Wikipedia:WikiProject Veganism and Vegetarianism



Welcome to WikiProject Veganism and Vegetarianism. Wikipedians have formed this collaboration resource and group dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of veganism and vegetarianism and the organization of information and articles on this topic. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions and various resources; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians interested in the topic. If you would like to help, please add yourself as a participant in the project, inquire on the talk page, and see the to-do list, below.

Goals
The goals of this project include the following:
 * Educate users about veganism and vegetarianism
 * Improve articles within this project's scope
 * Maintaining objectivity and neutral point-of-view on veganism and vegetarianism related articles
 * Serving as the central point of discussion for all issues related to veganism and vegetarianism on Wikipedia

Participants
Recruitment

Is recruitment of active contributors to this forward-looking vegan documentation project defensible? MaynardClark (talk) 02:11, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
 * "Staffing" increases could help resolve long-lasting project backlogs.MaynardClark (talk) 02:21, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

Article talk page tags​
To add that an article is part of WikiProject Veganism and Vegetarianism, add WikiProject Veganism and Vegetarianism or WPVAV to the talk page. You can fill in the parameters by adding e.g. . See WikiProject Veganism and Vegetarianism/Assessment for information about assessing articles. Example:

User page tag
To add the project tag to your user page, write user wpvav.

Welcoming
To invite someone to join the project, just copy and paste the following to their user talk page:

Which creates the following invitation:

The recipient's user name is automatically added in the introduction, and your signature is automatically added at the end.

Barnstar
—an award placed at another users talk page for improving veganism and vegetarianism-related articles.

Article templates

 * Veganism and vegetarianism
 * Veganism-and-Vegetarianism-stub

Articles nominated for merging

 * Merge Vegetarian and non-vegetarian marks (Indian symbol system) to Vegetarian and vegan symbolism (international symbol system) - The Indian system is interesting, but it may be best to have one good international article than low-quality national articles. (discuss) Closed. Result was merge. Merged on 23 April 2021

Articles nominated for deletion
[User:Historyday01|Historyday01]] (talk) 05:31, 27 September 2020 (UTC) "Closed: The result was keep." BrikDuk (talk) 18:08, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
 * see also WikiProject Deletion sorting/Animal for a list of deletion discussions often related to VAV
 * Gieniutkowo, farmed animal sanctuary, nom. 9 Feb 2022 Closed. Deleted the 5 of March of 2022
 * Template:Veganism-and-Vegetarianism-stub (our stub template. Nominated for deletion at Templates_for_discussion/Log/2021_July_30. Relisted to generate more discussion at Templates_for_discussion/Log/2021_August_16 Kept but closed as "no consensus, with NPASR" (no prejudice against speedy renomination)
 * Articles for deletion/Faunalytics closed as Keep 3 Aug 2021
 * Articles for deletion/Animal Charity Evaluators (2nd nomination) Closed as keep
 * Articles for deletion/List of vegetarians (4th nomination) (this involves list of vegetarians, list of vegans and list of pescetarians Psychologist Guy (talk) 01:48, 24 September 2020 (UTC); "Closed as no consensus ... We still do not have widely accepted inclusion criteria for lists ..." [[User:Jmil
 * Articles_for_deletion/Animal_Liberation_(album) Closed: The result was keep.
 * Articles_for_deletion/Richmond_SPCA Closed: The result was no consensus.
 * Articles_for_deletion/Jeff_Sebo Closed: The result was keep.
 * Gabriel Cousens Closed: The result was keep, BUT it is not in this project although Cousens has positioned much of his conversation in our 'talking turf'
 * Vegepet -The article "Vegepet" merits inclusion in Wikipedia due to several reasons:
 * Notable Subject: Vegepet is a significant topic within the realm of veganism and pet care, addressing the growing interest in providing vegan diets for pets.
 * Relevant Information: The article provides valuable information about the concept of vegetarian and vegan pet food, contributing to the understanding of alternative diets for pets.
 * Community Interest: There is evident interest in the subject, as demonstrated by the ongoing discussion and contributions from Wikipedia users. This indicates that the topic is relevant and worthy of inclusion in the encyclopedia.
 * Educational Value: Including information about Vegepet aligns with Wikipedia's goal of providing comprehensive and informative content to its readers. It allows individuals to learn about different dietary options for pets and the ethical considerations involved.
 * Neutral Presentation: The article presents information in a neutral manner, providing facts and references to support its content. It adheres to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines regarding neutrality and verifiability.
 * See also ]]Vegetarian and vegan dog diet]], which references the Vegepet article.

Given these reasons, the article "Vegepet" should be retained on Wikipedia to continue serving as a valuable resource for individuals interested in vegetarian and vegan pet food options. MaynardClark (talk) 01:27, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Translation efforts
Develop versions of this project in major human languages: French, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, etc. Each companion language-based project should contribute to enhancing the articles in the other languages.

