LOS ANGELES – Is it possible to enjoy a satisfying Thanksgiving without sabotaging your healthy lifestyle or causing harm to the sweet, curious birds at its center? Two of the world’s most celebrated ultramarathoners Scott Jurek and Rich Roll, and plant-based dietitian Julieanna Hever—all speakers at this year’s Celebration for the Turkeys, emceed by KTLA’s Lu Parker, November 15 at Farm Sanctuary’s Los Angeles Shelter (5200 Escondido Canyon Road, Acton, CA 93510)—say it’s not only possible, it’s positively life-changing and delicious!

At this uplifting annual event, where turkeys are the guests of honor, not part of the menu, guests will enjoy a decadent meat-free holiday dinner, while enjoying speaker presentations from some of the plant-based movement’s most inspiring voices, including:

Gene Baur, President and Co-founder of Farm Sanctuary, hailed as “the conscience of the food movement” by TIME magazine; author of Living the Farm Sanctuary Life: The Ultimate Guide to a Mindful, Compassionate, Animal-Friendly Life (available now for pre-order)

Julieanna Hever, Registered Dietitian recently featured on The Dr. Oz Show, The Steve Harvey Show, Reluctantly Healthy, and E! News; host of the wellness talk show series What Would Julieanna Do?; author of the best-selling book The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition and The Vegiterranean Diet (available now for pre-order)

Scott Jurek, vegan ultramarathoner ranked by Runner’s World as one of the “Greatest Runners of All Time,” listed by Men’s Health as one of the “100 Fittest Men of All Time,” and named “Ultrarunner of the Year” three times by Ultrarunning Magazine; author of Eat and Run

Lu Parker, Emmy-winning journalist, KTLA news anchor, and former Miss USA

Rich Roll, world-renowned, plant-based ultra-endurance athlete and wellness advocate who has been featured on CNN and in the pages of Men’s Journal, Men’s Health, Outside, Triathlete, The Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine, The Huffington Post, and Men’s Fitness Magazine, which named him one of 2009’s “25 Fittest Men in the World;” #1 bestselling author of Finding Ultra

Registration for the Celebration for the Turkeys is $100 and includes admission to the event and a vegan Thanksgiving feast.

To register and learn more about Farm Sanctuary, visit farmsanctuary.org.

Founded in 1986, Farm Sanctuary works to change how our society views and treats farm animals through rescue, education and advocacy. The organization provides lifelong care for animals rescued from abuse at sanctuary locations in New York and California; promotes compassionate vegan living; and advocates legal and policy reforms. To learn more about Farm Sanctuary, visit farmsanctuary.org.