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THE ALLERGY SITE

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Lactose intolerance:

Lactose is a sugar found naturally in milk. It’s important to

distinguish between lactose intolerance and milk allergy, because

milk allergy can cause severe reactions...

...lactose intolerance is more common in certain ethnic and racial populations than in others. In the UK, we think about 5% of the general population have lactose intolerance. In communities where milk is not traditionally part of the typical adult diet, a much bigger proportion of people are affected. For example, up to 75% of the black African community and more than 90% of the Asian community are intolerant to lactose.

 

www.theallergysite.co.uk/dairy.html

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Corporate-owned factories, where cows are warehoused in huge sheds and treated like milk machines, have replaced most small family farms. With genetic manipulation and intensive production technologies, it is common for modern dairy cows to produce 100 pounds of milk a day - 10 times more than they would produce in nature. To keep milk production as high as possible, farmers artificially inseminate cows every year. Growth hormones and unnatural milking schedules cause dairy cows' udders to become painful and so heavy that they sometimes drag on the ground, resulting in frequent infections and overuse of antibiotics. Cows, like all mammals, make milk to feed their own babies, not humans.

www.milksucks.com

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An information site full of links about Lactose Maldigestion/Milk Allergy and Casein Intolerance. Includes links to books, media reports, educational institutions, mailing lists and forums...

www.nomilk.com (USA)

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Dairy-free UK forums - helpful hints for milk allergy sufferers

DISADVANTAGE

You have to join the site by giving your email address to them before you can access the site fully.

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www.dairyfreeuk.com

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The American Vegan Society is a nonprofit educational membership organisation teaching a compassionate way of living that includes Veganism.

Together we explore and apply compassionate living concepts, and reflect on them and ourselves. We learn how to revere the Earth, how to save the animals, and how to care for ourselves. People follow a vegan lifestyle for ethical reasons, for health, for the environment.

www.americanvegan.org

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Adopting a plant-based diet is the most important step you can take towards limiting your contribution to animal suffering. Most people decide to take a further step and eliminate animal products from other areas of their life.  It's far easier than you may think, read our Being Vegan - A Guide page for help and guidance, visit our leaflets section to download our leaflets and booklets which will help explain both the how and why to change to a vegan diet. 

Footwear and clothing, toiletries and cosmetics and household products can all contain animal-based ingredients, but there are plenty of vegan alternatives. Check out which products are licensed to carry our trademark sunflower logo and have a look in the Animal Free Shopper for others that we have been assured are free from animal testing and ingredients.

www.vegansociety.com  (UK)

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People for the ethical treatment of animals

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), with more than 1.6 million members and supporters, is the largest animal rights organization in the world.

PETA focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: on factory farms, in laboratories, in the clothing trade, and in the entertainment industry. We also work on a variety of other issues, including the cruel killing of beavers, birds and other "pests," and the abuse of backyard dogs.

PETA works through public education, cruelty investigations, research, animal rescue, legislation, special events, celebrity involvement (Pamela Anderson & Joaquin Phoenix are two of their high profile supporters), and protest campaigns...

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Actor & animal activist, Joaquin (Wah-keen) Phoenix (The Gladiator, The Yards, Walk the Line) Stands Up For Sheep, urging the Australian Agriculture Minister to put an end to the mutilation and live export of sheep raised for their wool. Joaquin has been Vegan since he was 3 years old.

www.peta.org (International)

Check out

'EARTHLINGS'

Narrated by Joaquin Phoenix

www.isawearthlings.com

VIVA!

Vegetarian International Voice for Animals

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Viva! launches regular, hard-hitting campaigns and has forced the vegetarian and vegan debate back on to the agenda - on TV, radio and in the Press. Viva! saves animals. Backed by high profile activists, Heather Mills, Martin Shaw and Paul McCartney. Viva! is investing in the future. With a huge commitment to youth education, Viva! is sowing the seeds of a more compassionate tomorrow. Viva! is helping people change to a vegetarian or vegan diet. Viva! needs your help and support to end the shame of animal suffering, to protect the planet and to stop the killing. There has never been a better time nor a greater need to fight for a world free from cruelty, pain and greed. Together we can make a difference.

www.viva.org  (UK)

www.vivausa.org  (USA)

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The Vegetarian & Vegan Foundation (VVF) is a registered charity. It was set up to monitor and to explain the increasing amount of scientific research linking diet to health – providing accurate information on which to make informed choices. Heart disease, strokes, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, cancer – modern diseases are destroying the lives of millions of people and diet is one of the primary causes.  And yet the worst diets are had by children – whose eating habits are a national disgrace. They are developing illnesses previously seen only in adults and many are likely to die before their parents. They are eating themselves into an early grave and animal products carry much of the blame. Factory farming has cut the cost of the most damaging foods and causes untold cruelty to millions of animals! It is also killing us and our children. VVF is not afraid to shout this allegation out loud and to promote the answer – a plant-based diet. It is a lonesome voice but a vitally important one – and it needs your support.

