---
title: "1897 - IVU - International Vegetarian Union"
description: "The IVU is a growing global network of independent organizations which are promoting vegetarianism worldwide."
url: "https://ivu.org/?view=category&id=90"
date: "2026-11-06T00:35:43+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---

1897

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## [4th International Vegetarian Congress](https://ivu.org/hv-congress-main-congress-1897-index.html)

4th International Vegetarian Congress London, England, 1897

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## [International Vegetarian Congress, London 1897: The Vegetarian Messenger Report](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=3151:congress-1897-manchester&catid=90)

4th International Vegetarian Congress London, England, 1897

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## [Some extracts from the minutes of meetings of the Executive Committee](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=3152:congress-1897-minutes&catid=90)

Some extracts from the minutes of meetings of the Executive Committee of the Vegetarian Federal Union, relating to the Congress. …

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## [International Vegetarian Congress, London 1897: Pre-Congress Notes](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=3153:congress-1897-notes&catid=90)

4th International Vegetarian Congress London, England, 1897

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## [From The Vegetarian (London), September 18, 1897](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=3154:congress-1897-prelim&catid=90)

We have exceeding great pleasure in recording the fact that the innauguration of the International Vegetarian Congress has been a…

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## [From The Vegetarian (London), October 2nd, 1897](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=3155:congress-1897-press&catid=90)

THE most truthworthy gauge of the importance and progress of any social movement in this country is, perhaps, the space given to …

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