{"id":27051,"date":"2024-06-24T12:06:16","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T12:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/the-elephant-whisperer-an-interview-with-lek-chailert\/"},"modified":"2024-06-24T12:06:28","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T12:06:28","slug":"the-elephant-whisperer-an-interview-with-lek-chailert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/the-elephant-whisperer-an-interview-with-lek-chailert\/","title":{"rendered":"The Elephant Whisperer \u2013 An Interview with Lek Chailert"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27051\" class=\"elementor elementor-27051\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6302eac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6302eac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c115be\" data-id=\"9c115be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8f7faf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8f7faf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lek Chailert: Voice of the Gentle Giants \u2013 A Look into Elephant Nature Park and the Life of a Passionate Activist<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cdbf701 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cdbf701\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5693cf97\" data-id=\"5693cf97\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66a81956 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66a81956\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes, the <strong>quietest voices have the greatest impact<\/strong>. <strong>Lek Chailert<\/strong> is one such voice \u2013 a gentle and unwavering advocate for those who cannot speak for themselves. At her<strong> Elephant Nature Park<\/strong> in <strong>Chiang Mai, Thailand<\/strong>, Chailert has created an oasis of hope for abused and neglected elephants. In our <strong>exclusive interview<\/strong>, the <strong>award-winning animal rights activist<\/strong> and self-confessed vegan sheds light on the multi-faceted life in her remarkable sanctuary and talks about <strong>ethical tourism, ecotourism<\/strong> and the often neglected <strong>dark side of the elephant industry<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ebb4dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ebb4dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6039cb\" data-id=\"e6039cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a5a492 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a5a492\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Find out in this interview:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8009363 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"8009363\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">What can ethically correct tourism look like<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">How to find sustainable elephant camps<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">How did Lek Chailert come to found the Elephant Nature Park?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">What laws are planned in Thailand to protect animals<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Why is elephant riding &amp; elephant bathing bad for elephants<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">How can I support ethical elephant camps?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fbdfe54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fbdfe54\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd5a906\" data-id=\"fd5a906\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce35f51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce35f51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a world that is often blind to the suffering of animals, Chailert is at the forefront of change. She has dedicated her life to the protection of elephants, and the Elephant Nature Park is her <strong>living manifesto of this passion<\/strong>. The park, which stretches across northern Thailand, is not only a sanctuary for elephants, but also a <strong>paradigm for tourism based on compassion, respect and balance with nature<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chailert is not only a fighter for the elephants, but <strong>also lives a vegan lifestyle<\/strong> that reflects her convictions in every respect. Over the course of our conversation, she reveals the ways in which <strong>veganism and animal welfare go hand in hand<\/strong> and how we can all help to <strong>promote a more sustainable and ethical way of living together<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5eb28eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5eb28eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3842bd5\" data-id=\"3842bd5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea3e5b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea3e5b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_2-01-1160x773.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22220\" alt=\"F\u00fc\u00dfe eines Elefanten wo eine kniende Frau sitzt die den Fu\u00df des Elefanten umfasst\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_2-01-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_2-01-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_2-01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_2-01-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_2-01-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_2-01-560x373.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_2-01-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_2-01-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71f9b47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71f9b47\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3095afc\" data-id=\"3095afc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5db94f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5db94f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this interview, you will not only gain an <strong>insight into the life of this remarkable woman<\/strong> and her work, but also delve deeper into the topics of vegan lifestyle, ethical tourism, ecotourism and the issues surrounding the elephant industry.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chailert sheds light on the <strong>true cost of so-called elephant tourism<\/strong>, the impact of commercial exploitation of these majestic creatures and how the Elephant Nature Park shows a different way &#8211; a path of healing, respect and harmony between humans and animals.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96b0a70 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96b0a70\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf1076f\" data-id=\"cf1076f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e0d340 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5e0d340\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vegan-placeholder-body vegan-entity-placement\" id=\"vegan-2828577918\"><div id=\"vegan-2982384259\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/LWHZUiMm2e53IdlvQ91fia\" target=\"_self\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/whatsapp-newsletter.png\" width=\"680\" height=\"382\" border=\"0\" alt=\"This Is Vegan - WhatsApp-Newsletter - jetzt kostenlos anmelden!\" \/>\r\n<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5279625 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5279625\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5870511\" data-id=\"5870511\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c503ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c503ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was impressive to <strong>be able to talk<\/strong> to this woman <strong>on site in Chiang<\/strong> Mai and to see live how much good there can be in a person.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prepare to be inspired by a woman whose voice not only reaches elephants <strong>, but touches hearts worldwide<\/strong>. Let&#8217;s immerse ourselves in the fascinating world of Lek Chailert and the elephants to whom she lends her voice.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-191f49e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"191f49e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a8e7295\" data-id=\"6a8e7295\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60ceeefc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60ceeefc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Disclaimer:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-pp-wrapper-link=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/tidd.ly\\\/3UaOgdC&quot;,&quot;is_external&quot;:&quot;on&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;on&quot;}\" class=\"pp-wrapper-link elementor-element elementor-element-5d01bfb4 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"5d01bfb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/running-for-good-how-fiona-oakes-breaks-records-for-the-good-of-animals\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-dizzy\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M248 8C111 8 0 119 0 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S385 8 248 8zm0 448c-110.3 0-200-89.7-200-200S137.7 56 248 56s200 89.7 200 200-89.7 200-200 200zm-33.8-217.9c7.8-7.8 7.8-20.5 0-28.3L196.3 192l17.9-17.9c7.8-7.8 7.8-20.5 0-28.3-7.8-7.8-20.5-7.8-28.3 0L168 163.7l-17.8-17.8c-7.8-7.8-20.5-7.8-28.3 0-7.8 7.8-7.8 20.5 0 28.3l17.9 17.9-17.9 17.9c-7.8 7.8-7.8 20.5 0 28.3 7.8 7.8 20.5 7.8 28.3 0l17.8-17.8 17.8 17.8c7.9 7.7 20.5 7.7 28.4-.2zm160-92.2c-7.8-7.8-20.5-7.8-28.3 0L328 163.7l-17.8-17.8c-7.8-7.8-20.5-7.8-28.3 0-7.8 7.8-7.8 20.5 0 28.3l17.9 17.9-17.9 17.9c-7.8 7.8-7.8 20.5 0 28.3 7.8 7.8 20.5 7.8 28.3 0l17.8-17.8 17.8 17.8c7.8 7.8 20.5 7.8 28.3 0 7.8-7.8 7.8-20.5 0-28.3l-17.8-18 17.9-17.9c7.7-7.8 7.7-20.4 0-28.2zM248 272c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64s28.7 64 64 64 64-28.7 64-64-28.7-64-64-64z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">In this interview, Lek Chailert gives a very honest account of the elephant industry. Be it in tourism, forestry or in zoos. If something like this triggers you too much, we recommend reading this nice interview with Fiona Oakes.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44a90df9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44a90df9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73a15d57\" data-id=\"73a15d57\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6984d440 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6984d440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76e09ba4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76e09ba4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6036088f\" data-id=\"6036088f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21234ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21234ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Elephant Nature Park?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32f7ef43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32f7ef43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>Elephant Nature Park<\/strong> is a very special place located in the <strong>northern Thai province of Chiang Mai<\/strong>. What makes it so special is its<strong> unconditional dedication to the welfare of elephants and other rescued animals<\/strong>. The park is a <strong>sanctuary for mistreated elephants<\/strong> <strong>rescued from the entertainment and tourism industry<\/strong>. Instead of using the elephants for rides or shows, the park offers them a <strong>safe and natural environment<\/strong> where they<strong> can<\/strong> <strong>heal <\/strong>their <strong>wounds and <\/strong><strong> lead<\/strong> a<strong> species-appropriate life<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7a3896 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7a3896\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0dcec4e\" data-id=\"0dcec4e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b68d7b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b68d7b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1146\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai10-1160x1146.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22248\" alt=\"Landschaft mit B\u00e4umen und einem Fluss in dem drei Elefanten stehen und baden\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai10-1160x1146.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai10-800x790.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai10-1536x1517.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai10-320x316.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai10-560x553.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai10-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai10-1920x1897.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai10.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34c09ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34c09ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5f8e72\" data-id=\"e5f8e72\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65683da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65683da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What makes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elephantnaturepark.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elephant Nature Park<\/a> truly unique is its <strong>commitment <\/strong>to the protection and<strong> conservation of elephants and <\/strong>their<strong> natural environment<\/strong>. The park works closely with local communities to provide <strong>educational programs<\/strong> and raise <strong>awareness about elephant conservation<\/strong> and the importance of a <strong>sustainable tourism industry<\/strong>. Visitors to the park have the opportunity to <strong>interact with the elephants in a respectful<\/strong> manner without harassing or harming them. <strong>Physical contact, elephant bathing and shows<\/strong> are deliberately avoided. Here, ecotourism can be experienced in a completely new way and the elephants resocialize in a natural environment.<\/p>\n<p>The Elephant Nature Park is also actively committed to environmental protection. The park practices <strong>sustainable agriculture and uses environmentally friendly methods of waste disposal<\/strong>. Care is taken to ensure that visitors interact with minimal impact on the park&#8217;s nature and wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors are served exclusively<strong> vegan dishes from the restaurant&#8217;s own organic garden<\/strong>. The recipes are created by Lek Chailert himself.  <\/p>\n<p>In addition, the park supports local communities by <strong>creating jobs and promoting organic farming<\/strong>, which generates a sustainable income for the people in the region.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac654e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac654e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ba966e\" data-id=\"5ba966e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c01c61c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c01c61c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai4-1160x870.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22236\" alt=\"Plakat mit Bilder von Elefanten, Frau erkl\u00e4rt Schild einem Mann\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai4-1160x870.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai4-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai4-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai4-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai4-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai4-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai4-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai4.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-556b38a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"556b38a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-557e088\" data-id=\"557e088\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f443b7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f443b7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Elephant Nature Park is an <strong>inspiring example of responsible tourism<\/strong> and shows how a sustainable and ethical approach to the protection of animals and the environment can look.<\/p>\n<p>Through its commitment to elephant welfare, community collaboration and focus on environmental sustainability, Elephant Nature Park has a <strong>positive impact on people, wildlife and the environment<\/strong>, leaving a lasting impression on all who visit.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d3f5c31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d3f5c31\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d92812c\" data-id=\"7d92812c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-611bf59b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"611bf59b\" 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If you want to know a little more, we recommend listening to the new Plantbased podcast with her, which will be released shortly.  <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2FWDkL5SfNG9aeF9CvCpmU?si=c039dc96a2dc414e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Subscribe now.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67d6114d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67d6114d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35201f85\" data-id=\"35201f85\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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Thanks for your support! ?<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-598d4c21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"598d4c21\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7705c283\" data-id=\"7705c283\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dab69b1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3dab69b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1611ab8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1611ab8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1550\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai15-1160x1550.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22258\" alt=\"Mann und Frau stehen nebeneinander zwischen vielen bunten Blumen die in Blument\u00f6pfen herum stehen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai15-1160x1550.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai15-800x1069.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai15-1150x1536.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai15-320x427.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai15-560x747.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai15.jpg 1533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Elephant Nature Park founder Lek Chailert with Yannick Haldenwanger<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b0f1e30 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b0f1e30\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e09449c\" data-id=\"7e09449c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c4a0a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61c4a0a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Hey Lek, nice to see you again. The last time we met was in January this year at the Elephant Nature Park near Chiang Mai, Thailand, and now we're getting together again for the Plantbased podcast. Unfortunately only online, but we'll be back soon. We promise. Through the \"Elephant Nature Park\" you have a great influence on the protection of elephants worldwide. How did the protected area come about?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60a5ef69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60a5ef69\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e8bb655\" data-id=\"5e8bb655\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2051bad0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2051bad0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Lek Chailert:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  Thank you very much, Yannick. I would be delighted if you came again. <strong>It&#8217;s great that you were here<\/strong> and got an idea of how many animals we have at the rescue center and <strong>what species-appropriate husbandry can look like<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I rescued the first elephant, <strong>I never thought I would have over 100 elephants<\/strong>. And I would never have thought that they would all live in our sanctuary. <strong>Now we have over 5,000 different animals<\/strong> (including dogs &amp; cats), and all <strong>because I love animals<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e3b70d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e3b70d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77474f7\" data-id=\"77474f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3f58f9 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c3f58f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vegan-placeholder-body vegan-entity-placement\" id=\"vegan-2237777071\"><div id=\"vegan-638757258\">\r\n<!-- START ADVERTISER: vantastic-foods.com DE from awin.com -->\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?s=2443630&v=15953&q=368778&r=582755\">\r\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cshow.php?s=2443630&v=15953&q=368778&r=582755\" border=\"0\">\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n<!-- END ADVERTISER: vantastic-foods.com DE from awin.com -->\r\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2c0948 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2c0948\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-752468d\" data-id=\"752468d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-135facf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"135facf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I thought at first <\/span><b>that I would save one elephant<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">but not hundreds. <\/span><i><br \/>\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*laughs*<\/span><br \/>\n<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><i><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So how did my journey begin? It all started when I had the opportunity to volunteer with a  <\/span><b>Group of conservationists in the jungle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  to work. I visited a tribal community that was involved in logging the jungle and cutting wood.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>That day I learned that I witnessed the cruelty against elephants<\/strong> working for the logging industry and saw how they were <strong>forced to work<\/strong> and mistreated. This is something that has changed my life. I would <strong>never<\/strong> have <strong>thought<\/strong> that <strong>such a large animal could be so terribly mistreated by humans <\/strong>.  <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1bd1b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1bd1b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f763fd\" data-id=\"2f763fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b195d66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b195d66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_1-01-1160x773.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22218\" alt=\"Frau sitzt kniend in mitten einer Elefanten Herde\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_1-01-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_1-01-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_1-01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_1-01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_1-01-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_1-01-560x373.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_1-01-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_1-01-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79d5c91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79d5c91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0920881\" data-id=\"0920881\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5545d1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5545d1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At that time I saw a bull elephant that had <strong>been stabbed with a knife<\/strong> and its head was covered in blood. I was very shocked by what I saw. He screamed and I witnessed it all. <strong>I looked into his eyes and he looked at me and made me feel everything &#8211; the pain, the anger, the hopelessness and the fear.<\/strong> When I got home, <strong>those eyes haunted me like a shadow <\/strong>.  <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6402421e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6402421e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63a6a94f\" data-id=\"63a6a94f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49c9541c elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"49c9541c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vegan-placeholder-body vegan-entity-placement\" id=\"vegan-1451061028\"><div id=\"vegan-451434709\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/t.adcell.com\/js\/jsadlib.js\"><\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    Adcell.user.setPartnerId(\"84592\");\r\n    Adcell.user.getAd({\r\n        \"wid\":290218,\"target\":\"_blank\"\r\n    });\r\n<\/script><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-611a76e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"611a76e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e939c2\" data-id=\"7e939c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0dfc01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0dfc01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So I decided to go back into <strong>the jungle with medicine<\/strong>. I wanted to<strong> help<\/strong> the<strong> wounded elephants<\/strong> and look after them. But when I arrived, the <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mahut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mahout<\/a> (elephant guide) informed me that even more elephants were sick in the jungle. <strong>The deeper I went into the jungle,<\/strong> the <strong>more suffering elephants I discovered <\/strong>.  <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fee9561 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fee9561\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b41e29\" data-id=\"7b41e29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a91d5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a91d5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I then spoke to the animal keepers and asked the mahout when these elephants would be able to rest. He told me that <strong>they can only rest when they die<\/strong>, as soon as they fall over. This statement shocked me even more and intensified the already overwhelming feelings I had at that moment.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ebe72d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ebe72d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f966bb8\" data-id=\"f966bb8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2747120 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2747120\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elefant-muss-Waldarbeit-verrichten-in-Thailand-1160x653.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22270\" alt=\"Elefant steht im Wald mit Frau auf dem R\u00fccken\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elefant-muss-Waldarbeit-verrichten-in-Thailand-1160x653.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elefant-muss-Waldarbeit-verrichten-in-Thailand-800x450.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elefant-muss-Waldarbeit-verrichten-in-Thailand-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elefant-muss-Waldarbeit-verrichten-in-Thailand-320x180.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elefant-muss-Waldarbeit-verrichten-in-Thailand-560x315.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elefant-muss-Waldarbeit-verrichten-in-Thailand.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75586d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75586d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0e2309\" data-id=\"d0e2309\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a765d67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a765d67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I got home, I tried to find a way out. <strong>How could I help these elephants?<\/strong> The only solution I could think of was to <strong>create a forever home for them<\/strong>. When I spoke to the mahout, he mentioned that they <strong>didn&#8217;t know<\/strong> where to put the elephants <strong>when they were old, blind, lame or injured<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0f8071 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0f8071\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-817bec6\" data-id=\"817bec6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30e60ec elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"30e60ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vegan-placeholder-body vegan-entity-placement\" id=\"vegan-993732305\"><div id=\"vegan-224316472\"><!