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The Vegetarian Society was founded on the 30th of September 1847 at Northwood Villa Hydropathic Institute in Ramsgate. Joseph Brotherton chaired the meeting while James Simpson served as president and William Horsell acted as secretary.
Relations between the Manchester branch and London branch grew strained during the late 1880s due to differing definitions of vegetarianism. The London branch split away to form the London Vegetarian Society also known as the London Vegetarian Association in 1888.
Approximately 100,000 people officially registered as vegetarians across the United Kingdom during this period. Anyone registering received special ration books containing no meat but more coupons for cheese eggs and nuts.
Products require free status from animal flesh slaughterhouse byproducts cross-contamination non-vegetarian testing GMO-free status and free-range eggs meeting humane standards. The society introduced its seedling logo in 1969 followed by an accreditation scheme allowing manufacturers to display it on foods meeting strict guidelines.
Donald Watson suggested creating a separate group for those adhering to dairy- and egg-free diets in 1944 leading to The Vegan Society's establishment. This decision arose from internal debates within the organization regarding evolving membership criteria.