The 20^th-anniversary edition of PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk's book Free the Animals has been released—get yours from the PETA Catalog—and the brilliant host of HBO's Real Time (and PETA honorary board member) Bill Maher has given it a rave review on the Huffington Post.

Every day, PETA's fleet of mobile veterinary clinics provides animals in Virginia and North Carolina with no-cost to low-cost spay-and-neuter surgeries. If you can correctly guess how many animals PETA "snipped" in March, you could win a dog-pampering set, complete with a new bowl, a Kong, treats, toys, and Ingrid E. Newkirk's book Let's Have a Dog Party! 

Meet Bridgette and Lucy, just two of the animals who won't be "littering," thanks to their low-cost surgeries in March:

A lot has been happening this week at PETA: victories, anniversaries, and celebrations! We're after CareerBuilder, we stopped shipments of monkeys to laboratories, and we've done much more! Check out the latest news and victories:

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Some Santa Monica citizens are outraged after a group of atheists flooded a city lottery with applications, took over the space where more than a dozen of the city's Nativity displays would normally be set up, and then simply left much of  the space vacant. PETA is reaching out to the atheists to ask permission to set up our own "Give Peas a Chance" billboard in one of the empty areas.

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Following her marriage to Prince William earlier this year, Kate Middleton—now the Duchess of Cambridge—became a role model for young people in Britain and around the world. That's why we were thrilled to learn that during her first Christmas with the Royal family this year, Kate has chosen to forgo shooting in the annual Boxing Day pheasant hunt.

Sunday is World Kindness Day, and even if you don't need a reason to be kind, consider doing something extra-nice for animals. It doesn't take much effort to make a world of difference for animals, and animals who need help could be right in front of you.

It's Cat Week, and as much as I want to post cute photos of my newly adopted cat, here instead are seven items adapted from "The Alwayses and the Never-Evers Checklist," from PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk's insightful book 250 Things You Can Do to Make Your Cat Adore You. Following the complete list will help you make every single week of your cat's life the best it can be.

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