Why go vegan?

We care for the animals we share our home with and we get to know their personality and their wants and needs. We form emotional bonds with animals and even see them as members of our family. Most people really care about animals.

Animal agriculture causes more than the suffering of animals. It also impacts people throughout the world, especially the powerless and the poor, in a number of ways.

The havoc caused to the world by the billions of animals we breed, raise and kill for food each year is staggering. The UN has identified animal agriculture as ‘one of the most significant contributors to serious environmental problems’

A well planned 100% plant-based diet is healthy. This is confirmed by a solid body of peer-reviewed scientific evidence. Not only is a vegan diet as healthy as any diet containing animal products, in many aspects it is more beneficial to human health.

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Latest vegan news

Pregnancy tests without animal use are now a reality

A new pregnancy test shows that animal use in manufacturing is not inevitable. Conventional tests rely on antibodies traditionally produced using animals, but animal-free antibody technology can now perform the ...

A greater crested tern. Free-living birds are not the cause of the bird flu crisis; they are among its victims.

Bird flu and the animal-use system behind it

Bird flu is spreading through Australia’s free-living animals, but the deeper cause is human animal use and the systems that treat animals as resources.

A woman holds a sign reading “#JUSTICE FOR WANG WANG” above a photo of Wangwang.

Justice for Wangwang must mean justice for all animals

Justice for Wangwang must extend to all animals. Vegan Australia calls for stronger legal protection and recognition of animals’ rights to life, body and freedom.

Two reviews. Two chances to demand animal rights, not regulation

Two government consultations expose the same speciesist assumption: that animals are ours to use. Vegan Australia is calling on the public to make submissions demanding rights, not regulation.

European Court of Human Rights courtroom in Strasbourg

Courts recognise vegan rights in landmark decisions

Two recent court decisions in Europe and Peru have strengthened legal recognition of vegan beliefs and the right to live in accordance with respect for animals.

Support the call to end the use of animals as teaching tools

Vegan Australia supports a petition calling for an end to animal dissections in Victorian secondary schools and calls for animal-free education that recognises animals as sentient individuals, not teaching tools.

Vegan Australia calls for fair treatment of vegan foods in Health Star Rating changes

Vegan Australia calls for Health Star Rating changes to treat vegan foods fairly, recognise animal-free nutrients and make clear that HSR is nutrition labelling only.

SHOP 225 becomes first pizzeria accredited by Vegan Australia

Melbourne pizzeria SHOP 225 has become the first pizzeria accredited by Vegan Australia, recognising its vegan offerings, preparation protocols and commitment to making vegan dining more reliable, visible and accessible.

Your feedback sent to Woolworths: vegan products must be accessible

Vegan Australia has sent community feedback to Woolworths, calling for vegan products to be visible, available and easy to access in supermarket aisles.

Declining vegan access at Woolworths: their response

Woolworths acknowledges frustration over reduced vegan product access. Vegan Australia is seeking community feedback before taking the next steps.

Supporting farmed animal sanctuaries in a changing climate

Supporting farmed animal sanctuaries across Australia means more than responding to drought. Learn why ongoing support matters, how sanctuaries are changing how animals are understood and how you can help ...

Call for Woolworths to improve access to vegan products

Major organisations call on Woolworths to address declining availability and visibility of vegan products, urging consistent placement, clear labelling and integration to challenge the normalisation of animal use in everyday ...

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The Vegan Australia Certified program sets the standard for authentic vegan food and products in Australia. Under the program, product makers may display the Vegan Australia Certified logo on licensed vegan items that meet our strict criteria. The logo indicates to your customers that the product does not contain animal ingredients and none of the manufacturing or testing processes involve animals or animal products.

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A few of the reasons why vegans take the pledge

Clare

QLD

Vegan for 25 years. Vegan hubby for 23 years. Vegan kids aged 20,18,15 & 11. Best choice ever made.

Pledge #426

Andy

NSW

I'm doing my best! Be as vegan as you can!

Pledge #1255

Naomi

NSW

ECO not EGO

Pledge #461

V A

VIC

Veganism means the end needless animal exploitation and suffering.

Pledge #1242

Ali

QLD

Vegan for the animals!

Pledge #1356

Jamal

VIC

Being vegan is important to me for health, the environment, climate and to care about the little animals.

Pledge #1232

Breanna

QLD

Doing it for the animals!

Pledge #878

Michael McNally

NSW

It was 17 years ago that I made a lifelong pledge to be vegan. Veganism was the logical choice for me as someone who opposes all forms of oppression. It made no sense to neglect animals in my consideration that no one should ever be harmed or exploited.

Michael McNally - President, Vegan NSW

Pledge #237

Natalie

NSW

I've been vegan for around 35 years now.

Pledge #464

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