Dr Justine Butler Senior Health Campaigner Vegetarian & Vegan Foundation 8 York Court Wilder Street Bristol BS2 8QH Tel: 0117 970 5190 Email: justine@vegetarian.org.uk W: www.vegetarian.org.uk www.vegetarianrecipeclub.org.uk www.safetyofsoya.com www.veggiekids.org.uk

www.vegetarian.org.uk

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Welcome to Advocates for Animals on-line. We campaign against all animal abuse and encourage people to change their relationship with animals from one of exploitation and harm to one of respect and compassion. We promote the protection of animals through investigations, high profile campaigns, political lobbying and public education. Here you will find details of our current campaigns and how you can help.

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www.advocatesforanimals.org

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Animal Aid is the UK’s largest animal rights group and one of the longest established in the world, having been founded in 1977. We campaign peacefully against all forms of animal abuse and promote a cruelty-free lifestyle. We investigate and expose animal cruelty, and our undercover investigations and other evidence are often used by the media, bringing these issues to public attention.

www.animalaid.org.uk

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IDA Mission Statement:

In Defense of Animals is an international animal protection organization dedicated to ending the exploitation and abuse of animals by raising the status of animals beyond that of mere property, and by defending their rights, welfare and habitat. IDA’s efforts include educational events, cruelty investigations, boycotts, grassroots activism, and hands-on rescue through our sanctuaries in Mississippi and Cameroon, Africa. Started in 1983 by the Veterinarian, Dr. Elliot Katz

Dr. Elliot Katz & friend

www.idausa.org (USA)

www.animalconcerns.org

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Listings for Vegans in South Africa, including restaurants, recipes, places to stay and shop, and which foods and other vegan products are available.

VVegan SA -  the Veganism directory for South Africa

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VG-Zone: The Vegetarian and Vegan survival guide in Paris.

Restaurant critic, Organic shopping, test products 100% vegan."

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VeganEssentials is both an online store and a warehouse located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA. We have been in business since early 1998 and are one of the USA’s oldest cruelty-free retailers, filling the needs of vegans worldwide for nearly a decade. We’re a vegan owned and operated store that specializes in only offering the highest quality animal-free products, and our mission is to offer unparalleled service and selection all in one location, making us a one-stop shopping destination for all things vegan.
 

IF YOU WANT TO BUY SHEESE

IN THE USA

www.veganessentials.com

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www.wddty.com

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WHAT DOCTORS DON'T TELL YOU (NEW EDITION) Lynne McTaggart This is a new edition of a highly controversial book that reveals the truth about the pills and procedures your doctor prescribes. It offers proven alternatives for diagnosing, preventing and treating many illnesses, and includes updated information on all the most recent health issues - vaccination, HRT, Viagra, IVF and more. Every year, 1.17 million British people - a population the size of Birmingham - are put in a hospital bed by a medical procedure gone wrong. The shocking truth, says Lynne McTaggart, is that 80 per cent of most of the treatments we take for granted have never been scientifically proven to work, let alone to be safe. In many instances modern medicine’s ‘cure’ is far worse than the disease. By letting you in on the real trade secrets of medicine, this groundbreaking book is your insurance against becoming just another medical statistic. Back to top of page

www.veganvillage.co.uk

www.veganlondon.co.uk

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Feeling sluggish? Catching frequent colds? Considering shedding a few pounds? Troubled by environmental pollution or animal suffering in factory farms and slaughterhouses?

Sounds like you’re ready for Meatout Mondays.

www.meatoutmondays.org

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1979 Gentle World became incorporated in the State of Florida.

In 1980 they published one of the first Vegan Cookbooks in the USA.

Dr. Michael Klaper joined them in 1983 to expand their facilities into a health

clinic. 100% of patients improved and many were cured of their illnesses.

There is no force powerful enough to stem the tide of an idea whose time has come. We can no longer, in good conscience or in good health, continue to use animals for food.

www.gentleworld.org

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Fry's products are produced in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa, under the strict supervision and quality control of the Fry family who developed the products and are themselves dedicated vegetarians. The Fry's range is widely known in Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe and has recently been introduced into the UK. They carry the full approval of The Vegan Society & The Vegetarian Society. There are 10 delicious products in the Fry's range sold by the family business - Beanies. Check out the B-Nice ice-cream - it's amazing!