-- START ADVERTISER: Trip.com EU from awin.com -->\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?s=2858793&v=22403&q=410696&r=582755\">\r\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cshow.php?s=2858793&v=22403&q=410696&r=582755\" border=\"0\">\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n<!-- END ADVERTISER: Trip.com EU from awin.com -->\r\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df24d6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df24d6e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a64b5ac\" data-id=\"a64b5ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b212a1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b212a1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is where my desire to <strong>help this bull elephant<\/strong> began. When I met him for the first time, I was <strong>deeply shocked by his immeasurable suffering<\/strong>. It left a lasting impression on me and I couldn&#8217;t get rid of this shattering memory. <strong>I was determined to help him.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1f091d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1f091d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-099b5d8\" data-id=\"099b5d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fc3d37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fc3d37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I returned in <strong>1991<\/strong>, a few years after his death, <strong>I decided to <\/strong><strong> rescue a female elephant<\/strong> instead. She was also severely malnourished and I <strong>brought her to my home<\/strong>. At that time, with the help of some friends, I started to bring first elephants to me and raise money for them.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64b4b787 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64b4b787\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a18def0\" data-id=\"1a18def0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64d7940 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"64d7940\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"If you mentioned the word \"sanctuary\", people thought you were completely crazy.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Lek Chailert<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da05663 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da05663\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a978b8\" data-id=\"9a978b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6cf65f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6cf65f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Almost 30 years ago, people knew very little about protected areas.  <strong>If you mentioned the word &#8220;sanctuary&#8221;, people thought you were completely crazy.<\/strong>  But my good friends invested money to support this cause.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now they began to invest money. However, they soon realized that the elephant sanctuary was not generating any income.<strong> They were just eating up money<\/strong> &#8211; in his opinion. Finally, the friend decided to give up everything. He told me that he <strong>no longer<\/strong> wanted to <strong>continue<\/strong>. At this point, I left the elephants in his care.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0e73b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0e73b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02f1cd3\" data-id=\"02f1cd3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b15ee1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b15ee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elefantenreiten-fuer-Touristen-in-Thailand-1160x772.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22275\" alt=\"Elefanten stehen auf einem Weg mit Metallsitzt auf dem R\u00fccken\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elefantenreiten-fuer-Touristen-in-Thailand-1160x772.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elefantenreiten-fuer-Touristen-in-Thailand-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elefantenreiten-fuer-Touristen-in-Thailand-320x213.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elefantenreiten-fuer-Touristen-in-Thailand-560x373.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elefantenreiten-fuer-Touristen-in-Thailand.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e096f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e096f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98d52b7\" data-id=\"98d52b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a352e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78a352e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the man who wanted to set up the whole thing with me was still a businessman. He had<strong> his own business next to the elephant camp, where he offered elephant rides<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The riding camp brought in a <strong>considerable amount of money<\/strong>. Around <strong>200 &#8211; 300 visitors<\/strong> came every day. The sanctuary, on the other hand, only had <strong>two or four visitors<\/strong>. He finally informed me of his decision to cancel everything. That&#8217;s when I realized <strong>that I had to start something of my own<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6399ce1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6399ce1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23b1998\" data-id=\"23b1998\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68c1fd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68c1fd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Fortunately, the situation is different now.<\/strong> The land available to us for our sanctuary was <strong>donated by a man from Texas<\/strong> who provided the funds to purchase the land and establish the Sancutary.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71a38aad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71a38aad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19a21df\" data-id=\"19a21df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dad277c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5dad277c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wow, what an incredible journey. Your story gives me goose bumps. So a man came to your Animal Sanctuary and gave you money to set it up and expand it?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-557efdc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"557efdc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Lek Chailert:  <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, he came and said he had heard about my story. He knew that I was facing a lot of problems when I wanted to start Elephant Nature Park, especially the <strong>lack of land<\/strong>. Initially, I tried to open the place with my family, but they were against it because they <strong>thought that an animal sanctuary was a crazy idea that would not generate any income, only expenses<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49e10ed2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49e10ed2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ef065a1\" data-id=\"1ef065a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffbb7ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ffbb7ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_5-01-1160x773.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22226\" alt=\"Frau steht unter dem Kopf eine Elefanten und fasst den R\u00fcssel des Elefanten an\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_5-01-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_5-01-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_5-01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_5-01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_5-01-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_5-01-560x373.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_5-01-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_5-01-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51927a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51927a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0669a5b\" data-id=\"0669a5b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a4d11c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a4d11c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nobody wanted to get involved or run such a business. Eventually I was <strong>evicted from the land<\/strong> and <strong>had to stay in the forest<\/strong>. However, leaving the land, which belonged to the government, was associated with numerous problems. When a governor was in power, he seemed to be fine with me staying there. But <strong>when the government changed, I was expelled from the country<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortunately, Roma, a man who knew my story, decided to visit me. After spending only three days with me,<strong> he decided to send me money<\/strong> and help me invest in <strong>buying the land<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51ba1725 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51ba1725\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5556dad5\" data-id=\"5556dad5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56965ca9 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"56965ca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vegan-placeholder-body vegan-entity-placement\" id=\"vegan-2674211937\"><div id=\"vegan-2518103169\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/t.adcell.com\/js\/jsadlib.js\"><\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    Adcell.user.setPartnerId(\"84592\");\r\n    Adcell.user.getAd({\r\n        \"wid\":329942,\"target\":\"_blank\"\r\n    });\r\n<\/script><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fca6d50 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fca6d50\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9c9e7a\" data-id=\"e9c9e7a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57609fc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57609fc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do the elephants get to you now? Do you call them and buy it from them or how exactly does that work?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5199c377 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5199c377\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24dad45a\" data-id=\"24dad45a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2055a91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2055a91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Lek Chailert:  <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We continue to receive information from various sources, including concerned individuals and animal rights activists. They <strong>inform us when they see that elephants are being abused or that old and blind elephants are still being forced to work<\/strong>. Sometimes the <strong>owners of elephants used in the tourism industry<\/strong> or for lobbying purposes also contact us when their elephants fall ill or are no longer usable.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8440b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8440b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27a0387\" data-id=\"27a0387\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dae8d8 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3dae8d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vegan-placeholder-body vegan-entity-placement\" id=\"vegan-3034226287\"><div id=\"vegan-73899729\">\r\n<!-- START ADVERTISER: vantastic-foods.com DE from awin.com -->\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?s=3300283&v=15953&q=368778&r=582755\">\r\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cshow.php?s=3300283&v=15953&q=368778&r=582755\" border=\"0\">\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n<!-- END ADVERTISER: vantastic-foods.com DE from awin.com -->\r\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34a570c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34a570c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c9836b3\" data-id=\"1c9836b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f741d45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f741d45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We therefore keep a list of these cases. Almost every week we receive new contacts and our <strong>list grows with hundreds of elephants in need<\/strong>. In Thailand, over<strong> 90% of elephants are privately owned<\/strong>, so we <strong>have to buy<\/strong> them if we want to save them. <strong>None<\/strong> of the owners are <strong>willing<\/strong> to give them to us <strong>for free<\/strong>, even if the elephants are seriously ill or weak. They<strong> still want<\/strong> <strong>financial compensation or other benefits from the elephants<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15dcaa10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15dcaa10\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-649cbec5\" data-id=\"649cbec5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-751fb296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"751fb296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1576\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai8-1160x1576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22244\" alt=\"Drei Elefanten stehen in einem trockenen Gebiet und bewerfen sich mit Dreck\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai8-1160x1576.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai8-800x1087.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai8-1130x1536.jpg 1130w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai8-320x435.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai8-560x761.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai8.jpg 1507w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d5101e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d5101e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5269bde8\" data-id=\"5269bde8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-822000e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"822000e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You deal with touching stories every day. But which one has stuck in your mind in particular?