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Beyond the Chains
I traveled to Northern Thailand (pre-COVID) to learn about the Save Elephant Foundation and its founder, Lek Chailert. I spent three days at Elephant Nature Park (ENP) and its subsidiaries, including a day-long Elephants Highland mountain trek to Lek’s home forest village. What follows is the result of an exclusive interview recorded while sitting around an outdoor table at ENP with Lek, her husband Darrick Thompson, a few ENP staff, dozens of free-roaming dogs, and a blind inquisitive elephant a few feet away. Lek’s direct quotes have largely been left “as is” so that the reader hears her voice, not mine. Mother Teresa Meets Jane
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I understand vegetarian, but … why vegan?
I understand vegetarian, as the animal must be killed for me to eat. But why vegan? —Adrianne M. (via email). Thank you for the question, Adrianne, and thanks for reading VegCurious?, too! This is a question I hear less frequently
Grandparents, Dietary Guidelines, and Premature Death
What’s Wrong With Meat? Twenty-nine months before I was born, my paternal grandfather died. Colon cancer; a disease of excess. Meat eater’s disease. Growing up, whenever I’d hear the “If you could speak with one person who lived before you”
Tofurky Turns 30!
(Seth Tibbott is Much Older) December 23, 2025 Note from Joe: Enjoy this “rerun” of an interview I did with Mr. Tofurky, Seth Tibbott, for The Animals Voice in 2020, when the holiday centerpiece turned 25. Happy Holidays to all.
Consider the Oyster
I Don’t Care if a Bivalve is Sentient. Why You Shouldn’t, Either. December 17, 2025 I get what you’re saying about AR sometimes getting lost in theory debates, but this framing creates another problem: Veganism isn’t the simple, unified philosophy
So Tonight I’m Gonna Vegan Like It’s 1899!
On Saturday, November 22, a Who’s-Who of nearly 100 notable plant-eaters gathered at Walnut Hill College in Philadelphia for a unique 1890s vegan Thanksgiving celebration, the brainchild of Seth Tibbott of Tofurky fame. The American Vegan Society fundraiser brought together nine local plant-based chefs and
7 Tips for Getting Through Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving—many a vegan’s least-favorite holiday. The good news: It doesn’t have to be! All holidays have the potential to create friction, especially with family. Being vegan just adds another wrinkle to an already fraught situation. Thanksgiving, though, IMHO is