(ANSA) - ROME, JANUARY 07 - Veganuary, the international challenge that invites people to eat vegan throughout the month of January, has reached 500,000 members this year, exceeding 400,000 in 2020. who organizes the initiative.
Of the adherents, 125,000 are from Great Britain, 150,000 from Latin America, 80,000 from the United States and 50,000 from Germany.
The challenge has been held since 2014.
This year the organizers have obtained the support of the main large-scale distribution chains in Great Britain: they have published pages on their sites that explain the reasons for vegan food choices and offer cruelty-free recipes.
According to Veganuary, there are two benefits of a meat-free, milk, dairy, and egg-free diet. The first moral, for the end of animal suffering: the second environmental, with the elimination of greenhouse gas emissions from farms and the heavy consumption of natural resources by these.
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