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Vegetarian Federal Union

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– **History**
– July 1889: London Vegetarian Society individuals plan Vegetarian Federal Union formation
– Original plan: Unite British vegetarian societies under Vegetarian Union
– September 1889: First vegetarian International Congress in Cologne, Germany
– October 1, 1889: Official start of the organization
– 1908: Superseded by International Vegetarian Union

– **See also**
List of vegetarian organizations

– **References**
– Newton, David E. (2019): “Vegetarianism and Veganism: A Reference Handbook”
– Forward, Charles W. (1898): “Fifty Years of Food Reform: A History of the Vegetarian Movement in England”
– Hills, A. F. (21 December 1889): “The Vegetarian Federal Union
– Weinbren, Dan (1994): “Against All Cruelty: The Humanitarian League, 1891-1919”
– Puskar-Pasewicz, Margaret, ed. (2010): “Cultural Encyclopedia of Vegetarianism

– **List of Individuals**
Carol J. Adams
William Alcott
Ragnar Berg
– Ernest Bell
Helen Nearing

– **Categories**
– 1889 establishments in the United Kingdom
– 1911 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
– Organizations established in 1889
– Vegetarian organizations
Vegetarianism in the United Kingdom

– **Stub Articles**
– Article about an organization in the United Kingdom
Veganism and vegetarianism-related article

The Vegetarian Federal Union (VFU) was a British vegetarianism organisation founded in 1889, which operated until 1911.

The Vegetarian Federal Union's stall at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893
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