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振奋人心的消息---10月1日是国际素食日!

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http://www。european-vegetarian。org/lang/en/info/wvd.php

1 October is World Vegetarian Day
After the North American Vegetarian Society has established it in 1977, vegetarian communities everywhere have celebrated the World Vegetarian Day every year. This special day is intended to promote the joy, compassion, and the many life-enhancing aspects of vegetarianism in the field of ...




各国有多少素食者?

http://www。european-vegetarian。org/lang/en/info/howmany.php
－－－－－－－－－－－How many Veggies ... ?
Here we summarise official figures - how many vegetarians live in which countries?
  

Updated August 2005


Australia:
Inhabitants: 20,385,903

Vegetarians: 2% (estimate)

(Source: Australian Vegetarian Society)

Austria:
Inhabitants: 8.1 million

Vegetarians: 4%

(Source: Vegane Gesellschaft Österreich)

Belgium:
Inhabitants: 10.2 million

Vegetarians: 2%

(Source: survey done for GAIA)

Canada:
Inhabitants: 31.9 million

Vegetarians: 4% (estimate)

(Source: Toronto Vegetarian Association)

Czech Republic:
Inhabitants: 10.2 million

Vegetarians: 1-2%

(Source: StemMark Agency, Prague, Czech Republic)

Denmark:
Inhabitants: 5.4 million

Vegetarians: 1-2% (estimate)

(Source: Dansk Vegetarforening)

France:
Inhabitants: 60 million

Vegetarians: less than 2%

(Source: Alliance Végétarienne)

Germany:
Inhabitants: 82 million

Vegetarians: approximately 8% (survey)

(Source: Vegetarier-Bund Deutschlands e.V.)

India:
Inhabitants: 997.5 million

Vegetarians: between 15-20%

Ireland:
Inhabitants: 3.7 million

Vegetarians: around 6% (estimate)

(Source: Vegetarian Society of Ireland)

Italy:
Inhabitants: 57 million

Vegetarians: 5%

(Source: EURISPES - European Institute of political, economical and social studies)

Norway:
Inhabitants: 4.6 million

Vegetarians: 2%

(Source: Norsk Vegetarforening)

Poland:
Inhabitants: 38.6 million

Vegetarians: under 1%

Portugal:
Inhabitants: 10 million

Vegetarians: approximately 2% (estimate)

(Source: galaxia-alfa。com)

Romania:
Inhabitants: 21.7 million

Vegetarians: approximately 4%

(Source: Romanian Vegetarian Society)

Slovakia:
Inhabitants: 5.4 million

Vegetarians: approximately 1%

(Source: Vegetarianska spolocnost)

Spain:
Inhabitants: 40.5 million

Vegetarians: approximately 4%

(Source: Asociacion Vegana Espanola (AVE))

Sweden:
Inhabitants: 9 million

Vegetarians: 3% (estimate)

(Source: Animal Rights Sweden)

Switzerland:
Inhabitants: 7.3 million

Vegetarians: 9% according to the Nutritrend-Study from Néstle from 2001 are "almost" vegetarians (around 3% are really vegetarians).

(Source: Swiss Union for Vegetarianism)

The Netherlands:
Inhabitants: 16.3 million

Vegetarians: 4.3%

(Source: Nederlandse Vereniging voor Veganisme)

United Kingdom:
Inhabitants: 59.6 million

Vegetarians: 9 % (high in younger age groups)

(ICM Poll for the Daily Telegraph, 2001)

USA:
Inhabitants: 265.9 million

Vegetarians: 4%

(Source : Time/CNN poll 15 July 2002 - Note: A surprising 42% of all "vegetarians", or 4.8 millions adult Americans, considered slaughter of animals to be murder)



Note: Because it is not possible to obtain data from the Ministries or Statistical offices of the various countries, we have made a compilation based on other sources available to us.


We are grateful for all further information: georgia.blackwell@european-vegetarian。org. Thank you!
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1 October is World Vegetarian Day
After the North American Vegetarian Society has established it in 1977, vegetarian communities everywhere have celebrated the World Vegetarian Day every year. This special day is intended to promote the joy, compassion, and the many life-enhancing aspects of vegetarianism in the field of ...

