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.

Here’s Why Cows Hate Humans Who Eat Cheese

We’re not here to split hairs. But for defensive cheese-eaters out there, you should know that the cheese industry is actually worse than the beef industry.

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End N.Y. Horse Racing Bailouts to Save Schools, Hospitals Amid COVID-19

Racetrack casinos rake in hundreds of millions of dollars every year. In the face of COVID-19 cuts, the state should allocate funding elsewhere.

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Food

Can Cheese Come From Carrots or Cashews? Yes—Here’s How

What’s the difference between a cow and a carrot? Only one of them can be used to make cruelty-free cheese. Here are some whole-food recipes for delicious “cheese”!

‘Tofu Never Caused a Pandemic’ Ad Offers Reality Check Amid Pandemic

Confining and slaughtering animals gave us COVID-19. So, what are you waiting for—a giant sign that you should go vegan? Well, in that case …

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NYC Rife With Filthy Live-Animal Markets—PETA Says Close Them Today

Despite the obvious need to close live-animal markets to protect animals and human health, these filthy establishments in New York City are still open.

Indiana Pig Farm

Hold JBS Accountable for Trampled Piglets, Mutilated Conscious Cows

How can we trust JBS to take safety measures to slow the COVID-19 pandemic when it’s apparently never cared about following the law?

University of Delaware

PETA Urges UD to Stop Cutting Rats’ Spines Before Cutting Faculty

Instead of punishing faculty during the COVID-19 shutdown, the University of Delaware should stop severing the spines of day-old baby rats in painful, worthless experiments.

Testing Ventilators

No Time to Waste on Animal Tests—PETA Helps Bolivia Develop Ventilators

With hospitals overrun with COVID-19 patients desperate for treatment, there was no time to waste on animal trials in developing lifesaving ventilators.

Truck Crash Killing Cows

Video of Dying Cows in Semi-Truck Wreckage Is Your Vegan Wake-up Call

The video of this crash is completely heartbreaking. Those cows never should have been on that truck in the first place.

Antelope County News

PETA Urges J.Crew to Save Its Brand by Banning Cashmere and Wool Immediately

J.Crew Group has filed for bankruptcy as malls across the country remain closed. PETA has a vital solution to help the retail giant revamp itself.

URGENT: Help Keep These Animal Abusers Shut Down Post–COVID-19

Animal exploiters are nonessential—the coronavirus pandemic proves that the world can keep on turning without the torture and killing of animals.

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COVID-19 Proves We Can’t Waste Time on Animal Tests—Help PETA End Them

We need a COVID-19 vaccine, and we can’t waste time on ineffective animal testing. Lucky for us and the whole world, the U.S. government agrees.

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PETA Attacks Slaughterhouse Openings With Full-Page Ad Appeal to Consumers

Americans must start eating as if everyone’s life depends on their choices, because it does. Meat comes from filthy facilities rife with disease.

How is Butter Made

PETA Urges You to Put Down That Rancid, Sour Bodily Fluid Right Now

If everyone would recognize butter as processed fatty, stolen secretions, maybe we could move away from abusing cows and stealing their babies.

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Victory! Feds Warn Against Petting Cubs During Pandemic

PETA encourages everyone who cares about animals to stay 600 feet away from shady roadside zoos trying to make a buck off a baby tiger.