             Lisa & Pat

www.beanieshealthfoods.co.uk

VEGAN INGREDIENTS, VEGAN FOOD, VEGAN PRODUCTS

(click on ingredients glossary button - left hand side)

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Everything you need to know about Vegan ingredients, free recipes and a whole lot more

www.bryannaclarkgrogan.com

• YachanaGourmet.com is a company based in Ecuador, which produces vegan fair trade chocolate
• Allisongourmet.com is a vegan online bakery that also makes organic chocolates
• Plamilfoods.co.uk are a producer of vegan foods, including chocolate
• Veganstore.co.uk, vegangoods.com and veganstore.com are an online shops, which sells everything vegan, including chocolate

www.plamilfoods.co.uk

www.vegangoods.com

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All you need to know about buying Vegan wines from supermarkets and even the info for making your own!

www.vegans.frommars.org/wine

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www.foodfightgrocery.com

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As more and more African-Americans embrace vegetarianism, soul food favorites such as "Hoppin' John" and "Po' Boys" are getting healthy new makeovers—minus the meat—and for years, Soul Vegetarian has been leading the way. This all-vegan eatery with restaurants in Washington, Chicago, Atlanta, and other cities has won over long-time vegetarians and meat-eaters alike with its fresh fare, which includes BBQ twists-fabulous fib "ribs" dripping with homemade sauce-pepper "steak," Southern-style collard greens and candied yams, sweet sticky buns, and more. For Soul Vegetarian's luscious lasagna recipe. Visit BlackVegetarians.org for more soulful recipes, links to recommended cookbooks (check out Imar Hutchins' and Dawn Marie Daniels' The Vegetarian Soul Food Cookbook), and info on local vegetarian groups.  kitchen" tonight!

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www.vegcooking.com

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Felicitaciones! Acabas de dar el primer paso en dirección a la mejor opción que puedes hacer por tu salud, los animales y el planeta.

Esta guía está llena de información, consejos y recetas que te ayudarán a establecer hábitosalimenticios para sentirte de maravillas.

Ser vegetariano nunca ha sido tan fácil.

El ser vegetariano nunca ha sido tan fácil. Los pilares de la dieta hispana incluyen el maíz, los frijoles, el arroz y los panes, estas son delicias sin carne ricas en fibra y carbohidratos. Te asombrarás al ver lo simple que resulta hacer versiones veganas (completamente libres de productos animales) de empanadas, paella y arroz con leche. Reemplaza la carne con proteína de textura vegetal (TVP en inglés, un producto rico en proteínas y libre de colesterol) o migas de hamburguesa vegetal (que se consiguen en la mayoría de los supermercados), y escoge frijoles sin manteca de cerdo (lard) y queso de soja. Sólo asegúrate de cocinar bastante: después de probar tus pupusas, ropa vieja o tamales veganos, ¡todos querrán repetir!
 

www.petaenespanol.com

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HappyCow's vegetarian restaurants guide is a global, searchable vegetarian dining guide and directory of natural health food stores, including nutrition & health tips, vegan recipes, raw foods, travel, Veganism and other vegetarian issues.

www.happycow.net

VEGAN LONDON

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Welcome to Vegan London. It is very easy being vegan in London, with so many vegan and vegetarian restaurants and health-food shops, and most major supermarkets now sell soya milk and other dairy-free products.
We are both vegans living in London. This website, therefore, has perhaps the most up-to-date information on the best vegetarian restaurants in London that are suitable for vegans. We also provide details on the best places for shopping, as well as resources for visitors to London.

www.veganlondon.co.uk

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Vegetarian & Vegan Restaurant Guide

Just put in a to, city or area - into the search box and hey presto!

It gives you the address.

www.veggieheaven.com

SUPERVEGAN

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www.supervegan.com

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Vegetarianism is growing explosively. Veganism is growing even faster within vegetarianism. The veggie market is bigger than the gay market, yet hardly addressed at all by the media and travel guides beyond a few token listings. We decided to do something about this.

Vegetarian Guides publications include London (five editions), Europe, France and the latest third edition of Vegetarian Britain. Vegetarian Guides also buys in great veggie travel guides from other publishers to sell mail order. Current titles include New York, Italy, Spain, Israel and North America.

www.vegetarianguides.co.uk

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History and Objectives The International Vegetarian Union (IVU) was founded in 1908 when the first World Vegetarian Congress was held in Dresden, Germany. The idea for IVU came from the French Vegetarian Society, the first Congress was organised internationally by the British Society and locally by the Dresden Society with support from the Deutsche Vegetarier-Bund. Since then a series of World Congresses have been held all around the world. The aim of the IVU is to promote vegetarianism throughout the world.

www.ivu.org

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www.greenpeople.co.uk

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Lush do a range of Vegan cosmetics that are not tested on animals.

