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About Vegan Outreach

The ideas and outlook you express resonate deeply with my own view of the world. I have become much more understanding of the indoctrination most people suffer from, and how difficult this makes it for them to change. I have come to realize that most people aren't capable of making revolutionary change, but they are capable of evolutionary change. Thank you for expressing this so eloquently. I definitely think we, as a people, are too quick to begin name-calling, to become angry and offensive, and that just doesn't work.
JF, via e-mail

VEGAN OUTREACH (VO) is an international 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to furthering awareness and understanding in order to bring about fundamental change in our physical well-being, our treatment of others, and our interaction with our environment. VO is working to promote veganism through the widespread distribution of our illustrated booklets, Why Vegan and Try Vegetarian (formerly Vegetarian Living). These have been distributed by many different people -- from middle school students to veteran vegetarian and animal advocacy organizations (e.g., FARM, Farm Sanctuary, The Fund for Animals, In Defense of Animals, Peta, Viva!USA, etc.). You can order copies, join Vegan Outreach, sign up for our e-mail newsletter, or request a free Vegan Starter Pack!

Millions of hard copies have been handed out by the local members of Vegan Outreach around the world. The rate of distribution is increasing every year, limited not by demand -- there are many individuals, student groups, and organizations who would like to distribute "as many as you can send" -- but by availability (ie, resources for printing and distribution). These booklets have gone to a diversity of interested individuals, many of whom had no idea about the consequences of their consumption habits, and who possibly would never have otherwise received such compelling information.

Why Vegan and Try Vegetarian have been distributed in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, eight Canadian provinces, Mexico, and numerous other countries (including Australia, Austria, Brazil, Denmark, Egypt, England, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, South Africa, and Taiwan). An extensive presence on the Internet has reached many more around the world. Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, and Italian versions of Why Vegan are also available online (with a print version of Por Qué Vegano available), and other language versions are being developed. As shown by excerpts of feedback printed in the VO newsletters (contact us to subscribe), there are many new vegetarians and vegans because of Why Vegan and Try Vegetarian, with the number growing every day. We hope you enjoy the rest of the site and find it useful. Feel free to contact us to get involved!

Everyone who has read [Why Vegan] has given me feedback on the quality of it and a few have even become vegetarian! Even my teachers were astounded. Up until now, I was the only vegetarian at my high school, so thank you.
NJ, Menasha, WI

A Discussion of Finances

Below, you will find Vegan Outreach's last audit. If you have any questions, we can send you a copy of the audit and/or our IRS form 990.

The bulk of our money is used to print and distribute more copies of Why Vegan and Try Vegetarian. Vegan Outreach has no reserves or endowment -- the more donations we receive (and about 95% of our revenue comes from member donations, with the rest in grants; Vegan Outreach loses money on merchandise sales), the more copies of Why Vegan and Vegetarian Living are distributed.

When my brother and his girlfriend asked me why I am vegan, I gave them Why Vegan. They were both shocked and are now becoming vegetarian.
JJ, Bucks County, PA

Vegan Outreach Audit

Fiscal Year: July 1, 2002 – June 30, 2003

*Includes $2,945 in merchandise inventory, $9,827 in equipment, and $26,445 owed for Why Vegan printing.

For a copy of Vegan Outreach's full annual report, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
Vegan Outreach
P.O. Box 38492
Pittsburgh, PA 15238-8492

Learn more about Vegan Outreach by reading some of the frequently asked questions.