Explore Veganism

Adopting a vegan diet (one without any animal products) is one of the most important things you can do to combat factory farming practices. Buying animal products supports economic and ideological systems of mass killing that are based on profit rather than the well-being of animals. What you choose to buy really does make a difference. As a consumer, you have the power to oppose factory farming practices and, along with a growing number of vegans, help save the lives of billions of animals. A vegan diet is compassionate, environmentally friendly, and healthful.

We recommend the following resources or getting started:

• Our section on vegetarian and vegan resources
• Further reasons to become vegan
• American Dietetic Association: Position Paper on Vegetarian Diets
• American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada: A New Food Guide for North American Vegetarians
• Our Easy Vegetarian Recipes
• VegGuide.org: Your guide to vegetarian food and shopping