the status quo...not just regarding animal use but across the board. Also Animal Machines was written by Ruth Harrison (1964). xvxjoe https://padlet.com/xvxjoe/veganfuture/wish/116554154 2016-07-18 11:35:59 UTC https://padlet.com/xvxjoe/veganfuture/wish/116554154 The vegan society's trademark was officially announced  on the 27th of February 1990 establishing the world's first internationally-recognised standard for vegan-friendly products and services.  xvxjoe https://padlet.com/xvxjoe/veganfuture/wish/116554448 2016-07-18 11:49:25 UTC https://padlet.com/xvxjoe/veganfuture/wish/116554448 The number of UK vegans has snowballed in recent years and the trend looks set to continue. xvxjoe https://padlet.com/xvxjoe/veganfuture/wish/116554646 2016-07-18 11:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/xvxjoe/veganfuture/wish/116554646