Recruit bilingual and multilingual Wikipedians from language groups other than English who are interested in translating this project's English-language Wikipedia articles into non-English languages. Search Wikipedia for articles that lack an English-language version (using the Tool Forge digital tool: Surely there are good reasons for expanding the possible scope of this work (to different language groups), which (for practical reasons) could begin with volunteers from well-organized continental groups like European Vegetarian Union. A Wikipedia article List of vegetarian organizations should or could be consulted.
 * French: Vegetarianism, Veganism, Dietary veganism (végétalisme), Vegetarians, Vegans
 * Japanese: Vegan food, Veganism
 * Polish: Vegetarianism - Wegetarianizm, Veganism - Weganizm
 * Portuguese: Veganismo, Vegano, vegano, dieta à base de plantas, dieta sem carne - NOTE: All Portuguese schools, canteens, universities, hospitals, prisons and all other public buildings are legally required to serve plant-based food.
 * Spanish: Veganism, Vegans

New articles
• Albert Broadbent

• Alexander Haig

• Aph Ko

• Chandos Leigh Hunt Wallace

• Cyril V. Pink

• Elizabeth Horsell

• Elmer Lee

• Elsie Shrigley

• Frank Wokes

• Gaz Oakley

• George Dornbusch

• Jackie Kearney

• Jake Conroy

• Jane Hurlstone

• Jérôme Segal

• Joseph Wallace (vegetarian)

• List of fictional vegetarian characters

• Makini Howell

• Otto Carque

• Pollotarianism

• Renan Larue

• Replaceability argument

• Rupert H. Wheldon

• The Ethics of Diet

• Tobias Leenaert

• Valéry Giroux

• W. R. C. Latson

• What is Vegetarianism?

• Willem van Eelen

• Catherine Nimmo

• Edmund J. Baillie

• Will Bulsiewicz

• Aysha Akhtar

• Suzanne M. Babich

• Lauretta E. Kress

• Johan Lindström Saxon

• Alan Stoddard

• Carlo Alvaro

• Hans Diehl

Awards

 * Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award: Many vegans and vegetarians have won this award; such an article would emphasize the notability of each of those article subjects (those who had been awarded the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award. The Peace Abbey operated from Sherborn, Massachusetts (until its financial insolvency), when it relocated key elements of its operations to various sites, including the  library of the University of Massachusetts Boston.

Books

 * Animal Rights/Human Rights: Entanglements of Oppression and Liberation by David Nibert and foreword by Michael W. Fox
 * Beyond Beef, the book by Jeremy Rifkin MaynardClark (talk) 20:03, 2 August 2020 (UTC)
 * "Food Reform, Our Desperate Need" (by Robin Hur, formerly an agricultural researcher with Harvard Business School, reportedly deceased, according to Alex Hershaft)
 * The Full Plate Diet by Diana L. Fleming, PhD, LDN - had founded and operated (with her ex-husband, Larry Fleming) a number of Country Life Vegetarian Restaurants (all vegan). Diana Fleming consulted on vegan nutrition to Harvard and Tufts and authored several books and published her theses in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
 * Mad Cowboy, by Howard Lyman. Randy Kryn (talk) 12:57, 3 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Meatonomics by David Robinson Simon
 * Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men and By Experience in All Ages by William Alcott, 1838, 2nd edition 1849, reprinted 2012
 * List of social science books (history, sociology, psychology) on veganism and vegetarianism.* David Robinson Simon, author of the book Meatonomics.

Campaigns and Movements

 * This might not meet notability, but an article on meat abolition—this is more of a movement in France (1, 2, 3) - See Gary Francione
 * Beyond Beef, the Jeremy Rifkin and Howard Lyman campaign which demonstrated at thousands of McDonald's sites asking them to introduce veggie burgers on their menu. Randy Kryn (talk) 19:48, 2 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Evidence-based advocacy - prioritizing the use of the sciences relevant to the points to be made, in face of sometimes embarrassing statements made by advocates whose full worldview on the topic had not yet been develop before they spoke out. [IMO the advocates of EBA were not always, themselves, infallible or normative, although they appear(ed) to speak authoritatively. MaynardClark (talk) 19:09, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Go Vegan Radio (Bob Linden) - EIN#: 46-3622958 MaynardClark (talk) 19:14, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Vegan companion animals
 * Veganizing (conventional) restaurant menus
 * Types of vegan advocacy by nation (not all in North America) - religious and spiritual, ethical and moral, environmental, health (science-based or otherwise-motivated)
 * When should the Health awareness days category be used and when should the Holidays category  be used (on the talk page)? MaynardClark (talk) 16:57, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

Famous Vegetarian Animals
"Little Tyke", the vegetarian lioness. A YouTube video retelling the story - with photographs - is also available.

