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.

German Experimenter Dumps Ethics, Will Test on Live Monkey Brains in China
German Experimenter Dumps Ethics, Will Test on Live Monkey Brains in China

No one needs these abhorrent experiments. Poking and prodding the surgically exposed brains of live monkeys is just as unethical in China as it is in Germany.

PETA’s Answer to Fears Over New Coronavirus—Go Vegan Right Now
PETA’s Answer to Fears Over New Coronavirus—Go Vegan Right Now

Deadly viruses, devastating forest fires, accelerating climate change: Eating meat isn’t just killing animals—it’s also threatening human health.

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PETA Meme Exposes How the Wool Industry Fuels Climate Change Catastrophes
PETA Meme Exposes How the Wool Industry Fuels Climate Change Catastrophes

The connection between wool and climate change as well as other ecological devastation is real. But many on the internet weren’t ready for this truth bomb.

Versace Banned Kangaroo Leather—Will Other Skins Follow?
Versace Banned Kangaroo Leather—Will Other Skins Follow?

Versace has banned kangaroo leather as Australia continues to deal with devastating fires. But the brand can do more for animals.

Does Musher Blair Braverman Think It’s Cute to Leave Dogs Chained Up?
Does Musher Blair Braverman Think It’s Cute to Leave Dogs Chained Up?

Musher Blair Braverman shows her true colors with photos of her dogs, whom she keeps chained to boxes in the snow and cold, day in and day out.

Victory! Sabra Hummus Parent Company Bans Animal Tests After Talks With PETA
Victory! Sabra Hummus Parent Company Bans Animal Tests After Talks With PETA

Sabra hummus lovers, rejoice: Your purchases will no longer contribute to tests in which experimenters starve, poison, and kill animals.

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Since When Is Slamming a Terrified Pig to the Ground Kid-Friendly Entertainment?
Since When Is Slamming a Terrified Pig to the Ground Kid-Friendly Entertainment?

The Bandera Ham Rodeo exemplifies how speciesism causes humans to treat animals inhumanely for cheap thrills, and PETA needs your help to end it now.

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PETA’s Easy Guide to Helping Barn Owls Get By in Life
PETA’s Easy Guide to Helping Barn Owls Get By in Life

Many human activities place barn owls in danger. But there’s hope! Here are some simple things we can do to protect these interesting individuals.

The Link Between Wildfires and Slaughterhouses: Climate Change
The Link Between Wildfires and Slaughterhouses: Climate Change

Everything about Australia’s current fate seems apocalyptic in scale. More than a billion charred, dead animals litter the land.

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How Does PETA End Animal Tests? Just Read Our 2019 Recap to Find Out
How Does PETA End Animal Tests? Just Read Our 2019 Recap to Find Out

We’re starting 2020 with hope, because last year, we saved millions of living individuals who were being tormented and ultimately killed in laboratories.

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Longtime PETA Target Karl Lagerfeld Brand Finally Bans Fur!
Longtime PETA Target Karl Lagerfeld Brand Finally Bans Fur!

It’s a victory that was decades in the making: The Karl Lagerfeld brand—whose founder adamantly defended the killing of animals for fashion—has finally banned fur.

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Truman State University Approves PETA Campus Rep’s Club Following Uproar
Truman State University Approves PETA Campus Rep’s Club Following Uproar

Missouri’s Truman State University has changed its policy and no longer denies groups based on the subjective viewpoints of administrators.

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PETA Applauds Bayer’s Ban on Animal Near-Drowning Test
PETA Applauds Bayer’s Ban on Animal Near-Drowning Test

Bayer confirmed with PETA that the company is now committed to a ban on the forced swim test for all animals.

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We See a Compassionate Future for These PETA Int’l Science Consortium Awardees
We See a Compassionate Future for These PETA Int’l Science Consortium Awardees

The skills that these winners develop by attending a prestigious workshop on non-animal methods will help them pioneer the use of these tests in their fields.

Here’s How Far SeaWorld Goes to Control Workers and Hide Animal Abuse
Here’s How Far SeaWorld Goes to Control Workers and Hide Animal Abuse

According to numerous scathing reports, every SeaWorld employee is forced to participate in the company’s conspiracy to keep its rampant abuse hidden from the public.

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