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.

Food

Here’s How We Can Have Vegan Domino’s Like Australia

As the vegan movement advances toward world domination, Domino’s Australia has heard the opinions of the people and will now offer vegan cheese at over 600 locations nationwide.

Elephants Have a Remarkable Start to 2018 as China Bans Ivory Sales

Experts believe that 70 percent of all ivory eventually finds its way to China.

Philly to Start 2018 Right by Shutting Down Philadelphia Carriage Co.

This company came under fire after it illegally forced sick horses to haul heavy carriages day in and day out.

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Infamous Roadside Zoo That Confined Bears to Concrete Pit Shuts Down

Yellow River is known for having General Beauregard Lee—a “celebrity” groundhog who’s kept in a tiny cage only to be paraded around on Groundhog Day.

Cute baby elephant standing on grass

Pittsburgh City Council Bans Using Bullhooks and Other Weapons

In a victory for animals imprisoned inside roadside zoos or exploited for traveling performances, Pittsburgh has banned bullhooks and torture devices used on wild and exotic animals.

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After Escaped Tiger Shot Dead, Paris Reconsiders Circus Acts With Animals

Mevy was a young tiger who spent her life confined to a cage, forced to perform confusing tricks, but she didn’t die in vain.

No Texas A&M Event Is Off-Limits, PETA Activists Crash Graduation Ceremony

Graduates and their families will remember this moment forever.

#CanadaGooseKillsDay Reminds Us ‘Tis the Season to Protest Cruelty

When the weather turns cold, PETA pushes harder than ever against Canada Goose and its bloody empire built on animal abuse.

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Little Boy Enraged at Dad for Killing a Mouse Tells Him What’s What

I want to be this kid when I grow up.

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Could Nosey Return to a Life in Chains? PETA Intervenes to Save Her

Nosey the elephant was freed from her infamously abusive handler Hugo Liebel, but she isn’t out of the woods just yet.

A woman with muscular dystrophy speaking out against MD experiments on dogs. Caption reads, "It's a very debilitating, progressive disease."

Cruel Muscular Dystrophy Experiments in France Exposed

On the eve of a major fund-raising telethon for muscular dystrophy in France, a French muscular dystrophy patient’s video condemning animal experiments makes headlines.

What This Man Did to a Greyhound for Losing a Race Will Haunt You

This man’s cruelty revealed just how heartless the dog-racing industry is.

残忍！他赌狗输钱，竟将狗活活摔死

Odd world

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Food

PETA’s Kind Market Is What Vegan Shopping Heaven Looks Like

Whether you’re shopping for yourself, Fido, or a friend, you’ll find the perfect gift at PETA’s Holiday Kind Market—all while saving animals!

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Animals Had to Be Euthanized on This Fur Farm—Was Punishment Too Light?

Fur farmers must be held accountable for the horrific torment they cause animals.

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PETA Crashes Texas A&M Dinner With a Message for the President

Before the activists could be pushed out, they began chanting, “Michael Young, shut the dog lab down now!”—only feet away from the infamous president.