Historical
Themes and/or Trends in Vegetarian History - Groups in past history advocating abstinence from eating parts of animals
 * Ancient Greek athletes trained on (mostly) vegetarian diets. Consider role of anankophagia or the "required diet for ancient athletes."  See Sports nutrition.
 * Rubin Abramowitz (born c. 1885; 20th century vegan who with Catherine Nimmo founded early vegan society.  I met Rubin Abramowitz (a tall, good-looking, clear-skinned man) in the 1980s. Was he an engineer?  He donated money to vegan causes and organizations.   "*Abramowitz, an imprisoned conscientious objector to war (WW II), had become a cook to make it easier for the kitchen to provide vegan meals. His story, Semple’s, and others appear in Here’s Harmlessness: An Anthology of Ahimsa edited by H. Jay Dinshah and published by AVS in 1964."MaynardClark (talk) 19:01, 6 October 2021 (UTC) Plenty of online links to Rubin Abramowitz stored in Catherine Nimmo article. Writing the article requires merely an author.
 * History of vegan (and vegetarian) certification programs. Vegan Australia Certified program does this 'down under'
 * List of Animal Activists Killed While Protesting - The most recent example would be Regan Russell who was killed June 19, 2020 in Canada outside a slaughterhouse by a trucking driver. Other activists killed because of protesting against animal killing have thus included Jill Phipps, Chico Mendes, Karel Van Noppen, Stuart Fairlie, Mike Hill, and Tom Warby. This would be related from an academic perspective or investigation of such to this category.
 * Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) contributions to plant-based foods (plantmilks, grain coffees, mock-meats, etc.) in the 19th and 20th centuries.
 * History of vegan and vegetarian literature, including a section on poetry. This 1813 poem is a good example.

Vegan companion animals

 * Toys for vegan dogs and vegan cats: Whimsies, Nylabone, and V-Dog make chew toys. Whimsies is NOT the Whimsies from Wade Ceramics, which are porcelain animal figures.
 * Ongoing vegan pet food research: history, drivers of ongoing research, developing thresholds and social implications of the research. Will plant-based meats development eventually feed companion and cages animals (e.g. zoos), including felines and big cats.
 * See current articles on Vegetarian and vegan dog diet and Vegepet.
 * Plant-Based Dog Health Study - The Plant-Based Dog Health Study is being conducted from the newest veterinary school in the United States, Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California, which publicly expresses a humane philosophy of animal care in research and practice.

Vegetarian Lifestyle and Health Therapeutic Organizations

 * Lifestyle Center of America
 * Parkview Adventist Hospital
 * Poland Spring Health Institute, Poland Spring, Maine

Veg Days (Recurring)

 * 01/31 - Vegetarian History Day (January 31, birthday of Rynn Berry, vegan historian)
 * 03/20 - MeatOut (fomerly "Great American MeatOut") GAMO is held annually on March 2o, the "first day of spring" (for turning over a new life and living a positive, health-supporting lifestyle).  It is sponsored by FARM (Farm Animal Rights Movement in Bethesda, Maryland. MaynardClark (talk) 23:46, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
 * 10/02 - World Day for Farm Animals (held annually on October 2, and sponsored by FARM (Farm Animal Rights Movement in Bethesda, Maryland. Sometimes called WFAD (World Farm(ed) Animals Day, it is held on the birthday of Mohandas Gandhi. MaynardClark (talk) 23:41, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
 * 11/02 - Dynamic Harmlessness Day (November 2, birthday of H. Jay Dinshah, Vegan Visionary and Cofounder of American Vegan Society)

Veg Events

 * Boston Vegetarian Food Festival
 * Maine VegFest - page was deleted (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Maine VegFest)
 * MeatOut (fomerly "Great American MeatOut") GAMO is held annually on March 2o, the "first day of spring" (for turning over a new life and living a positive, health-supporting lifestyle).  It is sponsored by FARM (Farm Animal Rights Movement in Bethesda, Maryland. MaynardClark (talk) 23:45, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Mountain VegFest in New Hampshire
 * New England VegFest in Worcester, Massachusetts
 * NAVS Summerfest in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
 * Toronto Vegetarian Food Fair - Oldest land-based locally-oriented vegetarian (actually vegan) event in North America, from which America's long line of vegetarian food festivals was directly or indirectly copied
 * Vegetarian Events and Days (not only secular vegan and vegetarian festivals festivals, but also annual days (as in World Vegetarian Day) and veggie parades, but also non-secular veg*an events, vegetarian religious fasts, etc.)
 * Some pages for regular events have been deleted (for lack of notability; perhaps they would be restored as part of this project; the vegan events article could and IMO should be rehabilitated. MaynardClark (talk) 18:53, 10 November 2021 (UTC))


