San Francisco Eateries Celebrate IDA’s World Go Vegan Days

Area Eateries Provide Added Benefits to Vegan Diet During Days of Observance

San Francisco - In Defense of Animals (IDA)’s first annual World Go Vegan Days (Sunday, October 30 through Tuesday, November 1) was created to offer vegans and animal advocates an opportunity to help their families, friends and co-workers learn more about how a plant-based diet can improve overall health, alleviate animal suffering and preserve the environment.

In celebration of World Go Vegan Days, a number of Bay Area restaurants are offering special discounts between October 30 and November 1 to encourage people to explore the wide range of tasty vegan foods available on their menus. Participating eateries include Berkeley Whole Foods Market Café Gratitude, The Sacred Grounds Cafe and Coffeehouse, Mill Valley Whole Foods Market, San Francisco’s celebrated Millennium Restaurant (voted “Best Vegan Restaurant” by Veg News) and more. For a complete list of participating restaurants, please visit WorldGoVeganDays.com.

Modern animal agriculture is cruel and violent toward the chickens, cows, pigs and other creatures used to make meat, milk and eggs. But the billions of animals killed for food in the U.S. each year aren’t the only ones who suffer because of meat consumption. Consumers who overindulge in meat and dairy foods also pay a high price, as consumption of animal products has been linked to a host of health ailments.

“Veganism enables people to live in balance with all of Earth's creatures and promote freedom for animals from exploitation as part of their everyday lives,” says IDA spokesperson and professional bodybuilder Kenneth Williams. “For the health of people, the environment, and farmed animals, veganism is the best choice. World Go Vegan Days embodies this idea.”

For more information, please visit www.WorldGoVeganDays.com.