A LUSH LIFE.......what we believe!

FRESH... We believe in making effective products out of fresh organic fruit and vegetables, the finest essential oils and safe synthetics, without animal testing, and in writing the quantitative lists on the outside. We also believe that words like FRESH and ORGANIC have honest meaning beyond marketing.

NO ANIMAL TESTING... We also believe in buying only from companies that test for safety without the involvement of animals and in testing our products on humans.

HAND MADE... We believe in making our own fresh products by hand, printing our own labels and making our own fragrances

AMBIENCE... We believe in long candlelit baths, massage, filling the house with perfume and in the right to make mistakes, lose everything and start again

GOOD VALUE... We believe that our products should be good value, that we make a profit and that the customer is always right

www.lush.co.uk

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Lucid Living. Timothy Freke.

Philosophy is often associated with dull, academic rumination, but authentic philosophy isn't safely theoretical. It is live and dangerous.

It is a profound exploration of the great mysteries of life and death, an heroic adventure to excite the soul. Philosophy is extreme sports for the mind. It is for those who relish the rush of exhilaration as they free fall into uncertainty. The buzz of alert concentration as they scale the mountain of imagination, seeking out a higher view. The thrill of anticipation as they wait to ride a swell of insight as it surges up from the depths – always hoping for the big one. Some people dismiss all philosophy as abstract and irrelevant. But authentic philosophy can utterly transform our understanding of who we are and what it is to be alive. What could be more concrete and relevant than that?

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About Veggie Vision: its an internet TV station that's suitable for everyone!

We will be bringing you information, education and entertainment for cruelty-free living and animal-free eating.

After spending time and money into getting a veggie TV programme off the ground and being told that "It's ahead of its time" and too much of a "niche" market, Karin Ridgers realised that she needed to say "How can we promote Veganism through the media", rather than "Its never going to work!" (Thanks Tony Robbins!)

And we thought of the internet!

Contact us

Get involved with Veggie Vision!

VeggieVision Internet TV, c/o MAD Promotions, Independent House, Radford Business Centre
Radford Way, Billericay, Essex CM12 0BZ

www.veggievision.co.uk

EARTHLINGS (DVD)

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"This is the single most powerful and informative movie about society's treatment of animals. A must see for anyone who cares enough to know"
~ Woody Harrelson (Cheers, Natural Born Killers)

E A R T H L I N G S
earth.ling (urth ling), n. 1. An inhabitant of earth.
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1989

EARTHLINGS is a feature length documentary about humanity's absolute dependence on animals (for pets, food, clothing, entertainment, and scientific research) but also illustrates our complete disrespect for these so-called "non-human providers." The film is narrated by Academy Award nominee Joaquin Phoenix (GLADIATOR) and features music by the critically acclaimed platinum artist Moby.

With an in-depth study into pet stores, puppy mills and animals shelters, as well as factory farms, the leather and fur trades, sports and entertainment industries, and finally the medical and scientific profession, EARTHLINGS uses hidden cameras and never before seen footage to chronicle the day-to-day practices of some of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit. Powerful, informative and thought-provoking,

www.isawearthlings.com

Some of the people behind the movie

Joaquin Phoenix (Narrator)

Moby (soundtrack)

Shaun Monson (Director)

Maggie Q (actress - Mission Impossible lll)

Brett Harrelson

Persia White (activist, musician, actress)

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Vegan Views is a UK magazine that is independent of the Vegan Society but shares its aims. It was started in 1975 by a group of vegans who wanted to make contact with others interested in creating a more harmonious way of living based on Veganism, and to communicate more informally than could be done in the official journal of the Vegan Society. It realises that many vegans feel isolated from society and appreciate contact with, and news and opinions of, other vegans.

www.veganviews.org.uk

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New glossy magazine available from newsagents, ASDA and Sainsbury's.

Full of interesting articles on beauty tips, Veggie Recipes, Complementary Health, Yoga, Fair Trade Fashion and Travelling Ethically.

What we say: Very nicely put together magazine.

www.lifescapemag.com

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'AMERICA'S PREMIER VEGETARIAN LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE'

www.vegnews.com

It's nice to know we are not alone, that there are other like-minded people out there who share our ideas, ethics and ideals. Here are some people you will definitely know (at least a couple), possibly some you respect, and a few who might even inspire you...