 * 1975 World Vegetarian Congress (Vegan Kitchen: Exactly 45 years ago, Maine hosted a historic 2-week conference for vegetarians) From this article: "The significance of the 1975 congress comes from the publicity it generated for meat-free eating, the alliances it forged between vegetarian activists, and the organizations its attendees went on to create." BrikDuk (talk) 15:01, 19 August 2020 (UTC) Event mentioned in Vegetarian American and called "turning point" on this site . The Alex Hershaft article also mentions the event. BrikDuk (talk) 15:57, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Compassionate Holidays: Celebrate With Compassion
 * Vegetarian Thanksgiving organizing (since before FARM's 1975 outreach) could make a good article.
 * Vegetarian and vegan road races - Several have been publicized and carried out. Boston's July 4th cross country 'Run Fourth for Animal Rights' and the 1975 Vegan Runner from Philadelphia to the Beltway are only two of them.
 * World Day for Farm Animals (WDFA is held annually on October 2, and sponsored by FARM (Farm Animal Rights Movement in Bethesda, Maryland. Sometimes called WFAD (World Farm(ed) Animals Day, it is held on the birthday of Mohandas Gandhi. MaynardClark (talk) 23:38, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

Vegan and Vegetarian Athletes
Auto racing
 * Lewis Hamilton

Badminton
 * Anne Gibson (badminton) (RIP)

Basketball
 * Chris Paul
 * JB Blair

Body Building
 * Female Vegan Athlete, ~Michelle Risley ~Vegan Bodybuilder - Michelle G. LeBlanc Risley

Cricket/Cricketeers
 * Virat Kohli - still uses dairy products

Cycling
 * Dotsie Bausch

Fencing/Fencers
 * Pablo Nunez - needs article

Figure Skating
 * Meagan Duhamel

Running/Sprinting/Track
 * Brendan Brazier
 * Hector Pardoe
 * Rich Roll - needs article
 * Robin Arzón
 * Scott Jurek

Soccer
 * Chris Smalling

Surfing
 * Tia Blanco

Swimming
 * Hector Pardoe

Tennis/Tennis Players
 * Martina Navratilova
 * Torben Ulrich (RIP)

Weight Lifting
 * Dani Taylor - needs article - Husband and wife body-building team/duo
 * Giacomo Marchese - needs article - Husband and wife body-building team/duo
 * Patrik Baboumian

Wrestling/Wrestlers
 * Brianna Garcia
 * Eva Marie (wrestler)
 * Killer Kowalski (RIP)
 * Kofi Kingston
 * Lita (wrestler)
 * Maryse Mizanin a.k.a. Maryse (wrestler)
 * Pete Dunne
 * Sami Zayn
 * The Bunny (wrestler) a.k.a. Allie (wrestler)
 * Trent Seven
 * Tyler Bate
 * Zack Sabre Jr
 * Zelina Vega

Miscellaneous
 * Elijah McClain (RIP)

What vegan athletes eat.
 * The No Meat Athlete Cookbook: Whole Food, Plant-Based Recipes to Fuel Your Workouts—and the Rest of Your Life by Matt Frazier and Stepfanie Romine.
 * Veganomicon, by Isa Chandra Moscowitz and Terry Hope Romero.
 * Thrive Foods, by Brendan Brazier.
 * Clean Food, by Terry Walters.
 * Jai Seed, by Rich Roll.


 * Appetite for Reduction, by Isa Chandra Moscowitz.


 * 1000 Vegan Recipes, by Robin Robertson.
 * World Vegetarian, by Madhur Jaffrey.
 * Supermarket Vegan, by Donna Klein.

Veg Music

 * List of songs about (the meanings, values, practice/s of) veganism and/or vegetarianism - It seems that no such list currenty exists; such a resource could gather, aggregate, archive, catalog, document, record, index, chronicle, compile, systematize, organize, categorize, log, store, classify, inventory, file, index, understand and synopsize, and curate the musicological history of celebrating plant-forward, plant-based, and plant-exclusive diets and eating patterns, and perhaps launch further efforts in this direction. Many vegetarians and vegans haave realized and acknowledged that few vegan musicians have really "served the cause" with the creative side of their art, although quite a few have done fundraising concerts for animal advocacy groups (such as PETA). MaynardClark (talk) 16:38, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Suggestions:


