HappyCow voted "Favorite Vegetarian Website" for the 3rd year in a row in the Veggie Awards survey sponsored by VegNews magazine. We also won "Favorite Vegetarian Forum."

Thank You for your support! We would like to dedicate the awards to eating well, to respecting the planet, and to honoring the Great Spirit in all animals.

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Food Finder search improved. Search for restaurants & stores by specific categories, including "vegetarian," "vegan," "veg-friendly," and/or "stores." Check only the boxes that interest you, then set the radius for your search--from 1 to 25 miles. Our system will retrieve a list that matches your set criteria. Maps are also available.

In your words
I'm a grateful person who has eaten in vegetarian restaurants around the world with your help. Thank you. -R.Kantor

Gentle Thanksgiving is an opportunity for Americans to encourage friends and family to adopt compassionate alternatives to cruel turkey dinners. Learn about the lives of turkeys. Find vegetarian versions of traditional recipes. Host or join an event.

Thanks Living makes this a life-affirming holiday for the whole family.

Grass Root Organic Restaurant in Tampa and Lakeland, Florida, provides a balanced menu to satisfy the vegan, raw, and vegetarian palate.

Seed by Eric Lechasseur in Venice, California, specializes in organic, macrobiotic, vegan cuisine and amazing desserts.

Cafe Berlin in Puerto Rico features an extensive vegetarian menu that includes creative tofu dishes and fresh salads.

Native Foods, with 6 locations in California, is the home to Chef Tanya Petrovna's famous blackened tempeh burger and bali surf tacos.

Veggie Brothers - Don't let your diet cause stress over the holidays. VeggieBrothers.com has mastered creating familiar comfort food dishes that are sure to fit within your family's culture and traditions and will appeal to all taste buds. First time customer get 10%OFF.

Living Tree Community Foods manufactures organic, raw, and kosher nut butters in Berkeley, California. The nut butters are made slowly, over several days and in small batches so they are always fresh and alive. Find other products in their store including living oils, nuts, coconut products, and organic gifts.

Boardwalk Chocolates

Pure Vegan advanced multi-vitamin

Al Gore finally acknowledges the connection between eating less meat to curbing global warming!

A new global warming strategy: How environmentalists are overlooking vegetarianism as the most effective tool against climate change in our lifetimes.

A new documentary seeks to unravel the mystery of why billions of honey bees have been disappearing from hives across the United States.

Raising a child in a vegetarian household.

TckTckTck is an unprecedented global alliance of civil society organizations, trade unions, faith groups and people like you--all calling for a fair, ambitious, and binding climate change agreement.