Are you a member of a vegan society?

[Second Summer]

Just thought this would be a good poll to have.

Even half-civilized countries tend to have a vegan society of some sort:
http://www.vegansociety.com/ (UK)
http://www.americanvegan.org/ (USA)
http://www.vegane-gesellschaft.org/ (Germany)
http://www.vegan.se/ (Sweden)
http://www.vegansamfunnet.no/ (Norway)

In the UK the Vegan Society has made tremendous efforts for food labeling with their own trademark, and even if not using that, many food manufacturers in the UK will print "suitable for vegans" on their vegan products. This makes life easier for vegans and it makes it easier for people to transition to veganism. The society also does a lot of other work, read more about it here.

I think organising like this is really important for the vegan cause, so I hope as many vegans as possible will become members.

Personally I'm kinda broke at the moment, so haven't been able to renew my membership yet this year

 

[Lord Snot]

No, I've never really thought about it. Money is tight here too, I cancelled my charity direct debits a while ago

 

[beancounter]

Back in the early 90's, I was a member and treasurer of the Boston Vegetarian Society. Haven't been in contact with them for many years.

http://www.bostonveg.org/

 

[AeryFairy]

I'm not, but I've thought about joining the vegan society many times. If I decide to join, though, I'll wait until some sort of vegan festival, where they tend to have membership deals I think money's tight for everyone these days...

 

[led.boots]

Our local veg fest is this month, so I'm going to keep my eye out while I'm there. I should join, I never have.

 

[PTree15]

I've never been a veg-society member, but I might consider it one day.

 

[Dedalus]

I've never considered it. Does a portion of the $ go to animals?

We're Farm Sanctuary, Mercy for Animals and ASPCA supporters / members.

 

[Second Summer]

I've never considered it. Does a portion of the $ go to animals?

Not sure, I don't think so, not directly anyway. The idea is to unite and improve the situation for vegans w.r.t. issues such as food labelling, getting more vegan options e.g. in hospitals, nursing homes, in the military etc. Basically working to make the vegan lifestyle a feasible and more accepted option for everyone, not just the hard-core crowd.

 

[Dedalus]

Not sure, I don't think so, not directly anyway. The idea is to unite and improve the situation for vegans w.r.t. issues such as food labelling, getting more vegan options e.g. in hospitals, nursing homes, in the military etc. Basically working to make the vegan lifestyle a feasible and more accepted option for everyone, not just the hard-core crowd.

It's certainly a cause worth supporting. If only I had the funds to liberally spread around to all the causes I support. If only...

 

[SummerRain]

No, I never really thought about it. When I used to have direct debits to charities, they were either AR/animal welfare/human rights/human aid, I guess because they're more obviously helping people out. Now you mention it though, when I start donating money to charity again (probably when I have a job) I will consider it