 * “Wha Me Eat” by Macka B: This reggae track promotes a vegan lifestyle with lyrics like "I eat from the earth and leave the animals to give birth, no dead flesh, no fur, no feathers." ;
 * “Death Camps” by Cro-Mags: This metal track compares factory farming to genocidal death camps. ;
 * “Vegetarian Christmas” by FEET: This song promotes the choice of free-from dishes during Christmas. ;
 * “Butchers” by Nausea: This punk track carries a strong message against animal testing. ;
 * “Looking For Changes” by Paul McCartney: This song discusses the inhumane treatment of animals in science labs. ;
 * "I Don't Eat Animals" by (the late) Melanie Safka who died last month;
 * "Vegetarian" by the Not Sensibles**;
 * "Sweet Potato" by Cracker (band);
 * "Meat is Murder" (1985) by The Smiths;
 * "Veggie Girl" by The Ethical Debating Society;
 * "Soy Un Dorito" by Go! Go! Burrito!;
 * "Plants" by The Hermits;
 * "Vegan Myths Debunked" by Greydon Square;
 * "Vegetarian Restaurant" by The Sensitive Girls**;
 * "Plant-Based Diet" by Pete Krebs;
 * "Tofurky" by Ramshackle Glory;
 * "Wot! No Meat" by Captain Sensible & The Missus;
 * maybe "No Milk Today" (1966) by Herman's Hermits (clean-cut English early rock group)
 * You can search for these songs on popular music streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, or other similar platforms. Simply enter the song title and artist into the search bar of the respective platform to locate and listen to the songs. If there are official websites or artist profiles associated with these songs, they might provide more information or direct links.MaynardClark (talk) 16:49, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Without these "cultural props", a "movement" has no "partying" to carry it forward. (often claimed by the Dennis Kucinich movement. MaynardClark (talk) 17:02, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

Veg Music Groups and Musicians

 * Scarlet Rescue, all-vegan music group


 * 9 Musicians Who’ve Gone Vegan: Billie Eilish, Lizzo and More
 * 13 musicians who have followed a vegan diet
 * 18 VEGAN MUSICIANS, SINGERS, RAPPERS & HEAVY METAL STARS WHO FOLLOW A VEGAN DIET
 * Did You Know These 30 Musicians Are All Vegan And Veg?


 * Musicians: From pop and rock stars, to rap and grime artists, veganism is making itself heard in the world of music. VIVA
 * Plant-based pop: the vegan musicians choosing a meat-free way of life. The Forty-Five

Classical musicians who are veg It can be difficult to determine the dietary habits of classical musicians, as this information is often not publicly available. However, here are some classical musicians who are known to be vegan:
 * Caroline Lucas - English politician and former member of the European Parliament who is also a trained flautist and recorder player. Current article may need to be cleaned up.  Mention of vegetarianism is in the talk page.
 * Chloe Flower  - American pianist              - No mention of vegetarianism in the article
 * Michael Nyman - English composer and pianist  - No mention of vegetarianism in the article
 * Nico Muhly    - American composer and pianist - No mention of vegetarianism in the article
 * Philip Glass  - American composer and pianist - Already in this project.

Instrumentalist musicians who are known to be vegan
 * Hannah Georgas - Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
 * James McCartney - English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
 * Neal Barnard - Founder of PCRM, plays electric guitar with CarbonWorks
 * Rikki Stein - English music manager and former percussionist
 * Ron Reyes - American punk rock musician and former Black Flag vocalist
 * Tomas Kalnoky - American musician and frontman of the band Streetlight Manifesto, known for his vegan activism

It's important to note that being vegan is a personal choice and dietary habits do not necessarily reflect a musician's talent or skill.

Spiritually-minded vegan musicians
 * Ajeet Kaur - American singer-songwriter and kirtan artist, who follows a plant-based diet and is a vocal advocate for veganism.
 * Michael Franti - American musician, poet, and activist, who practices yoga and follows a vegan diet.
 * Moby - American musician and producer, who is a devout Christian and vegan activist.
 * Peter Gabriel - English musician and songwriter, who has been a vegan for many years and supports animal rights activism.
 * Sufjan Stevens - American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, who has stated that he is vegan for ethical and environmental reasons.

It's worth noting that there are many religious traditions that encourage or require certain dietary restrictions, such as kosher laws in Judaism and halal laws in Islam, but being vegan is a personal choice and not necessarily tied to any particular religion.

Vegan-themed music Vegetarians and vegans come from all walks of life and have diverse musical tastes, so it's difficult to make generalizations about which types of music specifically attract them. However, here are some genres that often feature vegetarian and vegan themes in their lyrics or are associated with veganism or animal rights activism:
 * Electronic dance music (EDM) - EDM festivals and events often feature vegan food options, and some DJs and producers in the EDM community are vocal advocates for veganism and animal rights.
 * Folk - Many folk artists have written songs about animal rights and environmentalism, and some have also advocated for vegetarian and vegan diets. For example, American folk singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco has been a vegan for many years and has written songs about animal rights and environmentalism.
 * Hip-hop - While hip-hop has traditionally been associated with meat-centric diets and machismo, there are many hip-hop artists who have embraced veganism and use their music to promote animal rights and plant-based diets. For example, rapper and activist RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan is a vegan and has written about the ethical and health benefits of plant-based eating.
 * Reggae - Reggae music has a long history of promoting social justice and environmentalism, and many reggae artists have also been vocal advocates for vegetarianism and veganism. For example, Jamaican singer-songwriter and Rastafarian advocate Bunny Wailer was a strict vegetarian.
 * World music - Many traditional and contemporary music styles from around the world feature vegetarian and vegan themes or are associated with vegetarianism or animal rights activism. For example, Indian classical music has a long history of promoting vegetarianism and non-violence towards animals, and many Indian musicians are vegetarians or vegans.

