The contest is supported by a partnership between the Animal Welfare Institute and the Humane Education Network with additional support from the Palo Alto Humane Society.
Each January, the Humane Education Network holds its annual A Voice for Animals contest for high school students.
Previous winners
Select a winning essay and click the Read Essay button. The essay will open as a PDF file in another window.
(Essays shown in gray are not currently available online.)
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Contest FAQ
No. This is an contest with a set of rules and cash prizes.
We advertise the contest on scholarship web sites to reach the largest
number of eligible high school students.
The dates are usually announced on our web site mid-December after the judges have finalized the rules. The contest usually opens for entries in January and closes in March with results being announced in May.
The rules and requirements for each contest may vary from year to year. The rules for the 2025 contest will appear on this page when the contest dates are announced in December.
Entries are accepted only between the contest opening and closing dates. The online form for submitting entries does not appear on this page until the contest opens.
Your entry must be submitted online using a form which appears on this page
only while the contest is open for entries. Entries sent to us in any other way
(e.g. e-mail or via the postal service) will simply be discarded.
Questions about the A Voice for Animals contest may be sent to
contest@hennet.org. E-mail to any other address will not necessarily receive a response.