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.

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PETA to NIMH: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is—End Animal Tests

The National Institute of Mental Health has called various animal tests all but worthless while spending millions in taxpayer dollars on these senselessly cruel experiments.

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Will Dictionary.com Join PETA in Dismantling Speciesism?

Dictionary.com has a responsibility to provide accurate and comprehensive definitions that serve people and don’t mislead them.

PETA Does it Again! Macy’s Finally Ends All Fur Sales

No one can outlast PETA and our activists. After decades of protests, eye-catching demos, and hundreds of thousands of other actions, Macy’s has gone fur-free.

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PETA Praises School That Once Sewed Monkey’s Eyes Shut for Using Stem Cells

PETA exposed how UC-Riverside experimenters sewed a monkey’s eyes shut. Now, the school is helping to develop groundbreaking non-animal tests.

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Redfora’s ‘Earthquake Bag’ Goes Leather-Free After Hearing From PETA

Thanks to PETA and our supporters, Redfora replaced the cow-skin gloves in its popular Earthquake Bags with durable synthetic versions.

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PETA’s Mobile Clinic Performs Nearly 200 Spay/Neuter Surgeries in Just 3 Days!

The companion animal overpopulation crisis is very real—so PETA’s mobile clinic teamed up with the Danville Area Humane Society to do something about it.

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Dogs in Flooded Pens, Pelicans Stranded—It Was a Busy Month Aiding Animals

Rescuing dogs from filthy backyard pens, rushing injured hawks to a wildlife rehab—whatever it takes to help animals in need, PETA is ready to jump in.

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PETA Calls For Nationwide Racing Halt As Horses Continue to Drop Dead

The 33rd horse in under a year has died at the Santa Anita racetrack, but this is just one of numerous recent deaths that have fueled our call for a suspension of horseracing.

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Big News! Airbnb Experiences Bar SeaWorld, Elephant Rides, Tiger Cub Petting, More

We can sleep better at night, knowing that a huge company like Airbnb bans direct-contact activities that abuse and exploit wild animals.

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PETA Cheers As Every New York City Public School Bans Processed Meats

This decision could lead to a healthier, more compassionate generation of young people—all while sparing countless animals a terrifying death.

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Progress! Following Death of Beulah the Elephant, ‘Big E’ Goes Elephant-Free This Year

After Beulah the elephant’s death, The Big E fair heard PETA and more than 175,000 of our supporters. Help get Minnie the elephant into a real sanctuary!

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Laid Off by SeaWorld? Help Animals—Be a Whistleblower

SeaWorld laid off 100 workers, and now PETA is asking these former employees to contact us with any information about animal suffering.

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‘HuffPost’ Investigates the Dark Side of ‘Dog Rescue’ Culture

National Mill Dog Rescue often works directly with commercial kennels. Find out why “HuffPost” called the group the T.J. Maxx of puppy mill rescue.

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BCM Veterinarian Has One Job—to Protect Animals—and Has Apparently Failed Miserably

PETA calls for veterinarian to step down following amputation of mice’s toes without pain relief, rabbit deaths, and other instances of negligence.

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The Amazon Rainforest: The ‘Problem’ With Soybeans Isn’t What You Think

Brazil is the world’s biggest exporter of soybeans. But only a small fraction of those crops actually ends up on the dinner table.