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SOME FAMOUS VEGGIES & VEGANS

Adam Ant, singer songwriter with Adam and the Ants

Alanis Morissette, Canadian singer songwriter (Jagged Little Pill, Under Rug Swept)

Albert Einstein, physicist, Nobel Prize recipient

Albert Schweitzer, Doctor and humanitarian

Alice Walker, author (The Colour Purple)

Alicia Silverstone, spokes person for animal rights group PETA, actress (The Crush, Clueless, Blast from the Past) vegan

Allen Ginsberg, poet

Andre 3000, from OutKast, actor, (Rosa Parks, Hey Ya) vegan

Andrew "Whitey" White, guitarist with Kaiser Chiefs

Andy Hurley, drummer of Fall Out Boy, musician, vegan

Angela Bassett, actress (Strange Days, Rosa Parks Story, Waiting to Exhale)

Angie Everhart, model, actress (Last Action Hero)

Anna Paquin, actress, Oscar winner for role in The Piano

Annie Lennox, Scottish singer songwriter, lead singer with the Eurythmics 

Anoushka Shankar, sitar virtuoso - daughter of Ravi Shankar, vegan

Anthony Grayling, aka AC Grayling, writer and columnist

Anthony Perkins, actor (Catch 22, Psycho)

Aristotle, the Greek philosopher

Ashley Judd, actress (Heat, Kiss the Girls)

Avril Lavigne, musician, singer songwriter, actress (Girlfriend, My Happy Ending)

Belinda Carlisle, singer with the Go-Go's

Benjamin Zephaniah, performance poet

Benji Madden and Billy Martin, musicians of Good Charlotte

Billie Jean King, American tennis legend

Bob Barker, US TV show host

Bob Dylan, songwriter (Blowing in the Wind, All Along the Watch Tower, Desire, Blood on the Tracks, etc., etc)

Bob Marley, Reggae legend (No Woman No Cry, Get Up Stand Up, Jammin, Trenchtown Rock, etc., etc)

Bonnie Raitt, songwriter, musician, great guitarist (I Can't Make You Love Me)

Boy George, singer, DJ, Culture Club (Karma Chameleon)

Brad Pitt, actor (Fight Club, Babel, Meet Joe Black, Oceans 11)

Brandon Boyd, Incubus (Science)

Brandy, R&B singer, actress (The Boy Is Mine, What About Us)

Brian Greene, physicist, vegan

Brigitte Bardot, French actress, animal rights spokes person

Brooke Shields, actress (Blue Lagoon)

Bruce Springsteen, singer songwriter, musician (Born to Run, Lucky Town, Nebraska, Darkness on the Edge of Town, The Rising, Devils and Dust)

Bryan Adams, Canadian singer songwriter  vegan

Candice Bergen, actress

Casey Affleck, actor, vegan

Carlos Santana, musician, guitarist with Santana (Abraxus, Black Magic Woman)

Carrie Anne Moss, actress (Matrix trilogy, Memento), vegan

Casey Kassem, American radio host

Cesar Chavez, united farm workers organizer

Charles Darwin, Victorian theorist

Charlie Watts, drummer with the Rolling Stones(Jumping Jack Flash, Sympathy for the Devil, Exile on Main street, Little Red Rooster)

Charlotte Bronte, British novelist (Jane Eyre) 

Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Bill & Hilary Clinton

Chris Evans, actor, (Cellular, Fantastic Four)

Chris Evert, American tennis Legend  

Chrissie Hynde, rock singer songwriter, singer with the Pretenders, activist (Kid, Brass in Pocket)

Christena Appelgate, actress (Mars Attacks, King of the Hill)

Christian Bale, actor (Empire of the Sun, Equilibrium, The Machinist, The New World)

Christie Brinkley, model

Christy Turlington, model

Claudia Schiffer, German super model

Clint Eastwood, actor, director, composer (Bird, Million Dollar Baby, Letters from Iwo Jima, The Outlaw Jose Wales, Play Misty for Me)

Daman Albarn, singer songwriter for Blur and Gorillaz (Park Life, Demon Days, Clint Eastwood)    

Dan Piraro, cartoonist, vegan (http://www.bizarro.com/)

Daniel Kessler, guitarist of Interpol

Danny Garcia, professional skateboarder

Danny Nova, Singer/Songwriter

Dario Argento, Italian Director, slasher/horror movies, (Inferno) vegan

Darryl Hannah, actress, activist (Dancing at the Blue Iguana, Kill Bill)

Dennis Kucinich, Ohio politician, vegan

Debbie Dawson, singer with RISE, eats non-animal

Deepak Chopra, author and doctor

Devon Oki, super model, actress (Sin City, 2 Fast 2 Furious, D.O.A.)

