Zachary Toliver

Zachary Toliver

Zachary spent most of his life bouncing around various rural Midwestern towns before finally settling down in the Pacific Northwest—largely because of the region’s phenomenal vegan food. If he’s not writing or playing banjo for a captive audience (aka “the two dogs who live with him”), you can assume he’s hiking in the Cascade mountains, rock climbing, or reading about the complex social lives of fish.

PETA Germany, PETA U.S. Just Saved Pigs From Deadly Chest-Surgery Trainings
PETA Germany, PETA U.S. Just Saved Pigs From Deadly Chest-Surgery Trainings

PETA Germany—with support from PETA U.S.—has persuaded a major German hospital to stop cutting pigs apart in deadly training exercises for surgeons.

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America’s Dairy Problem Overflows: Farmers Forced to Dump Unwanted Milk
America’s Dairy Problem Overflows: Farmers Forced to Dump Unwanted Milk

Sales are declining for the dairy industry, but farmers refuse to slow production. The U.S. is up to its eyeballs in dairy “products” no one wants.

DOD Study Finds Human Simulators Work—Help End Trauma Drills on Animals
DOD Study Finds Human Simulators Work—Help End Trauma Drills on Animals

The new study reiterates what PETA has said for years—it’s irrational to mutilate and kill animals to train trauma medics.

Dying to Help Animals? PETA Releases New Decals for Coffins and Urns
Dying to Help Animals? PETA Releases New Decals for Coffins and Urns

Whether you’re setting up a cheeky Halloween display or preparing for your own demise, PETA’s coffin and urn stickers are to die for.

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Viral Images of Elephant and Camel at Fair Stir Uproar— Here’s What to Do Next
Viral Images of Elephant and Camel at Fair Stir Uproar— Here’s What to Do Next

The takeaway from the overwhelmingly negative backlash against The Big E fair is this: Inhumane spectacles face more opposition than ever before.

Imagine the Final Moments of 2.7 Million Animals Who Were Burned Alive
Imagine the Final Moments of 2.7 Million Animals Who Were Burned Alive

These animals felt their skin boil and their lungs burn just like humans would. Don’t let their deaths be in vain. Go vegan now.

Paul Novosad
We Won! PETA Supporter Prevails Against Trumped Up Charge at Texas A&M
We Won! PETA Supporter Prevails Against Trumped Up Charge at Texas A&M

PETA will continue to defend our right to speak out, using creative and lawful means, until Texas A&M’s cruel experiments on dogs end.

Dove Earns Cruelty-Free Stamp of Approval, Added to PETA’s List
Dove Earns Cruelty-Free Stamp of Approval, Added to PETA’s List

No tests on animals for Dove, and parent Unilever bans all tests not specifically required by law across all other brands.

PETA Calls for Shutdown of Louisiana Lab After Monkey’s Escape
PETA Calls for Shutdown of Louisiana Lab After Monkey’s Escape

The university lab has proved time and again that it’s incapable of doing the bare minimum required by federal law to protect animals there.

Instagram Stories Receive Animal Rights Flair, Thanks to New PETA GIFs
Instagram Stories Receive Animal Rights Flair, Thanks to New PETA GIFs

Search “PETA” under the GIFs tab on your Instagram story to share your passion for animal liberation with all of your followers.

Tiger Collapses From Seizure Moments After Being Forced to Jump Through Fire
Tiger Collapses From Seizure Moments After Being Forced to Jump Through Fire

Moments after being forced to jump through fire, the animal collapsed and started convulsing— mere feet from the front row of the crowd.

PETA Co-Authors Medical Study, Ends Animal Use in 22 Surgical Programs
PETA Co-Authors Medical Study, Ends Animal Use in 22 Surgical Programs

Twenty-two surgical programs around the world will no longer mutilate animals in trauma training, thanks to PETA’s donation of 119 simulators.

13 Grim Photos Reveal the Tragedy of Animals Abandoned in Hurricane Florence
13 Grim Photos Reveal the Tragedy of Animals Abandoned in Hurricane Florence

Countless animals were left to fend for themselves, or worse, trapped inside barns and sheds with no chance of escaping rising floodwaters.

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Bob’s Big Boy May Look Like the 1950s, but Its Vegan Burger Is the Future
Bob’s Big Boy May Look Like the 1950s, but Its Vegan Burger Is the Future

When one of the most iconic burger chains in the U.S. decides to serve up a vegan burger, you know animal liberation is winning like never before.

Adidas Bans Mohair, 50 Million Students Could Learn Empathy, and Other PETA Wins for August
Adidas Bans Mohair, 50 Million Students Could Learn Empathy, and Other PETA Wins for August

PETA kept the heat on animal abusers everywhere in the last month of summer. Check out these huge victories PETA won for animals in August.

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