PETA

With the close of the country's most famous circus, animal-rights activists cheered the end of 'The Greatest Show on Earth.'

Yakima Valley Pet Rescue and Adoption Center is a nonprofit, no-kill pet rescue organization led by dedicated volunteers. They save homeless and neglected dogs and cats from around the Yakima Valley and beyond, and find them loving, happy homes. Now in its 12th year, YVPR has helped save the lives of more than 10,000 dogs and cats.  But the needs your help.

Should New York City ban its iconic horse-drawn carriages? Pink joins the list of celebrities in a video supporting the mayor of New York City, who is asking the city council to ban them. Lea Michele, Peter Dinklage, Wendy Williams, Alec Baldwin and other notable New Yorkers are also in this video, which you can see here:

Katy Perry is the latest music artist to run afoul of PETA.

While the critters of  Pokémon are animal-like, you can't actually find Pikachu and his buddies in earth's animal kingdom. Which is why PETA's recent attack on the popular Nintendo characters has many people scratching their heads.