Diogenes, Greek philosopher

Dizzie Gillespie, great jazz musician, trumpeter

Doris Day, singer, animal activist, actress (Move Over Darling, Pillow Talk)

Dr. Spock (not the one with the ears)

Dustin Hoffman, actor (Marathon Man, Confidence, Kramer Versus Kramer, The Graduate)

Dyan Canyon, actress (After the Sunset, Ally McBeal)

Eddie Vedder, singer with Pearl Jam (Ten, Lost Dogs, Mirrorball)

Elvira, actress (Mistress of the Dark, Vampira)

Elvis Costello, musician, singer songwriter, married to Diana Krall (Oliver's Army)

Emily Dickinson, American writer & poet

Emmylou Harris, Grammy winning singer (O' Bother Where Art Thou, Red Dirt Girl)

Epicurus, Greek philosopher

Eric Roberts, actor, (Julia's brother) (The Specialist, The Pope of Greenwich Village) vegan

Eric Stoltz, actor (Rob Roy, Pulp Fiction, Killing Zoë, The Butterfly Effect)

Erkyah Badu, R&B singer, vegan

Forrest Kline, vocals/guitar for Hellogoodbye, vegan

Forest Whitaker,  actor (Last King of Scotland, Bird, The Shield)

Francis Lalanne, French singer

Frank Iero, Musician, My Chemical Romance

Frank Marino, entertainer drag queen

Franz Kafka, writer

Fred Mascherino, musician, guitar/vocals of Taking Back Sunday  

Gabe Saporta, singer/lyricist of Cobra Starship

Gandhi, India's & possibly the worlds greatest modern spiritual leader & animal rights activist, founder of non-violence

Gavin Rosedale, singer with Bush

George Bernard Shaw, writer, playwright (Pygmalion, Heartbreak House)

George Harrison, musician with the Beatles

Gerard and Mikey Way of My Chemical Romance

Gloria Swanson, actress from 1918 to 1974

Grace Slick, singer with Jefferson Airplane

H. G. Wells, English writer, supporter of the Suffragette movement. 1866-1946

Heather Small, singer, lead singer with M People (Proud, Moving On Up) vegan

Heather Mills, model, animal rights activist, patron of VIVA!, vegan

Henry David Thoreau, writer, abolitionist, (Walden, Civil Disobedience)

Howard Lyman, former cattle rancher and author of Mad Cowboy

Hunter Burgan, bassist of AFI, vegan

Ian MacKaye, musician, vegan

Ian McKellan, British actor (Lord of the Rings, Coronation Street)

India Arie, singer songwriter

Isa Chandra Moskowitz, punk rocker, vegan  

Jackie Chan, ground breaking marshal artist, movie maker, actor

James Cromwell, actor in movie "Babe," animal rights advocate, vegan

Jamie Lee Curtis, actress (Halloween, A Fish Called Wanda, Blue Steel)

Jane Goodall, primatologist

Jared Leto, actor and singer of 30 Seconds to Mars (Fight Club, Thin Red Line, Alexander)  

JD Salinger, novelist (Catcher in the Rye)

Jeff Beck, great British blues guitarist, guitarist with The Yardbirds, (Blow by Blow, There and Back)

Jennifer Connelly, Oscar winning actress (A Beautiful Mind, House of Sand & Fog, Mulholland Falls)

Jenny Lewis, singer and composer for Rilo Kiley

Jenny Seagrove, actress

Jeremy Cunningham, bassist of Levellers

Joan Armatrading, singer songwriter (Willow, Love and Affection)

Joan Baez, singer songwriter, first lady of the 60's (Diamonds & Rust, O Brother)

Joan Jett, musician

Joanne Rose, actor, (I Love Rock n' Roll) vegan

Joaquin Phoenix, actor, activist (The Yards, Gladiator, Walk the Line) vegan

Joel, musician of Good Charlotte

John Cleese, British actor, Comedian (Monty Python, Fawlty Towers)

John Lennon, Beatles singer songwriter (Imagine)

Dr. John McDougall, physician and author

John Peel - British DJ, champion of Indie music vegan

John Robbins, activist and author, vegan

Johnny Cash, great country musician and songwriter (Hurt, Ring of Fire)

Johnny Marr, guitarist, ex Smiths guitarist

Jon Anderson of Yes, musician (Close to the Edge, Relayer, Topographic Ocean, Fragile, Yessongs)

Jon Sevink, fiddle player of Levellers

Jonathan Richman, musician, vegan

Josh Hartnett, actor (Pearl Harbour, Sin City)

Jessica Alba, actress (Into the Blue, Dark Angel, Fantastic Four)

Joss Stone, singer (The Soul Sessions) 

Julie Christie, actress, animal rights activist, (Dr. Zhivago, Fahrenheit 451, Shampoo, Troy)

Jullianna Marguiles

Kafka, writer (Amerika, The Metmorphosis)

Kate Bush, ground breaking singer songwriter (Running Up that Hill, Wuthering Heights, Hounds of Love, The Red Shoes)

Kate Winslet, actress in movie (Titanic, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)

K D Lang, Canadian singer songwriter (Constant Craving)

Kelly Osbourne, musician

Kirk Hammett, Metallica

KRS-One, Boogey Down Productions, Rapper/pioneer, musician

Kyle Vincent, recording artist, singer songwriter, vegan

Lady Bunny, entertainer drag queen

Larry Hagman (Dallas)

Larry Mullen Jr, drummer and founder of U2 (With or Without You, One, Desire, Achtung Baby, Joshua Tree, etc)

LaToya Jackson, celebrity sister of Michael

Lauren Bush, niece of George W.

Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer and philosopher

Leonard Cohen, Canadian poet, singer, icon (Songs from a Room, Suzanne)

Leonardo Da Vinci, Italian painter, Inventor, Gnostic

Linda Blair, actress (The Exorcist, The French Connection)

Linda Carter, actress (Starsky & Hutch, Wonder Woman) 

Linda McCartney, musician with Wings, Vegetarian Food Range (Venus & Mars, Band on the Run)

Lindsay Wagner, actress (The Bionic Woman)

Lisa Bonet, actress (Cosby Show, Angel Heart, Enemy of the State)

Lisa Kudrow, actress (Friends)

Lisa Simpson, cartoon character

Lord Byron, writer, poet

Louisa May Alcott, American writer

Ma'ari, Abul Ala'a al, Arabian poet

Mark Twain, Great American author (Huckleberry Finn)

Martina Navratilova, legendary tennis player

Martin Shaw, actor, (The Professionals) vegan

Marty Feldman, comedian, actor, (Young Frankenstein)

Mary Shelley, novelist (Frankenstein, The Last Man)

Mary Tyler Moore, actress

Meatloaf, singer (Bat Out of Hell)

Melanie Griffith, actress

Melissa Etheridge, musician

Michael Bolton, singer

Michael Jackson, musician, dancer, Jackson Five (Billy Jean, Bad, Man in the Mirror)

Mike Gordon, bass player of Phish

Milo Ventimiglia, actor "Gilmore Girls" and "Heroes"

Mireille Darc, French actress

Missy Higgins, Australian singer & songwriter

Moby, musician, vegan

Montserrat Caballe, opera singer

Morrissey, singer, founder of the Smiths (Meat is Murder) vegan

Naomi Watts, actress (Mulholland Drive, 21 Grams, Stay, The Ring)

Nastassja Kinski, actress

Natalie Merchant, singer

Natalie Portman, actress, (Leon, Heat, Beautiful Girls, Garden State, Cold Mountain, Closer, V for Vendetta) vegan

Nathalie Baye, French actress

Nelly, rap musician Hot in Here, Pimp Juice)

Nick Rhodes, Duran Duran, (Rio, Wild Boys) vegan

Norman Walker, doctor and longest living raw foodist vegan

Oliver Stone, film director (Apocalypse Now, JFK, Natural Born Killers)

Omar Hakim, singer, writer & drummer for Sting, Madonna, David Bowie, Mariah Carey...

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, The Mars Volta, musician, vegan

Orlando Bloom, actor (Kingdom of Heaven, Elizabeth Town)

Pamela Anderson, actress, spoke person for PETA (Baywatch, Barbwire)

Pamelyn Ferdin, actress, voice in Charlottes Web, vegan

Pat Thetic, drummer of Anti-Flag, vegan

Paul McCartney, Beatles, songwriter & musician (Hey Jude, Venus and Mars)

Paul Newman, actor and maker of salad dressings (Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid)

Peter Gabriel, singer, lead singer with Genesis (Selling England by the Pound, Nursery Crimes)

Peter Sellers, actor & comedian (Being There, Pink Panther)

Persia White, activist, musician, actress (Girlfriends, Earthling)

Phil Lesh, Musician, bass player for the Grateful Dead

Pierce Bronsnan, actor (James Bond, Tailor of Panama, Tootsy)

Pink, singer (Get the Party Started, Just Like a Pill)

PJ Harvey, indie musician (Dry, Rid of Me, White Chalk) 

Plato, Greek philosopher and student of Socrates

Plutarch, Greek philosopher

Poly Styrene (Marion Elliot), punk rocker - X-ray Spex

Porphyry, Greek philosopher

Prince, legendary musician, song writer (Purple Rain, Nothing Compares To You, Manic Monday, Red Corvette, If I Could Be Your Girlfriend, etc)

Propagandhi, political punk rock band - all vegan members

Pythagoras of Samos, "Pythagorean Theorem" Greek mathematician

Queen Sofia, of Spain

Rabindranath Tagore, Eastern Indian philosopher

Richard Gere, actor (Officer and a Gentleman, Mothman Prophecy, Internal Affairs)

