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.

Watch as Thousands Around the World March for Animal Rights
Watch as Thousands Around the World March for Animal Rights

Across the globe, PETA supporters turned out in droves in support of the Animal Rights March.

Hawthorn’s Death Toll Shows Why People Should Avoid Animal Circuses
Hawthorn’s Death Toll Shows Why People Should Avoid Animal Circuses

Despite multiple citations from the USDA this year alone, Hawthorn’s death toll continues to climb.

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Whistleblower: Animals Beaten Bloody, Starved at Garden Bros. Circus
Whistleblower: Animals Beaten Bloody, Starved at Garden Bros. Circus

The former employee characterized Zack Garden’s instruction on handling animals as “really violent” but said that it was “circus courtesy” to ignore the animals’ suffering.

Local Resident Sues to Close Primate Facility Over Public Health Concerns
Local Resident Sues to Close Primate Facility Over Public Health Concerns

“When you house thousands of primates together that come from different parts of the world, they have a tendency of creating some really dangerous viruses and retroviruses.”

Check Out ‘PETA Global’ Magazine in All Its Interactive Digital Glory
Check Out ‘PETA Global’ Magazine in All Its Interactive Digital Glory

In this summer issue, learn why octopuses are “too super to be supper” and why eating fish is like smoking low-tar cigarettes.

Fish Illustration: © iStock.com/danleap
Octopus Meal: ©rdegrie
Why Trophy Hunters Are Livid with Canada Right Now
Why Trophy Hunters Are Livid with Canada Right Now

Hunting is killing for fun, plain and simple.

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Here Are 11 Things You Can Expect to Happen if You’re Vegan While Black
Here Are 11 Things You Can Expect to Happen if You’re Vegan While Black

“You get looked at sideways for bringing Tofurky to a cookout.”

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Illinois Becomes First State Ever to Ban Traveling Elephant Acts
Illinois Becomes First State Ever to Ban Traveling Elephant Acts

Numerous towns, states, and even entire countries have banned wild-animal acts, and the world is exclaiming to animal abusers, “Either you end the shows, or we will!”

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This One Photo Sums Up Everything Terrible About the Leather Industry
This One Photo Sums Up Everything Terrible About the Leather Industry

If you wear leather, this is whose skin you’re in.

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Dog’s Death on United Flight Will Make You Hate the Airline All Over Again
Dog’s Death on United Flight Will Make You Hate the Airline All Over Again

Yet another animal, treated like a piece of luggage, has died in the cargo hold on a United Airlines flight.

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Petco and PetSmart Lose Big as Cambridge Passes New Ordinance
Petco and PetSmart Lose Big as Cambridge Passes New Ordinance

Cambridge, Massachusetts, became a hot spot for celebration as officials passed a sweeping ban on the sale of nonrescued animals.

PETA Rocked the 2017 Animal Rights National Conference
PETA Rocked the 2017 Animal Rights National Conference

Every year, this national animal rights conference brings together people bonded in their commitment to animal living.

Animal Rights Activist James Aspey a Hit at PETA’s Empathy Center
Animal Rights Activist James Aspey a Hit at PETA’s Empathy Center

Check out photos from PETA’s evening with world-renowned animal rights activist James Aspey!

Ringling to Export Tigers: Deal Violates Endangered Species Act, Says PETA
Ringling to Export Tigers: Deal Violates Endangered Species Act, Says PETA

Despicable to its core, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will not allow the animals it exploited to live free from circus life.

Tinder Tells Swipers to Take Down the Tiger Selfies
Tinder Tells Swipers to Take Down the Tiger Selfies

“[W]e promise that your profile will be just as fierce without the drugged animals,” Tinder said.

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