abstract:The Vegan Society is a registered charity and the oldest vegan society in the world, founded on November 1, 1944, in England by Donald Watson, Elsie "Sally" Shrigley, and 23 others.
NativeBritonDonaldWatson, the man who had foundedtheveganSocietyandcoined theterm "vegan" 64 years earlier, recently left thisearthly existence behind at the age of 95.
They said (and I paraphrase here) that returning the Rock to its building society roots was a lovely idea for sandal-wearing, vegan, financial hippies.