Richie Havens, musician (Common Ground, Time, Grace of the Sun)

Ricki Lake, TV personality

Ringo Starr, drummer with Beatles

River Phoenix, actor vegan

Robert Redford, actor, director (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)

Rosa Parks, civil rights activist

Ru Paul, entertainer and drag queen activist

Russel Simmons, co-founder Def Jam Records, vegan  

RZA, of The Wu-Tang Clan, a producer

Sade, singer (Your Love is King)

Sadie Frost, actress (The Krays, Shopping, Rancid Alluminium, Uprising)

Samuel L. Jackson, actor (Pulp Fiction, Indestructible)

Sandra Bernhart, comedian and actress

Scott Jurek, multiple marathon winner, vegan

Seal, singer

Sean Conant, actor, vegan

Sean Lennon, musician (son of John & Yoko Lennon)

Seba Johnson, Olympian, actress, writer and vegan since birth vegan

Serinity, porn star

Serj Tankian, musician of System of a Down

Shane MacGowan, singer of The Pogues

Shania Twain, country singer (Come on Over, Man! I feel like a Woman, You're Still the One, That Don't Impress Me Much)

Shannon Elizabeth, model, actress, poker player, animal activist (American Pie, Love Actually)

Sinead O'Connor, Irish singer (Nothing Compares to You)

Sir Isaac Newton, physicist

Socrates, Greek philosopher, "Know thyself to be true"

Spike Milligan, comedian, poet (The Goons)

Stella McCartney, designer and daughter of Linda & Paul

Steve Kilbey, singer and lyricist for The Church, vegan

Steve Perry, musician

Steve Vai, musician  

Suzanne Vega, singer songwriter (My Name is Luca)

Thom Yorke, singer of Radiohead, (OK Computer, Fake Plastic Trees) vegan

Thora Birch, actress

Tobey Maguire, actor (Ride With the Devil, Spiderman, Wonder Boys)

Tony LaRussa, baseball

Tracy Chapman, songwriter (Revolution, Cars)

Vanessa Williams, singer, first Black Miss America (The Right Stuff, The Sweetest Days)

Vincent van Gogh, painter

Voltaire, writer and philosopher

"Weird" Al Yankovic, comedian, musician, vegan

William Blake, writer

Willem Dafoe, actor (Apocalypse Now)

William Shatner, actor (the legendary Captain Kirk of Star Trek)

Wolfgang Peterson, director

Woody Harrelson, actor, (Scanner Darkly, Cheers, Natural Born Killers) vegan

Yasmin Le Bon, model

Yoko Ono, artist, Plastic Ono Band, famous wife of the Beatles, John Lennon

www.myspace.com/alanismorissette

www.luminarium.org/contempory/alicew/

www.alicia-fans.net

www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/aristotle

Brad Pitt

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjq7bjnbgis

www.myspace.com/foreverbrandy

www.brucespringsteen.net

www.themosspit.net

www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5pecaw-vmi

www.christian-bale.org

www.theadvocates.org/celebrities/clint-eastwood

www.dhlovelife.com/v2/knowdummy/

dhindepth.php

How to make Vegan Pizza on YouTube

www.youtube.com/watch?vkwMggajxkna

Great Pizza, crazy soundtrack though!

Perfect Vegan Cupcakes on YouTube

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmnw3knpwlu&mode

www.heathermillsmccartney.com

Mr Cash doing the Nine Inch Nails track - Hurt

www.youtube.com/watch?v=smvawkfj4go

John & Yoko - 'Imagine'

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeokxrlzbf0

A VOICE FROM THE PAST

Can you really ask what reason Pythagoras had for abstaining from flesh? For my part I rather wonder both by what accident and in what state of soul or mind the first man did so, touched his mouth to gore and brought his lips to the flesh of a dead creature, he who set forth tables of dead, stale bodies and ventured to call food and nourishment the parts that had a little before bellowed and cried, moved and lived. How could his eyes endure the slaughter when throats were slit and hides flayed and limbs torn from limb? How could his nose endure the stench? How was it that the pollution did not turn away his taste, which made contact with the sores of others and sucked juices and serums from mortal wounds? … It is certainly not lions and wolves that we eat out of self-Defense; on the contrary, we ignore these and slaughter harmless, tame creatures without stings or teeth to harm us, creatures that, I swear, Nature appears to have produced for the sake of their beauty and grace. But nothing abashed us, not the flower-like like tinting of the flesh, not the persuasiveness of the harmonious voice, not the cleanliness of their habits or the unusual intelligence that may be found in the poor wretches. No, for the sake of a little flesh we deprive them of sun, of light, of the duration of life to which they are entitled by birth and being.