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c99b25a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c99b25a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42d599ea\" data-id=\"42d599ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-307ca1e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"307ca1e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Lek Chailert:  <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have <strong>many stories that touch me incredibly<\/strong>. One is that of <strong>Jenna and Saito<\/strong>. They are sisters. When they were young, they were forced to stand on the street all day to collect money with them. Jenna had an accident and broke her leg, so she was sent to our project to be cared for. We worked on healing her leg, which <strong>took about four years<\/strong>. In the meantime, Saito became very ill due to neglect and malnutrition.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d46c218 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d46c218\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21e23e1\" data-id=\"21e23e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c981cda elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"6c981cda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"When we brought them to our project, Jenna and Saito recognized each other immediately. Their reunion was incredibly emotional.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Lek Chailert<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-101a00f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"101a00f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-308d7e9e\" data-id=\"308d7e9e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bd6f287 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bd6f287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, the owner contacted us again and we also took Saito in. When we brought them to our project, <strong>Jenna and Saito recognized each other immediately<\/strong>. Their reunion was incredibly emotional. We also rescued <strong>a mother and her baby<\/strong> who had <strong>suffered for four and a half years<\/strong>. The mother must have thought that she would never see her baby again. When we brought them back together, it was an incredible sight. They were <strong>both shocked and showed such impressive emotions<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27ec25b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27ec25b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88fa4dc\" data-id=\"88fa4dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35d8cd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"35d8cd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elephant-cry-baby-happy-rescued.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22289\" alt=\"Elefanten Baby dass unter der Elefanten Mama steht\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elephant-cry-baby-happy-rescued.jpg 640w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elephant-cry-baby-happy-rescued-320x427.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Elephant-cry-baby-happy-rescued-560x747.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aeb2c78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aeb2c78\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a96faed\" data-id=\"a96faed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-247a288 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"247a288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When they <strong>started talking to each other, they screamed, touched <\/strong>each other<strong>, mourned <\/strong>and<strong> cried<\/strong>. Her emotional outburst was really impressive. Witnessing these moments made me realize <strong>how important our rescue efforts are<\/strong>. We strive to reunite families whenever possible, whether it&#8217;s a mother with her baby or siblings. <strong>We have rescued many and continue to do so, always trying to understand their story<\/strong> and facilitate reunions.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50be47e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50be47e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78cd47f3\" data-id=\"78cd47f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25c7714d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"25c7714d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-386b2a25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"386b2a25\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-628d675a\" data-id=\"628d675a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb96fa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb96fa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Oh, what a beautiful story! You mentioned earlier that there are also other so-called \"sanctuaries\". Can you tell us about the differences between your Elephant Nature Park and other sanctuaries?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c211c16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c211c16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2db3fa78\" data-id=\"2db3fa78\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1952bbb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1952bbb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Lek Chailert:  <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Right. Many call themselves <strong>rescue centers, sanctuaries, animal welfare, conservation centers or retirement homes<\/strong>, but they do not support the natural life of the elephants, or not completely. The elephants are often <strong>separated, chained, controlled with hooks<\/strong> or monitored by mahouts at every turn. In some sanctuaries, you are even allowed to ride the <strong>elephants or take part in activities such as bathing and feeding the animals<\/strong>. But we are different from the others.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a492b53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a492b53\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18f186d4\" data-id=\"18f186d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dffc637 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1dffc637\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vegan-placeholder-body vegan-entity-placement\" id=\"vegan-1880967785\"><div id=\"vegan-704399500\"><iframe border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/de.trip.com\/partners\/ad\/SB3521968?Allianceid=5827669&SID=156149757&trip_sub1=\" style=\"width:300px;height:250px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"border:none\" id=\"SB3521968\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d10f186 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d10f186\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37fdac6d\" data-id=\"37fdac6d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba0da54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ba0da54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we rescue one elephant at a time, we firmly believe in the <strong>importance of the herd<\/strong>. We introduce them to each other and <strong>allow them to bond as part of a family<\/strong>. We rescue them individually, but we know that elephants are social creatures. <strong>They need friends and family.<\/strong> That&#8217;s why we focus not only on getting them to us, but also on making sure they can join a herd after their rescue. <strong>This is what sets our sanctuary apart from others.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a5ee52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a5ee52\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c7a3d9\" data-id=\"4c7a3d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e86c03d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e86c03d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, we do not allow humans to use elephants as a service. Instead, <strong>we encourage everyone<\/strong> who visits the Elephant Nature Park to <strong>serve and care for the elephants<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33537590 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33537590\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4860d59a\" data-id=\"4860d59a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee5f463 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ee5f463\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai12-1160x653.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22252\" alt=\"Drei Erwachsene Elefanten und zwei Baby Elefanten stehen in einem Gehege und fressen etwas\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai12-1160x653.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai12-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai12-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai12-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai12-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai12-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai12-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai12.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-502f664e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"502f664e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23ea9052\" data-id=\"23ea9052\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e655689 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e655689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What can people do to ensure that they support ethical tourism like yours? Are there any signs to look out for?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5141e3a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5141e3a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c70ee81\" data-id=\"c70ee81\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60d31bf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60d31bf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Lek Chailert:  <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When people set up elephant sanctuaries in Thailand, many of them will use the term &#8220;sanctuary&#8221;. However, you will find that <strong>some of these facilities still offer activities such as elephant riding or elephant swimming<\/strong>. Some may look like real sanctuaries, but in reality they are just elephants running from enclosure to enclosure.  <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bbccdd6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5bbccdd6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a16b0a6\" data-id=\"6a16b0a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6699cffd elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"6699cffd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vegan-placeholder-body vegan-entity-placement\" id=\"vegan-241801782\"><div id=\"vegan-190617422\"><!-- START ADVERTISER: Vorwerk DE from awin.com -->\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?s=3757647&v=14937&q=502585&r=582755\">\r\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cshow.php?s=3757647&v=14937&q=502585&r=582755\" border=\"0\">\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n<!-- END ADVERTISER: Vorwerk DE from awin.com -->\r\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ec87e02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ec87e02\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-232ba85d\" data-id=\"232ba85d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f86f759 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f86f759\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>In the morning there are elephant shows and rides, then in the afternoon it&#8217;s &#8220;Hug an Elephant&#8221; or &#8220;Walk with Elephant&#8221;.<\/strong> In reality, some visitors visit <strong>a circus in the morning<\/strong> and go to these so-called sanctuaries in the afternoon, only to find that they encounter the same mahouts and elephants who have just<strong> changed<\/strong> their<strong> shirts and names<\/strong>. Unfortunately, this <strong>practice<\/strong> is widespread <strong>in Thailand<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13addc74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13addc74\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5142c61d\" data-id=\"5142c61d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a3789c2 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"5a3789c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"In truth, some visitors visit a circus in the morning and go to these so-called sanctuaries in the afternoon, only to find that they encounter the same mahouts and elephants who have only changed their shirts and names.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Lek Chailert<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30ce3f8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30ce3f8e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59c720ed\" data-id=\"59c720ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-436dba65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"436dba65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many facilities are reluctant to completely distance themselves from horseback riding, as it has been a<strong> lucrative business<\/strong> for decades,<strong> even spanning several generations<\/strong>. However, they are not yet brave enough to become true sanctuaries. They have therefore opted for a <strong>two-pronged approach<\/strong>. In <strong>the mornings, they continue to<\/strong> offer <strong>horse riding and circus activities<\/strong>, and <strong>in the afternoons<\/strong> they offer <strong>programs in the &#8220;Sanctuary&#8221; for supposed ecotourists<\/strong>. In this way, they can <strong>attract more visitors<\/strong> as they gradually transition to a protected area model. To make it easier, these places often require visitors to invest in tickets before attending. That way, they already have the money when the tourists arrive.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bb7cc20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bb7cc20\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67c4e44d\" data-id=\"67c4e44d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-434abf5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"434abf5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1547\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai2-1160x1547.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22232\" alt=\"Elefant steht unter Sonnenschirm und eine Frau steht vor ihm\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai2-1160x1547.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai2-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai2-320x427.