Tibetan Volunteers for Animals or TVA is an environmental group in parts of India and Tibet which aims to improve the quality and treatment of wild animals such as the yak in Tibet by encouraging local people to become vegetarian or to restrict their intake of meat.

The group has been involved in various information campaigns since 2000.Zangmo, Chonyid (May 23, 2005). "Tibetan Volunteers for Animals: Campaign in Nepal ", Phayul.com. Retrieved July 30, 2010.

Some issues of TVA's magazine Semchen, in Tibetan and English, highlight the Buddha's teachings about living meat-free.Caroline Martin, TVA Brings Vegetarianism to Buddhism's Birthplace , December 30, 2006

See also List of organizations of Tibetans in exile

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External links Tibetal Volunteers for Animals