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 Encourages Nintendo to Put the Cruelty Back in Dairy
PETA Encourages Nintendo to Put the Cruelty Back in Dairy

After playing a cow-milking game on Nintendo Switch, we’re left asking, “Where’s the reality?”

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This Giant ‘Fish’ Is Saving Her Kind One Fishless Filet at a Time
This Giant ‘Fish’ Is Saving Her Kind One Fishless Filet at a Time

It’s not every day you see a giant “fish” teaching folks about compassion.

Arkansas ‘Ag-Gag’ Law Is a Gift to Animal Abusers, but We Won’t Quit
Arkansas ‘Ag-Gag’ Law Is a Gift to Animal Abusers, but We Won’t Quit

Arkansas should be ashamed that it has so much to hide, even from its own citizens.

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Pack of ‘Golden Retrievers’ Protests Experiments on Dogs at Texas A&M
Pack of ‘Golden Retrievers’ Protests Experiments on Dogs at Texas A&M

PETA supporters and college activists gathered near the university’s campus to call on the school to end cruel muscular dystrophy experiments.

USDA Wildlife Services’ Cyanide Bomb Kills Dog and Injures Teen
USDA Wildlife Services’ Cyanide Bomb Kills Dog and Injures Teen

These deadly devices destroy wildlife and indiscriminately harm anyone in their path.

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This Coyote Was on the Brink of Freezing—Then They Showed Up
This Coyote Was on the Brink of Freezing—Then They Showed Up

PETA thanks the heroes in this story—and we want people to follow in the footsteps of these officers, who, instead of ending a life, saved one.

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Woman Allegedly Punched in the Face Saving a Baby Seal From Abusers
Woman Allegedly Punched in the Face Saving a Baby Seal From Abusers

Animal abusers are dangerous to everyone.

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Wedding Is Off! Couple Won’t Tie the Knot Until Runaway Dog Is Found
Wedding Is Off! Couple Won’t Tie the Knot Until Runaway Dog Is Found

Our kind of people: Have you seen this dog?

Treated Like Garbage, These Chicks Are Burned, Drowned, and Walked On
Treated Like Garbage, These Chicks Are Burned, Drowned, and Walked On

How can anyone eat eggs or chicken after watching these babies frantically struggle just to survive?

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Do You Know What Eggs, Milk, and Honey Should Really Be Called?
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Do You Know What Eggs, Milk, and Honey Should Really Be Called?

Don’t try to church it up. These “foods” are disgusting.

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Why Cow’s Milk Is the Perfect Drink for Supremacists
Why Cow’s Milk Is the Perfect Drink for Supremacists

The “white stuff” isn’t the right stuff.

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Is the Meat Industry an Offense to Islam?
Is the Meat Industry an Offense to Islam?

“Whoever is kind to the creatures of God, is kind to himself.”

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Suffering and Death: What Instagram Doesn’t Show You About ‘Pig Beach’
Suffering and Death: What Instagram Doesn’t Show You About ‘Pig Beach’

This notorious Bahamian island is no paradise—it’s just another tourist trap that exploits animals for profit. Learn how you can be kind to animals when you travel.

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Having Eggs? This Fleshy Object Will Make You Rethink Breakfast
Having Eggs? This Fleshy Object Will Make You Rethink Breakfast

Not a fan of eating embryos or body parts? Just another reason to go vegan.

PETA Thanks Union County Arena for Banning Garden Bros. Circus
PETA Thanks Union County Arena for Banning Garden Bros. Circus

After the downfall of Ringling Bros., animal-abusing circuses should take note: The public is fed up with cruelty-filled performances.

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