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai2-560x747.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai2.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f054793 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f054793\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a53218c\" data-id=\"6a53218c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25a59255 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25a59255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Through your educational work, you are destroying the business with the animals for some. How do the other elephant camp owners react to you?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c085179 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c085179\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-533c16ee\" data-id=\"533c16ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf93890 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf93890\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Lek Chailert:<\/b> Yes, but I don&#8217;t care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I started promoting the idea of the Elephant Nature Park, <strong>many people laughed<\/strong> and didn&#8217;t believe in the potential success of our business model. They thought it wouldn&#8217;t work and I was met with skepticism. I tried to talk to many elephant camps and encourage them to adopt a similar approach. <strong>However, people continued to doubt the feasibility<\/strong> of switching to a sanctuary model.  <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33bc8e79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33bc8e79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-692e2aa6\" data-id=\"692e2aa6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d5098ac elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7d5098ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vegan-placeholder-body vegan-entity-placement\" id=\"vegan-4272714102\"><div id=\"vegan-1106265999\">\r\n<!-- START ADVERTISER: Nutri-Plus DE from awin.com -->\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?s=3524969&v=31617&q=440556&r=582755\">\r\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cshow.php?s=3524969&v=31617&q=440556&r=582755\" border=\"0\">\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n<!-- END ADVERTISER: Nutri-Plus DE from awin.com -->\r\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eefbce8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eefbce8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77f39de4\" data-id=\"77f39de4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50939f12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50939f12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But now everything is starting to change, especially when they visit Thailand today. Camp owners will find that <strong>many people are starting to talk about ethical programs<\/strong>. Even if not all of them are truly ethical, it is a step forward from the past when such options were not even considered.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b0520ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b0520ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cff05f5\" data-id=\"5cff05f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c9a269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4c9a269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai14-1160x870.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22256\" alt=\"Mann und Frau sitzen hintereinander umarmend auf Weg und beobachten Elefanten\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai14-1160x870.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai14-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai14-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai14-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai14-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai14-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai14-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai14.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-586a67bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"586a67bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48843125\" data-id=\"48843125\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39d0753a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39d0753a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You also work with the government. What support is available here and what do you achieve together?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-185e79d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"185e79d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Lek Chailert:  <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you live in a country where there are <strong>no animal rights or few laws<\/strong> to protect our iconic animals, the only way to bring about change is through education. <strong>I firmly believe that education can bring about significant change.<\/strong> That&#8217;s why we invite people to visit our project. Sometimes schools ask us if we organize elephant shows, and if we say no, they express their interest in <strong>learning about the elephants<\/strong> and showing them their fates.  <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c075ab8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c075ab8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d99c16\" data-id=\"6d99c16\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-554341f elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"554341f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vegan-placeholder-body vegan-entity-placement\" id=\"vegan-2741205564\"><div id=\"vegan-90330431\">\r\n<!-- START ADVERTISER: Nutri-Plus DE from awin.com -->\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?s=3524980&v=31617&q=440556&r=582755\">\r\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cshow.php?s=3524980&v=31617&q=440556&r=582755\" border=\"0\">\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n<!-- END ADVERTISER: Nutri-Plus DE from awin.com -->\r\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-835e91e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"835e91e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fb85e3\" data-id=\"6fb85e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-211ab21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"211ab21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In such cases, when they can&#8217;t see what they were expecting, <strong>we take the opportunity to educate them<\/strong>. We explain why elephant shows are not good for the pachyderms. We <strong>focus on educating the younger generation<\/strong> because we believe that they are the future guardians of the environment.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52454e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52454e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8cf4e1f\" data-id=\"8cf4e1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-274c490 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"274c490\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am also now<strong> starting<\/strong> to <strong>work with the government<\/strong>. I am involved in <strong>parliamentary activities<\/strong> to lobby for the creation of laws that deal specifically with elephants. <strong>New animal welfare regulations<\/strong>, particularly for elephants, are expected to be announced <strong>by the end of this year<\/strong>. I personally hope that the elephants&#8217; work will be stopped completely and that they will eventually be released into a life without work. However, I realize that this<strong> cannot be achieved in my time due to the immense profits from the elephant business and the tourism industry <\/strong>.  <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53485c03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53485c03\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e9de035\" data-id=\"7e9de035\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4678dd12 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4678dd12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vegan-placeholder-body vegan-entity-placement\" id=\"vegan-3644128865\"><div id=\"vegan-2659518982\">\r\n<!-- START ADVERTISER: Nutri-Plus DE from awin.com -->\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?s=3524969&v=31617&q=440556&r=582755\">\r\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cshow.php?s=3524969&v=31617&q=440556&r=582755\" border=\"0\">\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n<!-- END ADVERTISER: Nutri-Plus DE from awin.com -->\r\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6df4a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6df4a0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c8f30d\" data-id=\"7c8f30d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a396b31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a396b31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<strong> elephant industry<\/strong> alone<strong> brings in billions of baht every year<\/strong>. Instead of an immediate stop, we are working to gradually slow down these practices and <strong>raise awareness among tourists<\/strong> of the suffering elephants endure when they are forced to perform unnatural tricks.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2431b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2431b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81c170f\" data-id=\"81c170f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c6ed03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c6ed03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope that we will achieve an improvement in animal welfare for elephants on this trip. Hopefully we will <strong>witness positive changes this year<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-261dae9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"261dae9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-614c513\" data-id=\"614c513\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2349455 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2349455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1482\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai9-1160x1482.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22246\" alt=\"Landschaft mit B\u00e4umen und einem Fluss in dem drei Elefanten entlang laufen und ein Mensch daneben\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai9-1160x1482.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai9-800x1022.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai9-1202x1536.jpg 1202w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai9-320x409.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai9-560x715.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai9.jpg 1603w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52bab4a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52bab4a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58f913c7\" data-id=\"58f913c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-874f322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"874f322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">As I have seen, you also have to contend with extreme storms time and again. You also need support for the reconstruction. How can everyone who wants to help you support you?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-642e4ba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"642e4ba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Lek Chailert: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are already preparing for the next monsoon, even though <strong>our land was recently damaged by a storm<\/strong>. It <strong>severely damaged<\/strong> our buildings and the <strong>roofs of the elephant enclosures<\/strong>. It has been a series of challenges for us and I sincerely hope that there will be no more weather disasters.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43663aa5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43663aa5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72939480\" data-id=\"72939480\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6906ba94 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"6906ba94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vegan-placeholder-body vegan-entity-placement\" id=\"vegan-70941029\"><div id=\"vegan-3296708190\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.adcell.com\/p\/click?promoId=238457&slotId=84592\" target=\"_blank\" >\r\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/t.adcell.com\/p\/image?promoId=238457&slotId=84592\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" border=\"0\" alt=\"ONLINE-TRAINER-LIZENZ\" \/>\r\n<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-607c0bf5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"607c0bf5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d0a1462\" data-id=\"2d0a1462\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46604ca0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46604ca0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also at Like Meat we were one of the first to make organic vegan &#8211; that&#8217;s the highest, to bring out organic vegan products, then you really have no possibilities to bring in additives or adjuvants. So that was always the approach for us to make very clean products and also with TiNDLE we have a very high quality protein. Whether that&#8217;s a soy protein, or a pea protein, we need a high quality clean protein and to start with a clean protein first, I don&#8217;t need to heavily mask that either. If I already have protein, which is quite neutral in terms of the color palette and also otherwise &#8211; that means I already don&#8217;t have to mask as much, I don&#8217;t have to lighten now. If you start with a good raw material, then you automatically have a shorter ingredient list. Nutritional values must of course also be at the same level in terms of macronutrients, protein, fat, carbohydrates.  <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6930919d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6930919d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30741307\" data-id=\"30741307\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a668ed5 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4a668ed5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vegan-placeholder-body vegan-entity-placement\" id=\"vegan-3846810689\"><div id=\"vegan-475988938\">\r\n<!