Resources

Getting Started with Vegetarianism

Request a free Vegetarian Starter Guide from Compassion Over Killing!
A guide for restaurants seeking to expand their vegetarian menus.

Simple Vegetarian
Veg recipe site maintained by local Vegan.

Vegan Wolf
A vast source of information on adopting and maintaining a vegan life style, including recipes, nutrition, making informed purchases, and many inspiring quotations.

Other Veg Places

VegDining.com
An online guide to vegetarian restaurants around the world.

LivingVegan.org
Beginning national vegan directory

VegColorado.com
Colorado's online vegetarian guide

VegDC.com
DC’s online vegetarian guide.

VegHawaii.com
Hawaii’s online vegetarian guide.

VegMadison.com
Madison’s online vegetarian guide.

VegOhio.com
Ohio’s online vegetarian guide.

VegPhilly.com
Philadelphia’s online vegetarian guide.

VegSeattle.com
Seattle’s online vegetarian guide.

Information

TorturedCows.com
Contrary to what the ads say, California Cows are Tortured Cows.

EggScam.com
Debunking the myth of “Animal Care Certified”, humane eggs.

Atkins Diet Alert
A resource for physicians and laypeople with questions and concerns about high-protein diets.

Organizations

Animal Protection and Rescue League
A grassroots 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in San Diego which works to document and expose animal cruelty occurring behind closed doors. They are currently engaged in a campaign to ban foie gras, promoting public awareness of the upcoming Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act on the November 2008 California ballot and many other projects.

SD Vegetarians Unite!
Join this social group and meet like-minded local vegetarian/vegans for meals, events, fund-raisers, and just plain fun.

Vegan Outreach
Works to expose and end cruelty to animals through the widespread distribution of illustrated booklets (free to download; low-cost printed media available).

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
An organization comprised of physicians and nutritionists researching the health benefits of a vegan diet.

Compassion Over Killing
A nonprofit animal advocacy organization and the host of VegDC.com.

San Diego Animal Advocates
San Diegan AR organization

Last Chance for Animals
Los Angeles based AR organization

Viva! USA
A international organization campaigning on behalf of animals killed for food.

Vegan Outreach
The creators of Why Vegan!, the booklet that's informed more people than any other.

FARM (Farm Animal Reform Movement)
The organizers of the Great American Meatout.

United Poultry Concerns
Addresses the treatment of domestic fowl in food production, science, education, entertainment, and human companionship situations.

Miscellaneous

Restaurant Vegetarian Starter Kit
A guide for restaurants seeking to expand their vegetarian menus.