Vegans with Wikipedia articles who are known to perform in music groups
 * Neal Barnard - The section on music deserves its own paragraph. After the sentence listing “Pop Maru, Verdun, and CarbonWorks,” we might add this sentence:
 * “Alec Baldwin once called Barnard ‘Eddie Van Halen with a medical degree.’” [cite Northern Virginia Magazine]
 * https://northernvirginiamag.com/health/medical-features/2017/10/20/dr-neal-barnard-boundary-breaker/

Veg Organizations
A Wikipedia article List of vegetarian organizations should be consulted and updated:
 * American Natural Hygiene Society (ANHS), now National Health Association. publisher of Health Science Magazine.
 * Defensive Diet League of America ,
 * The Vegan Museum, based in Chicago IL, was renamed in 2018 from its former name, National Vegetarian Museum.
 * North American Vegetarian Society (the group that organized the international campaign which evolved into Howard Lyman and Jeremy Rifkin's 'Beyond Beef' campaign the next year.Randy Kryn (talk) 19:48, 2 August 2020 (UTC) and organized the annual Vegan Summerfest and hosts the Vegetarian Hall of Fame . MaynardClark (talk) 20:03, 2 August 2020 (UTC)
 * North American Vegetarian Society's Vegetarian Hall of Fame (since 1990), where each inductee already has a Wikipedia article. - Be sure that each inductee's article mentions this honorary distinction.
 * Scott and Helen Nearing-1991;Michael Klaper-1992;Mahatma Gandhi-1995;Alex Hershaft-1998;Howard Lyman-2002;Richard H. Schwartz-2005;Joanne Stepaniak-2008;Neal Barnard-2011;H. Jay Dinshah;et al.


 * Although Wikipedia has an article People Animals Nature, another organization called People Animals Nature is operated by a vegetarian, and this organization's reality is hidden by the Wikipedia article. MaynardClark (talk) 01:42, 4 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Responsible Policies for Animals (RPA), founded around Spring 2004 by |David Cantor (formerly of PETA and with a Board of Directors - The earliest newsletter was Thin Ice; the current newsletter is Persons. MaynardClark (talk) 22:14, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Society of Ethical and Religious Vegetarians (SERV) - started by vegan researcher, religion and ethics author and publisher, and telecommunications software developer L. Keith Akers, Dr. Richard H. Schwartz, Norm Phelps, Steven Kaufman, Frank L. Hoffman, et al. Society of Ethical and Religious Vegetarians MaynardClark (talk) 20:15, 2 August 2020 (UTC)
 * VAPA – Veterinary Association for the Protection of Animals
 * Vegan Mainstream
 * Vegetarian Resource Group begun by Charles Stahler and Debra Wasserman, has published Vegetarian Journal, VRG-News, and numerous books and industry guides -, , BrikDuk (talk) 12:35, 27 July 2020 (UTC) Widely-cited inside Wikipedia itself, so be very careful.  Some of its key contributors already have their own Wikipedia articles.
 * VUNA (Vegetarian Union of North America), the North American regional arm of IVU (International Vegetarian Union) - organized initially by Keith Akers during a (dissident) vegetarian conference in Toronto (1990?). MaynardClark (talk) 20:15, 2 August 2020 (UTC)

Veg Persons
Notability guidelines Notability (academics) / Notability (people) — includes academics, activists, entrepreneurs, and scientists