-- START ADVERTISER: bahn.de - Reise- und Mobilit\u00e4tsportal from awin.com -->\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?s=3046807&v=14964&q=372437&r=582755\">\r\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cshow.php?s=3046807&v=14964&q=372437&r=582755\" border=\"0\">\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n<!-- END ADVERTISER: bahn.de - Reise- und Mobilit\u00e4tsportal from awin.com -->\r\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6be590b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6be590b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71070c01\" data-id=\"71070c01\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-966de2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"966de2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are wondering how you can help, there are many ways to support us. One possibility is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elephantnaturepark.org\/how-you-can-help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n  <strong>sponsorship for an elephant<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>. This helps us to cover the costs for the care and maintenance of the elephants. You can also help us by making your <strong>friends and family aware of the problem,<\/strong> especially if you visit Thailand or other Asian countries where elephants are found. Please <strong>encourage them not to support activities where elephants are used for shows, rides or tricks<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-730d2e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"730d2e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3185710\" data-id=\"3185710\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-187dd34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"187dd34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Your support and efforts to educate others can make a significant contribution to the promotion of ethical practices and the welfare of elephants.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a918f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a918f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2194f44e\" data-id=\"2194f44e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fffebb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6fffebb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/trauriger-Zirkus-Elefant-Freiheit-1160x682.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22300\" alt=\"Gelb blaues Zirkuszelt mit einem Elefanten im Vordergrund\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/trauriger-Zirkus-Elefant-Freiheit-1160x682.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/trauriger-Zirkus-Elefant-Freiheit-800x470.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/trauriger-Zirkus-Elefant-Freiheit-320x188.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/trauriger-Zirkus-Elefant-Freiheit-560x329.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/trauriger-Zirkus-Elefant-Freiheit.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28d5901f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28d5901f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a39cb0b\" data-id=\"7a39cb0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11a6bf58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11a6bf58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We come from Germany and sometimes the animal rights there are also quite strange. For example, elephants are paraded in circuses and exhibited in zoos. What specific wishes do you have for German politicians in this regard?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a082f40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a082f40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Lek Chailert: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <strong>makes me<\/strong> really <strong>sad<\/strong> to see that not only in Germany, but in many countries, <strong>there are elephants that are put on display and tortured<\/strong>. I hope that one day people will <strong>think<\/strong> about this <strong>and realize<\/strong> that many parents and schools take their children to the zoo in the belief that this is a place that promotes love for animals, which <strong>is completely far from what they actually want to achieve<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66265ee1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66265ee1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bb8454b\" data-id=\"6bb8454b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1540fce3 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1540fce3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vegan-placeholder-body vegan-entity-placement\" id=\"vegan-2492785324\"><div id=\"vegan-808892341\"><!-- START ADVERTISER: Readly DE from awin.com -->\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?s=3276507&v=37764&q=451412&r=582755\">\r\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cshow.php?s=3276507&v=37764&q=451412&r=582755\" border=\"0\">\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n<!-- END ADVERTISER: Readly DE from awin.com -->\r\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7ff36b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7ff36b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92e09a9\" data-id=\"92e09a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-127542a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"127542a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the reality is that <strong>animals are not suited to being caged, forcibly <\/strong> <strong>removed <\/strong> <strong>from <\/strong>their natural <strong>habitat <\/strong>and <strong>transported<\/strong> for <strong>entertainment<\/strong>. <strong>This is neither education nor conservation.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4059732 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4059732\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24c4968\" data-id=\"24c4968\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c15a19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c15a19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Zirkus-Elefant-1160x772.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22302\" alt=\"Elefanten in einer Zirkus Manesche die auf Hinterf\u00fc\u00dfen stehen und mit vorderbeinen auf dem anderen Elefanten stehen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Zirkus-Elefant-1160x772.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Zirkus-Elefant-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Zirkus-Elefant-320x213.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Zirkus-Elefant-560x373.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Zirkus-Elefant.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b509025 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b509025\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12a0fd9\" data-id=\"12a0fd9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ffc067e elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"6ffc067e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"How can we expect our children, who are the future of this planet, to understand concepts such as love, empathy and environmental protection if we, the older generation, don't lead them in the right direction?\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Lek Chailert<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cde6bfc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cde6bfc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ddad47\" data-id=\"1ddad47\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d158e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d158e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope that <strong>governments across Europe, as members of the EU<\/strong>, will recognize the problem and <strong>reconsider<\/strong> the <strong>practice of trading animals from Asia and Africa<\/strong> to <strong>exhibit<\/strong> them for the <strong>amusement of people<\/strong>. <strong>This is not right.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  How can we expect our children, who are the future of this planet, to understand concepts such as love, empathy and environmental protection if we, the older generation, do not lead them in the right direction?  <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00642ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00642ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0078c9c\" data-id=\"0078c9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a45d25 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2a45d25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vegan-placeholder-body vegan-entity-placement\" id=\"vegan-3061154319\"><div id=\"vegan-3740517788\">\r\n<!-- START ADVERTISER: bahn.de - Reise- und Mobilit\u00e4tsportal from awin.com -->\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?s=3279523&v=14964&q=372437&r=582755\">\r\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cshow.php?s=3279523&v=14964&q=372437&r=582755\" border=\"0\">\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n<!-- END ADVERTISER: bahn.de - Reise- und Mobilit\u00e4tsportal from awin.com -->\r\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-666bb45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"666bb45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e8078c\" data-id=\"7e8078c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05f051a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05f051a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Such practices lead to animals being hunted and trapped in various countries <strong>because they are used for entertainment<\/strong>. I <strong>sincerely hope that all governments will not support these activities<\/strong> and <strong>instead encourage people to make choices that are consistent with ethical and responsible behavior towards animals<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb7520b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb7520b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6195d10\" data-id=\"6195d10\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46608ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46608ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1522\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai7-1160x1522.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22242\" alt=\"Elefanten stehen in der Natur vor einer bergigen Landschaft mit B\u00e4umen und eine Frau steht im Vordergrund und schaut Elefanten an\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai7-1160x1522.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai7-800x1050.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai7-1171x1536.jpg 1171w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai7-320x420.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai7-560x735.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai7.jpg 1561w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-305fc4ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"305fc4ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ba46e45\" data-id=\"5ba46e45\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2035cefc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2035cefc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What plans do you have for Elephant Nature Park in the future?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e14e917 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e14e917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Lek Chailert:  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have many plans and I never stop working towards them. One of our plans is to build <strong>a hospital for elephants<\/strong>. We also want to open a new space where the elephants can live without having to return to the enclosure. They will then have a home on a huge, spacious site where they can <strong>move around freely 24 hours a day<\/strong>. <strong>That is my dream.<\/strong><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4dc5080 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4dc5080\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-463a226\" data-id=\"463a226\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfe4883 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"cfe4883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vegan-placeholder-body vegan-entity-placement\" id=\"vegan-478990163\"><div id=\"vegan-2778702932\">\r\n<!-- START ADVERTISER: bahn.de - Reise- und Mobilit\u00e4tsportal from awin.com -->\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?s=3230517&v=14964&q=372430&r=582755\">\r\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cshow.php?s=3230517&v=14964&q=372430&r=582755\" border=\"0\">\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n<!-- END ADVERTISER: bahn.de - Reise- und Mobilit\u00e4tsportal from awin.com -->\r\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ee8297 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ee8297\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35cf12d\" data-id=\"35cf12d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc44d97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc44d97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another plan we have is to <strong>create a raised viewing area<\/strong> for visitors so that they no longer have to walk on the ground. This allows them to observe the elephants from above without disturbing them. The elephants can move freely wherever they want. I envision a future in which the elephants<strong> no<\/strong> longer need<strong> keepers or caretakers<\/strong>. Instead, they can rely on their own herd to <strong>care for and protect each other<\/strong>. That would be my big wish.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f547168 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f547168\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-092e7df\" data-id=\"092e7df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-488d637 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"488d637\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"871\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elefanten-Camp-ethisch-korrekt1-1160x871.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22316\" alt=\"Plakat auf einer Wand mit Bilder von der Aufschrift &quot;Why Pay more&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elefanten-Camp-ethisch-korrekt1-1160x871.