… health considerations
* "… appropriately planned vegetarian diets are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases." (Position of the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada -June 2003)

… compassion for animals
* "800 million chickens, 15 million sheep, 9 million pigs and 3 million cattle are slaughtered every year in the UK". (Compassion in World Farming)

* "The question is not, Can they reason nor, Can they talk? but, Can they suffer?" (Jeremy Bentham)

… ecological awareness
* Example water shortages: It takes 100.000 litres of water to produce one kilogram of beef and just 500 litres for one kilogram of potatoes. (from Compassion in World Farming Trust, 2002). Experts say that the growth in demand for meat and dairy products is unsustainable.

… the global hunger problem
* About three-fifth of world consumption of coarse grains is used for animal feed.

* A growing share of wheat is used for animal feed in the industrial countries – 45 percent of total use in the EU.

* It is expected that "even by 2030 about 440 million undernourished may remain" (Source: FAO – World agriculture 2015/2030)   



Here are some other ideas of how to make the World Vegetarian Day a success:

* Invite family and friends to a special dinner

* Arrange a vegetarian meal and invite the public and local VIPs to join

* Set up stalls at public places and distribute information material

* Sell cookbooks

* Arrange special programs at schools, colleges, and universities

* Do radio or TV shows

* Put ads in the local newspapers

* Request your newspaper to feature articles on vegetarianism.

* Organise vigils and marches

* Hold an essay and art contest for young people on vegetarian topics

* Request vegetarian food in public establishments

* Show solidarity by collecting vegetarian food items and arrange a free meal

* Send postcards and e-cards http://www。dgreetings。com/vegetarianday)

  

The European Vegetarian Union wishes everyone a very happy World Vegetarian Day 2005
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多少素食者？ 这里我们总结正式的数字 - 多少素食者居住在哪个国家？

2005年8月更新

澳大利亚：
居民： 20,385,903
素食者： 2%(估计)
(来源：Australian Vegetarian Society)

奥地利：
居民： 810万
素食者： 4%
(来源：Vegane Gesellschaft Österreich)
比利时：
居民： 1020万
素食者： 2%
(来源：GAIA调查)
加拿大：
居民： 3190万
素食者： 4%(估计)
(来源：Toronto Vegetarian Association)

捷克共和国：
居民： 1020万
素食者： 1-2%
(来源：StemMark 代理，捷克共和国，布拉格)

丹麦：
居民： 540万
素食者： 1-2%(估计)
(来源：Dansk Vegetarforening)
法国：
居民： 6000万
素食者： 少于2%
(来源：Alliance Végétarienne)

德国：
居民： 8200万
素食者： 大约8%(调查)
(来源：Vegetarier-Bund Deutschlands e.V.)

印度：
居民： 9.975亿
素食者： 在15-20%之间

爱尔兰：
居民： 370万
素食者： 大约6%(估计)
(来源：Vegetarian Society of Ireland)
意大利：
居民： 5700万
素食者： 5%
(来源：EURISPES - European Institute of political, economical and social studies)
挪威：
居民： 460万
素食者： 2%
(来源：Norsk Vegetarforening)
波兰：
居民： 3860万
素食者： 在1%下面

葡萄牙：
居民： 1000万
素食者： 大约2%(估计)
(来源：galaxia-alfa。com)

罗马尼亚：
居民： 2170万
素食者： 大约4%
(来源：Romanian Vegetarian Society)
斯洛伐克：
居民： 540万
素食者： 大约1%
(来源：Vegetarianska spolocnost)

西班牙：
居民： 4050万
素食者： 大约4%
(来源：Asociacion Vegana Espanola (AVE))

瑞典：
居民： 900万
素食者： 3%(估计)
(来源：动物权利瑞典)

瑞士：
居民： 730万
素食者： 根据来自N的Nutritrend 研究的9% é来自2001的stle"几乎"是素食者(大约3% 真的是素食者)。
(素食主义的来源：瑞士协会)
荷兰：
居民： 1630万
素食者： 4.3%
(来源：Nederlandse Vereniging voor Veganisme)

英国：
居民： 5960万
素食者： 9%(在年轻人群中呈高趋势)
(来源：每日电讯ICM调查，2001 )
美国：
居民： 2.659亿
素食者： 4%
(来源： CNN 投票数 时间/2002年7月15日 - 注意到： 惊人的全部"素食者"的42%，或者4.8百万名成年的美国人，认为动物的屠杀成为谋杀)

[ Last edited by 百事可乐 on 2005/9/28 at 12:13 ]