 * Martha J. Anderson (1844-1897) singer, hymn writer and vegetarian. Author of Social life and Vegetarianism published in 1893 Social life and vegetarianism
 * Luciana Baroni, vegan psychiatrist in Italia. Active in gathering, indexing, and applying the scientific understandings relevant to the practice of vegan diets at all ages and in all circumstances, in order that vegans can live wisely and well by their vegan values.  A number of current Wikipedia articles refer already to her work.
 * Janet Barkas (Jan Yager) author of The Vegetable Passion: A History of the Vegetarian State of Mind, , ,
 * Natasha Brenner (RIP at 98) - Long-lived vegan NYC carriage horse retirement activist (succeeded with election of Bill DiBlasio) MaynardClark (talk) 03:37, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Ramona Cadogan, gold-medal- and silver-medal-winning raw vegan athlete, math and science teacher/administrator
 * Kimberly Carroll, JD - Founder of Animal Justice Academy (in Toronto, Ontario). Kim Carroll is a vegan and pro-animal activist.
 * William Earnshaw Cooper (1843-1924) Sir William Earnshaw Cooper (1843-1924)
 * Diana L. Fleming, PhD, LDN - had founded and operated (with her ex-husband, Larry Fleming) a number of Country Life Vegetarian Restaurants. Diana Fleming consulted on vegan nutrition to Harvard and Tufts and authored several books and published her theses in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Diana L. Fleming today is nearly impossible to find. MaynardClark (talk) 03:29, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Mike Fremont, ~99-year-old vegan runner (born February 23, 1922) He seems to still be living at 100 (or 101).  This article deserves speedy RESEARCH and development. MaynardClark (talk) 03:27, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Mahatma Gandhi and vegetarianism (left a talk page note). Randy Kryn (talk) 04:01, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Emanuel Goldman, PhD - longtime friend of Vegetarian Resource Group, professor of microbiology, biochemistry, and molecular genetics at the New Jersey Medical School of Rutgers University, disputant of adequacy of evidence for surface fomite theory of Covid-19 transmission
 * David Graham founder of the Vegan Organic Network
 * William Harrison: Treasurer of the Vegetarian Society.[1 ], p. 178. Source about his company.
 * Fay K. Henderson, author of Vegan Recipes (1946) the first cookbook with "vegan" in the title [1 ][2 ]
 * Stephen Kaufman, MD - leads Christian Vegetarian Association (CVA) and its publications, funding, outreach, etc. MaynardClark (talk) 20:19, 2 August 2020 (UTC) https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-kaufman-169b18/
 * Andrew Knight MANZCVS, DipECAWBM (AWSEL), DipACAW, PhD, FRCVS, PHFEA
 * Jonathan Leighton of OPIS (Organisation for the Prevention of Intense Suffering)
 * Ritamarie Loscalzo, MS, DC, CCN, DACBN
 * Leona A. Malek, journalist who authored Meatless Meals in 1931 She Was the Golden Penny Meatless meals
 * Reed Mangels, PhD - very little narrative; mostly list of (her many) publications
 * Shankar Narayan, key vegan organizer throughout India, member IVU International Council.
 * Carl Phillips, MPP, PhD - Epidemiologist and formerly Associate Professor at the University of Alberta School of Public Health, Harvard Kennedy School of Government and University of Michigan alum, who was an outspoken early 21st century advocate of evidence-based vegan advocacy. Documentation of his advocacy should be available on NAVS and IVU websites (because he spoke vehemently and eloquently at several vegan conventions about this topic.  He has recently argued (based on his own observations of crossover data) that significant health impacts to some subpopulations of wind turbines have been downplayed.  He argues for further research to resolve the challenges of such claims in light of relevant data.
 * David Robinson Simon, author of the book Meatonomics. David Simon (disambiguation) does not list him.
 * Tal Ronnen, celebrity vegan chef called 'America's best vegan chef' by Oprah Winfrey.
 * Hope Sawyer Buyukmihci, who ran Unexpected Wildlife Refuge and was a prominent speaker at North American Vegetarian Society and American Vegan Society conferences and events. Mother of Ned Buyukmihci.
 * Terry Hope Romero (there seems to have been an article before)
 * Geoffrey L. Rudd, assistant treasurer of the International Vegetarian Union, International Vegetarian Union General Secretary 1958-1968 , publisher of The Vegetarian World Forum magazine
 * W. A. Sibly (William Arthur Sibly), President of the International Vegetarian Union 1947-1953, President of the Vegetarian Society in 1938
 * Marjorie T. Spiegel - Author: The Dreaded Comparison: Human and Animal Slavery, photojournalist, and winner of a 2005 Fellowship in Nonfiction Literature from the New York Foundation for the Arts. As an expert on industrial-scale animal agriculture, she is now completing a new book on animal agribusiness entitled THEM, which will be the first in-depth photo documentary of slaughterhouses ever produced. Spiegel sued PETA for copyright infringement in 2011.  Alice Walker, celebrated author of The Color Purple (1982), while only mostly vegetarian, wrote in her forward to Marjorie Spiegel’s book The Dreaded Comparison (1988) one of the most well-known quotes on animal rights: "The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men." ref>Amazon page for The Dreaded Comparison: Human and Animal Slavery Paperback – April 1, 1997 by Marjorie Spiegel  (Author), Alice Walker (Foreword).  Accessed 1/20/2022
 * Pamela Teisler Rice - speaker, author, and founder of VivaVegie which produced '99 Reasons...' and the annual NYC Veggie Pride Parade (seems to have "dropped out" of visible activism).
 * John Scharffenberg, MD
 * Saiom Nellie Shriver (RIP) - Vegan peace activist who opened doors for much vegan activism from the 1970s onward (recently diet at age 80 in Akron Ohio) - Draft articles have been composed by various persons. Someone should take this DRAFT that I have created and RUN with it. I would make it a public DRAFT in Wikipedia, and others would work on it.  Let me know when you are ready to adopt that draft.  MaynardClark (talk) 20:14, 14 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Molly Thorkildsen was for decades married to Will Bonsall of Khadighar Vegan Organic Farm in Industry, Maine. They bore two sons together, then in 2021 they divorced.  She may deserve an article of her own, but she may have been less notable historically.  She often worked "in town" (in stores) for a little extra money while Khadighar needed additional income for their spartan lifestyles.  This would be a chapter in a book about vegan women.
 * David Keith Wills, 68, former Michigan Humane Society executive director and vice president for investigations at the Humane Society of the United States, who was on September 22, 2020, formally sentenced to serve life in federal prison. He was followed by Gary Tiscornia, who (i) headed Michigan, (ii) led Michigan Humane recovery post-David Wills, and (iii) recently died at age 75.  MaynardClark (talk) 10:12, 19 November 2021 (UTC)