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elefanten-Camp-ethisch-korrekt1-800x601.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elefanten-Camp-ethisch-korrekt1-320x240.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elefanten-Camp-ethisch-korrekt1-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elefanten-Camp-ethisch-korrekt1-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elefanten-Camp-ethisch-korrekt1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Tourist excursions in Thailand: \"petting\" tigers, monkeys on bicycles, elephant rides etc.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa7262d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa7262d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d519fdd\" data-id=\"d519fdd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f44c3db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f44c3db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When I visited your park, I was pleasantly surprised to find that everything we could eat there was vegan. We have a vegan online magazine, and the food was incredibly delicious. How did you come to offer so much vegan food?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e93b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2e93b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Lek Chailert:  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I think about it, it reminds me of a conversation I had with a friend. She argued with me when she found out that our project was offering<strong> vegan food<\/strong>. She couldn <strong>&#8216;t understand why we don&#8217;t offer meat<\/strong>, as she thinks she<strong> really needs<\/strong> it. I asked her why she thinks she needs meat. She replied that she <strong>has a large body and believes that her body needs a lot of energy <\/strong>.  <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-844b3b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"844b3b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f10c4dc\" data-id=\"f10c4dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c768b79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c768b79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I took her arm and said: &#8220;Come with me &#8211; I have a question for you: <strong>Which animal do you think is bigger, you or an elephant?&#8221; <\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The elephant,&#8221; she replied in astonishment. So I continued: &#8220;And yet they are some of the <strong>strongest and largest animals on earth<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a5f15f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a5f15f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-97710b3\" data-id=\"97710b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5816fb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5816fb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1547\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai1-1160x1547.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22230\" alt=\"Halle in der viele K\u00f6rbe, Menschen und Berge mit Lebensmittel liegen und Menschen die darin arbeiten\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai1-1160x1547.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai1-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai1-320x427.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai1-560x747.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Food preparation at Elephant Nature Park - both elephants and visitors eat vegan food<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-639b181 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"639b181\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f112be\" data-id=\"7f112be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e9291a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e9291a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One thing I have learned is <strong>that I don&#8217;t eat animals<\/strong>. This has nothing to do with religious conviction, but simply <strong>with love for all animals<\/strong>. They love their own lives, just like we do. <strong>Animals deserve to live.<\/strong> Imagine if one day aliens came and captured us and some species ate us. <strong>How could we live peacefully if we didn&#8217;t know when we might become their prey?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd0384b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd0384b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-821eea6\" data-id=\"821eea6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a9380c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a9380c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The same applies to all animals: they love their lives. If we can <strong>love dogs and other animals<\/strong>, <strong>why shouldn&#8217;t we love every other animal?<\/strong> Why not chickens? That&#8217;s why we offer vegan meals in our project. It&#8217;s not about creating a nightmare for people who eat meat. When they come to us for the first time and learn about our vegan dishes, some people may feel uncomfortable. But as I am a cook myself, I have developed various programs so that people<strong> can<\/strong> enjoy their meals and<strong> forget about meat during their time with us<\/strong>. They are all happy. I always tell them that <strong>the plate they take from the table is a happy plate<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efa0165 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efa0165\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-878f27b\" data-id=\"878f27b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b670ac elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"0b670ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vegan-placeholder-body vegan-entity-placement\" id=\"vegan-1357738496\"><div id=\"vegan-4097743780\">\r\n<!-- START ADVERTISER: bahn.de - Reise- und Mobilit\u00e4tsportal from awin.com -->\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?s=3279523&v=14964&q=372437&r=582755\">\r\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cshow.php?s=3279523&v=14964&q=372437&r=582755\" border=\"0\">\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n<!-- END ADVERTISER: bahn.de - Reise- und Mobilit\u00e4tsportal from awin.com -->\r\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-440a213 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"440a213\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62b2b5e\" data-id=\"62b2b5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2407d36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2407d36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I also always find it confusing when I attend <strong>animal welfare seminars<\/strong> and <strong>meat is served there<\/strong>. That is contradictory. It is <strong>unthinkable<\/strong> for us <strong>to serve meat<\/strong> if we are involved in nature conservation projects and promote animal welfare. We want to show people how to be ethical and caring towards others. When visitors come to our park, we tell them that they<strong> can order any food they want and we will prepare it without meat<\/strong>. That is our guiding principle. We strive to make everyone happy by offering a variety of dishes. We also try to convey this to our volunteers.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12be456 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12be456\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be1af86\" data-id=\"be1af86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d1994c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d1994c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_5-01-1160x773.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22226\" alt=\"Frau steht unter dem Kopf eine Elefanten und fasst den R\u00fcssel des Elefanten an\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_5-01-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_5-01-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_5-01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_5-01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_5-01-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_5-01-560x373.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_5-01-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert_5-01-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-adf35a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"adf35a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae66252\" data-id=\"ae66252\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9c9e7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9c9e7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lek, imagine you have 3 wishes that come true. What would they be?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3718dae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3718dae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Lek Chailert:  <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firstly, we should stop<strong> abusing animals for entertainment purposes<\/strong>, because they exist on this planet for their own reasons. They were <strong>not born to be our food<\/strong> or to amuse us. Secondly, we should <strong>live<\/strong> in this world <strong>with care and kindness towards others<\/strong>, not only towards animals, but towards all people. Ending wars is another important step. Wars arise from human conflicts, and if we treat each other with kindness and love, we can avoid them.  <strong>Wars only bring destruction and suffering.  <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8282cc7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8282cc7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e84a55\" data-id=\"8e84a55\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3dbf7d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"e3dbf7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vegan-placeholder-body vegan-entity-placement\" id=\"vegan-2936946491\"><div id=\"vegan-2977614370\">\r\n<!-- START ADVERTISER: bahn.de - Reise- und Mobilit\u00e4tsportal from awin.com -->\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?s=3399634&v=14964&q=372437&r=582755\">\r\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cshow.php?s=3399634&v=14964&q=372437&r=582755\" border=\"0\">\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n<!-- END ADVERTISER: bahn.de - Reise- und Mobilit\u00e4tsportal from awin.com -->\r\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6bd5a9f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bd5a9f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2634408\" data-id=\"2634408\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe6a873 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe6a873\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope that the powerful around the world and in the various countries where wars are raging will put an end to them.  <strong>Why should we kill our own species?<\/strong>  Why should we fight each other? I have never seen luck in such fights. The only way forward is to <strong>inhabit<\/strong> this <strong>planet with love and compassion<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b630c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b630c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-776ea0a\" data-id=\"776ea0a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a5683f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a5683f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are the three things I have observed and I hope to <strong>prevent<\/strong> the <strong>loss of innocent lives<\/strong>, especially children and elderly people who should not die in wars. But of course all other people too. Ultimately, I hope that <strong>people will be kinder to each other to create a more compassionate world<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c710f13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c710f13\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50e2967\" data-id=\"50e2967\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eb3b10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8eb3b10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1547\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai13-1160x1547.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22254\" alt=\"Mann steht unter Sonnenschirm und daneben steht ein Elefant\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai13-1160x1547.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai13-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai13-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai13-320x427.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai13-560x747.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elephant-Nature-Park-Chiang-Mai13.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efdcfb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efdcfb4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-895605c\" data-id=\"895605c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2b85d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2b85d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thank you very much for the interview, Lek. It is impressive what you and your team do every day for the welfare of the elephants, dogs and cats. We will definitely be back and hope that every reader will donate at least 1 euro to you and stop visiting animal shows in future and think twice before going to zoos, circuses and elephant camps.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3e1c5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3e1c5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Lek Chailert: <\/b>Thank you, Yannick. I can only return the favor. Great what you are doing with This Is Vegan and the Plantbased Podcast. I would be delighted if you visited us again.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-633efa2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"633efa2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49e1f144\" data-id=\"49e1f144\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-619bbee8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"619bbee8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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elementor-element-48a544e\" data-id=\"48a544e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1352e6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1352e6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3NWsSr0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1547\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Love-Bananas-Lek-Chailert-1160x1547.