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Guidelines for submitting NON-veg "vegetarian-friendly" restaurants


Please submit restaurants that primarily serve CRUELTY-FREE and COW-FRIENDLY food
Preferably, a minimum of 50% of the menu should be 100% plant-based (vegan, dairy-free, egg-free). The menu should delineate veg options, and the owners should demonstrate some respect for the lives of animals and the environment (further explained below).

Points that help to get a restaurant listed:
- An entirely separate vegan / plant based menu
- A kitchen which prepares vegan / plant based dishes separately from flesh meat
- A menu with at least two vegan options
- A business which is 70%+ organic or sustainably-locally sourced
- An attitude by the restaurant management of respecting vegans and working toward accommodating us as well as showing compassion for animals served as food (i.e. free-range, cage free, no antibiotics and hormones )
- A website with menu posted which supports any of the above points
- No vegan or lacto ovo (vegetarian) restaurants exist in the City, and the City is listed already on HappyCow

Points that could block it from getting listed:
- Restaurant serves veal, fois gras, shark fin, lamb, etc...- here's where we draw the line!
- Serves the products of conventional "factory farming" (intensive animal farming)
- Typical Thai, Ethiopian, Chinese, Japanese, or Falafel places with little specifically designed for veg*ns or clearly printed on the menu
- Pizza place with perhaps a vegan pizza but nothing else offered on the menu, such as vegan cheese and vegan toppings (i.e. no soy sausage, mock pepperoni, organic veggies, etc.)
- Veg-option is limited to a hummus wrap and a couple salads
- A menu with NO vegan options
- Your submission is NOT mostly vegetarian, and you do not explain why it should be listed

Please note:
- Refrain from submitting the same restaurant multiple times
- We are a volunteer-based service with limited resources, and we give priority to vegan restaurants & vegan businesses
- The above conditions do not guarantee a NON-veg listing will be approved

Thank you for your participation & support.

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