Veg Restaurants

 * The Alpha Restaurant (credited by some as the first vegetarian restaurant in London), it was founded by Thomas Low Nichols and Mary Gove Nichols (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
 * Bean Vegan Cuisine, Charlotte, North Carolina, US - cited within Wikipedia, needs an article in Wikipedia
 * Chicago Diner (has a long 37-year history - 'Meat-Free since '83')
 * Country Life Vegetarian Restaurant, a vegan SDA-influenced restaurant chain in Europe and the United States MaynardClark (talk) 20:03, 2 August 2020 (UTC) According to this article, the Country Life restaurants are related to the Little Lad's restaurants and food company. Article said New York Times wrote about Country Life restaurant in Paris in 1988 and "According to DownEast magazine, Larry Fleming ultimately opened 35 Country Life restaurants." BrikDuk (talk) 13:38, 7 August 2020 (UTC) Larry and Diana Fleming opened the CLVRs (including those in New York, Paris, and London); they divorced, and Diana earned the MS and PhD degrees in nutrition at Tufts and opened her own nutrition practice, during which she consulted for Harvard and Wellesley and authored several books and published articles in AJCN. How each CLVR flourished and why each closed is its own study. MaynardClark (talk) 13:48, 7 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Little Lad's, was a vegan cafe chain now a vegan wholesale food company. It is connected to Country Life Vegetarian Restaurants by former owner Larry Fleming. The company is owned by Maria Fleming. 1 This article 2 said: "In 1995, Little Lad’s opened for business as a cafe and bakery on Route 1 in Woolwich, and it was there that its famous popcorn was developed as an alternative to corn chips. The company began making its Herbal Corn and many other food products by hand in Corinth in 1999, after relocating from its home in Woolwich." and "Back in the day, the cafe’s best-known Maine location was its Exchange Street restaurant in Portland’s Old Port, which opened in a basement space in 1997." BrikDuk (talk) 17:03, 21 August 2020 (UTC) This is another article about Little Lad's popcorn. 3 BrikDuk (talk) 17:06, 21 August 2020 (UTC) This is another article about the popcorn 4. BrikDuk (talk) 18:41, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
 * List of ISKCON Restaurants in various cities around the world. MaynardClark (talk) 20:17, 2 August 2020 (UTC)
 * List of ~140 Loving Hut Restaurants in various cities around the world. See also List of vegetarian restaurants MaynardClark (talk) 20:17, 2 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Loving Hut - AfD Candidate

Vegan Plant-based Foods Businesses and Industries

 * Oatly - Widely advertised
 * Planet Oat
 * V-Dog (founded by Linda Middlesworth and her husband (RIP); now run by their son, Darren Middlesworth
 * Vegetarian and vegan dog diet - update and make this Wikipedia article better

Vegan TV shows

 * New Day New Chef, a vegan cooking show based in the U.S. and available on streaming platform Amazon Prime in England, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
 * Vegan Mashup, a vegan cooking show based in the U.S. available on PBS and streaming platforms. The host is Toni Fiore and guest chefs on the show have included Miyoko Schinner, Bryant Terry, and Terry Hope Romero.

Did you know?

 * Robert Cook was eating a vegan diet in the 1690s

Where to find vegans and vegetarians
If you want to add notable vegans or vegetarians to Wikipedia, or expand their articles, look here:


 * Wikipedia has List of vegans, with 613 entries as of April 2021.
 * Wikidata allows you to pull up a list of vegans, or a list of vegetarians. As of April 2021, it contains 191 vegans with references for their veganism, and 95 without. Several are not mentioned in the Wikipedia list yet (see Talk:List_of_vegans) You can find the Wikidata list of vegans using the Wikidata Query Builder. Here is a link to the query you need to run (lifestyle:veganism, or lifestyle:vegetarianism).

Links

 * Portal:Vegetarianism on Wikisource