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22335\" alt=\"Cover von Love and Bananas an elephant story mit Elefanten unter denen zwei Personen sitzt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Love-Bananas-Lek-Chailert-1160x1547.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Love-Bananas-Lek-Chailert-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Love-Bananas-Lek-Chailert-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Love-Bananas-Lek-Chailert-320x427.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Love-Bananas-Lek-Chailert-560x747.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Love-Bananas-Lek-Chailert.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5aaa5b7\" data-id=\"5aaa5b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88d7e27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88d7e27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Love &amp; Bananas<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4f01bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4f01bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>&#8220;Love &amp; Bananas<\/strong>&#8221; is a <strong>heart-wrenching documentary<\/strong> that <strong>follows animal rights activist Lek Chailert&#8217;s<\/strong> tireless <strong>rescue mission<\/strong> to free a 70-year-old <strong>blind female elephant<\/strong> named Noi Na from a high-risk camp in Thailand. This moving journey into the <strong>hidden depths of the elephant industry<\/strong> reveals the <strong>true cost of elephant tourism<\/strong>. Despite the horrific reality, the film also conveys an <strong>inspiring message<\/strong> of hope and compassion, with Chailert emphasizing that there are &#8220;no cruel intentions, only <strong>cruel ignorance<\/strong>&#8220;. Love &amp; Bananas&#8221; is a <strong>passionate appeal for awareness and respect for these majestic animals<\/strong> and our shared world.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bea4702 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bea4702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3NWsSr0\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">To the documentary on AmazonPrime.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-692e3d9 elementor-section-boxed 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You can find regular news from the vegan community on Instagram! ??<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1de3795f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1de3795f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thisisvegan.magazin\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/thisisvegan-instagram.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9709\" alt=\"This Is Vegan Magazin auf Instagram - vegane Rezepte, News und Plantbased Podcast\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/thisisvegan-instagram.png 1080w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/thisisvegan-instagram-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/thisisvegan-instagram-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/thisisvegan-instagram-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/thisisvegan-instagram-320x320.png 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/thisisvegan-instagram-560x560.png 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/thisisvegan-instagram-90x90.png 90w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e750b7b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e750b7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21a4aa3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21a4aa3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d6158c\" data-id=\"7d6158c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7a69d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7a69d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biography of Saengduean \"Lek\" Chailert<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cdbb3ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cdbb3ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37d6fcd\" data-id=\"37d6fcd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4919dea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4919dea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saengduean Chailert, also known as Lek, was born in Thailand in 1962. In return for saving a young man&#8217;s life, her grandfather was given an elephant called Tong Kam, which means &#8220;golden one&#8221;. The bond that developed between Lek and Tong Kam <strong>sparked a love and respect for elephants<\/strong> that shaped their lives. After <strong>graduating in Arts from Chiang Mai University<\/strong>, Lek worked in the tourism industry where she became aware of the conditions of Asian elephants. She began to campaign for the <strong>rights of elephants<\/strong> by raising public awareness of their situation and providing medical care to elephants in remote villages. In the 1990s, <strong>Lek began rescuing injured, neglected and old elephants<\/strong>, and in 2003 she was able to<strong> set<\/strong> up a<strong> permanent home for them<\/strong> in the picturesque Mae Taeng Valley near Chiang Mai in northern Thailand.<\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4dd0345 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4dd0345\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c15ea0b\" data-id=\"c15ea0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0597c79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0597c79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elefanten-Camp-ethisch-korrekt6-1160x870.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22324\" alt=\"Garten mit Steinwegen und Haus in dem viele Menschen stehen und arbeiten\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elefanten-Camp-ethisch-korrekt6-1160x870.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elefanten-Camp-ethisch-korrekt6-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elefanten-Camp-ethisch-korrekt6-320x240.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elefanten-Camp-ethisch-korrekt6-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elefanten-Camp-ethisch-korrekt6-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lek-Chailert-Elefanten-Camp-ethisch-korrekt6.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The cat house near the Elephant Park<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7df58ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7df58ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-abba871\" data-id=\"abba871\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a8fbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55a8fbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, the park is home to<strong> over 200 elephants<\/strong>, as well as <strong>hundreds of dogs and cats<\/strong>, which can move freely during the day,<strong> live in family herds<\/strong> and form close friendships with each other. The elephants in the park do not have to work<strong>, do not perform tricks and are not ridden<\/strong>, but are allowed to lead a natural life. Lek is an <strong>award-winning conservationist<\/strong> who has been working for more than two decades to <strong>improve the living conditions and welfare of elephants in Asia<\/strong>. Her work has received<strong>international recognition<\/strong> and has been documented by <strong>National Geographic<\/strong>, <strong>DiscoveryChannel<\/strong>,<strong> Animal Planet<\/strong>, <strong>CNN<\/strong> and the <strong>BBC<\/strong>, as well as print media around the world. Lek continues to be at the forefront of elephant rights advocacy and has <strong>initiated projects in Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar<\/strong> to improve the welfare of elephants across the region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2022, she was <strong>awarded the Legion of Honor, the highest national award of the French Republic<\/strong>, by <strong>President Macron<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2021, she became <strong>Deputy Chairman of the Special Committee on Wild Elephant Conservation<\/strong> in the <strong>Thai Parliament <\/strong>.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She was also one of six female <strong>heroes of global nature conservation<\/strong> to be <strong>honored by Hillary Rodham Clinton<\/strong> in Washington DC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Time magazine<\/strong> named her one of <strong>Asia&#8217;s heroes<\/strong> for her efforts to protect the Asian elephant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Amazon Prime <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3rA3AYl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">documentary &#8220;Love &amp; 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class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYannick\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHallo, ich bin Yannick. Ich komme aus dem Schwarzwald und habe This Is Vegan 2019 gegr\u00fcndet. Mittlerweile reise ich um die Welt und lebe derzeit in Bali, Indonesien. Dort treibe ich Tierschutzprojekte voran.\r\n\r\nSeit meinem 6. Lebensjahr bin ich Vegetarier und seit gut 16 Jahren lebe ich vegan. Mir war es schon immer wichtig, Menschen zu inspirieren, wie einfach und lecker vegane Ern\u00e4hrung sein kann. Positiv vorleben ist mein Ansatz.\r\n\r\nIch habe dieses Online-Magazin und den Vegan-Podcast \u201ePlantbased\u201c ins Leben gerufen, um so viele Menschen wie m\u00f6glich zu inspirieren, sich f\u00fcr Tier- &amp; Umweltschutz einzusetzen und vegan zu leben.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6baf25e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6baf25e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-331d320\" data-id=\"331d320\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a138f61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a138f61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Photos: Elephant Nature Park, Yannick Haldenwanger, Shutterstock, Pexels<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af3d5db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af3d5db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13f32e5\" data-id=\"13f32e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e60c1eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e60c1eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The interview was translated from English and supplemented. You can listen to the full interview in the <a href=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plantbased Podcast<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fc020d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fc020d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-369b1fc\" data-id=\"369b1fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-390d3b37 elementor-grid-2 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-posts--show-avatar elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"390d3b37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_masonry&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-21132 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-people_en\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/jan-bredack-the-veganz-founder-in-interview\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jan-Bredack-VEGANZ-800x532.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-13101\" alt=\"Mann sitzt auf einer Treppenstufe und lacht in die Kamera. Er hat graue Haare, tr\u00e4gt eine graue Sweatshirtjacke, ein graues Tshirt und eine graue jeanshose\" srcset=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jan-Bredack-VEGANZ-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jan-Bredack-VEGANZ-1160x772.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jan-Bredack-VEGANZ-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jan-Bredack-VEGANZ-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jan-Bredack-VEGANZ-560x372.jpg 560w, https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jan-Bredack-VEGANZ.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img alt='Yannick' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/becac31404c4aa62c6360770b0cf02cae842eef8c20e43326303f066d33854ed?s=128&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/becac31404c4aa62c6360770b0cf02cae842eef8c20e43326303f066d33854ed?s=256&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/jan-bredack-the-veganz-founder-in-interview\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tJan Bredack &#8211; The VEGANZ founder in interview\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-excerpt\">Jan Bredack is born in 1972 in the GDR. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, he began his career in the automotive industry and, after completing his training as&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/jan-bredack-the-veganz-founder-in-interview\/\" class=\"button button-primary button-effect\"><span>View Post<\/span><span><i class=\"cs-icon cs-icon-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/jan-bredack-the-veganz-founder-in-interview\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Jan Bredack &#8211; The VEGANZ founder in interview\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-9641 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-people_en tag-fitgreenmind-en tag-food-blogger-en tag-instagram-food-blogger-en tag-instagram-reels-en tag-maya-leinenbach-en 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href=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/maya-leinenbach-germanys-most-successful-vegan-food-blogger-in-interview\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMaya Leinenbach \u2013 An Interview with Germany\u2019s most successful vegan food blogger\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-excerpt\">Maya Leinenbach is 17 years old, has over\u00a02 million followers on Instagram, and inspires them every day with new vegan recipes Her secret recipe: Delicious, vegan recipes that are easy&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/maya-leinenbach-germanys-most-successful-vegan-food-blogger-in-interview\/\" class=\"button button-primary button-effect\"><span>View Post<\/span><span><i class=\"cs-icon cs-icon-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/maya-leinenbach-germanys-most-successful-vegan-food-blogger-in-interview\/\" 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