Oct 22 2008
World Go Vegan days
October 25 - 31 has been chosen as period to boost vegan awareness. In fact, the whole of October and November is a special time for plant-based dieters, the period when we all go an extra mile to tell the world about the pressing need to become a vegan.
World GO VEGAN Days” is also about celebrating what it means to be vegan. Veganism enables people to live in balance with all of Earth’s creatures and promote freedom from exploitation for animals as part of their everyday lives. Modern animal agriculture is cruel and violent toward the chickens, cows, pigs and other creatures used to make meat, milk and eggs. During World GO VEGAN Days, we encourage people to become conscious of what - and who - they are eating, the effect it has on the world, and that a non-violent alternative exists.
We urge people to recognize the effects their actions have on the world, and our ability to actually avert some impending disasters such as global warming.
For the health of people, the environment, and farmed animals, veganism is the best choice. World GO VEGAN Days embodies this idea. As an international campaign, it encourages people around the world to experience the benefits and joys of a more compassionate way of life.
Now, you may be asking, where does the word vegan come from? Well, it was coined by a most loving and considerate Englishman called Donald Watson, who realised that the complete elimination of animal products was the only way to be truly compassionate towards the other animals. And so he founded The Vegan Society in 1944 and the rest is history - and it’s a story that will only get bigger.
