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.

The 35^th Annual Contest is now Open!

Please read the Official Rules and Advice for Participants before preparing your submission! Submit your entry online using the form below.

Prizes up to a total of $5900^* will be awarded to high school students whose entries best promote the humane treatment of animals, including:

^*We reserve the right to adjust the number of prizes and the amounts of the prizes based on the entries received.

Official Rules

The A Voice for Animals contest is now open. The competition has sections for 14-15 year old students and sections for 16-18 year old students.

The contest is also open to ESL (English as a Second Language) students.

We accept submissions from countries worldwide.

Eligibility

Participants must currently be enrolled in middle or high school, or be home-schooled, and less than 19 years of age on March 1, 2025 (the date the contest opened for entries). No exceptions!

The contest is open to all otherwise eligible students worldwide regardless of nationality, citizenship, or country of residence.

You are strongly advised to read all the rules and advice for participants!

For 2025, there is a special topic category, "Protecting Marine Life from Human Impact", which may be applied across all eligible age groups and submission types. This is option is in addition to the standard categories: Companion Animals, Farm Animals, Wildlife on Land, Wildlife in the Oceans. See below for details on this topic.

Protecting Marine Life from Human Impact

Many marine species face threats due to human activities such as pollution, overfishing, gear entanglement, ship strikes, and habitat destruction. Think about a marine species that is affected by these challenges—either one in your area or one that interests you.

The following questions may be helpful to consider as you work on your submission:

• What human activities pose a threat to this species?
• Are there existing laws or regulations to protect them? Have any new policies been proposed?
• Are there any technological advancements that could help reduce harm to this species?
• What solutions been attempted? Were they successful?
• Have past protections been weakened or removed? What impact does this have?
• If no action is taken, what could happen to the species in the future?
• How can people (including students like you) contribute to solutions and advocate for change?

Your essay can focus on policy solutions, scientific advancements, or a combination of both. Be sure to support your ideas with research and examples!

Remember to review all the rules for your chosen entry type (essay, photo essay, or video) and ensure your work meets the requirements prior to submission.

Fourteen and Fifteen Year Old Essay Submissions

Entrants in the 14-15 year old section are invited to either write an essay that addresses one of the following: the mistreatment of one animal species, or one cause of animal suffering, and present ideas to raise awareness of this species and what can be done to protect it. Essays should fall into one of the following categories: Companion Animals, Farm Animals, Wildlife on Land, Wildlife in the Oceans, or this year's special category: Protecting Marine Life from Human Activity. You will need to choose one of these when you submit your entry.

Your submission must:

• be the original work of the author or authors;
• show clearly which animal issue you chose to address and why;
• include accurate citations of any quotes or references used to support your essay.

Submission format

All submissions must be made using the form which will appear below only while the contest is open for entries. Please note: essays submitted any other way (e.g. via e-mail or the postal service) will not be accepted.

Essay files will be uploaded directly to our website via the entry form. 

1. Your essay must be no less than 1400 words and no more than 1500 words excluding citations, page headers and footers. Essays with a word count outside this range will be automatically disqualified.
2. Your essay must be written in English.
3. You must include a bibliography of your sources. You may use either APA or MLA style. Please choose whichever you are most comfortable with. For help with these styles, visit Purdue's online writing lab, The Owl.
4. You must include your name and essay title at the top of each page. Do not include any contact information (e.g. e-mail address or telephone number) in your essay.
5. All pages of an essay must be numbered.
6. All pages of an essay must be double-spaced.
7. You must use a legible font style and size such as 12-point Times New Roman
8. We will only accept essays in PDF format. If you need help creating a PDF file, see below.
9. The size of your file must be less than 2Mb.

Sixteen through Eighteen Year Old Essay Submissions

Entrants in the 16-18 year old essay section are invited to write an essay that addresses either the mistreatment of one animal species or one cause of animal suffering; or the preservation of one endangered species, occurring anywhere in the world, and potential solutions to alleviate animal suffering. Essays should fall into one of the following categories: Companion Animals, Farm Animals, Wildlife on Land, Wildlife in the Oceans, or this year's special category: Protecting Marine Life from Human Activity. You will need to choose one of these when you submit your entry.

Your submission must:

• be the original work of the author or authors;
• show clearly which animal issue you chose to address and why;
• include accurate citations of any quotes or references used to support your essay.

Submission format

All submissions must be made using the form, which will appear below only while the contest is open for entries. Please note: essays submitted any other way (e.g. via e-mail or the postal service) will not be accepted.

Essay files will be uploaded directly to our website via the entry form. 

1. Your essay must be no less than 1400 words and no more than 1500 words excluding citations, page headers and footers (if used). Essays with a word count outside this range will be automatically disqualified.
2. Your essay must be written in English.
3. You must include a bibliography of your sources. You may use either APA or MLA style. Please choose whichever you are most comfortable with. For help with these styles, visit Purdue's online writing lab, The Owl.
4. You must include your name and essay title at the top of each page. Do not include any contact information (e.g. e-mail address or telephone number) in your essay.
5. All pages of an essay must be numbered.
6. All pages of an essay must be double-spaced.
7. You must use a legible font style and size such as 12-point Times New Roman
8. We will only accept essays in PDF format. If you need help creating a PDF file, see below.
9. The size of your file must be less than 2Mb.

Sixteen through Eighteen Year Old Video

Entrants in the 16-18 year Video section must submit either a video showcasing a project that you have been involved with for at least two months, or a video that educates and inspires your peers. The focus should be on one of the following: the mistreatment of one animal species or one cause of animal suffering; or the preservation of one endangered species, occurring anywhere in the world. Submissions should fall into one of the following categories: Companion Animals, Farm Animals, Wildlife on Land, Wildlife in the Oceans, or this year’s special category: Protecting Marine Life from Human Activity. You will need to choose one of these when submitting your entry.

Videos should show clearly which animal issue you chose to address and why. Be sure to accurately cite any quotes or references used in your presentation.

Project Videos

The project should be worked on for at least two months and should have a direct impact on animals by means of either direct or indirect intervention. Your submission will document the project, your contribution to that project and, where possible, show how your project/involvement could alleviate animal suffering.

Your project could possibly be one of the following:

• Participate actively in an organization that raises awareness about an animal issue and how to reduce suffering
• Create or demonstrate a plausible alternative to a practice which causes animal suffering
• Devise an activity of your own, or form a school group that will raise awareness about, or mitigate, animal suffering

If you choose to start a group, you will need to demonstrate how many people were in the group and that this group was active and made significant contributions in your chosen area. In all categories we will ask you to provide contact information for someone who will vouch for the originality and duration of your project.

If you wish to submit a joint project, a group of up to four students can contribute to the project. Only one member of the group should submit the entry form and the names of other group members must be included just one time on the project itself.

Educational Videos

The submission should include clear objectives defining what your audience will learn by the end, as well as a clear call to action letting viewers know what they can do to help alleviate animal suffering. Don’t forget to include images, animations, or infographics to reinforce the key concepts covered in your presentation.

 

Submission format

All submissions must be made using the form which will appear below only while the contest is open for entries. Essays or videos submitted any other way (e.g. via e-mail or the postal service) will not be accepted.

Video entries will require that you provide a URL to your submission because it will be on another website. The entry form will explain how to obtain, copy, and paste the required URL into the entry form.

The requirements for each category of submission are specified below.

Video

1. Your video must be between 2 - 4 minutes long.
2. We will accept video submissions uploaded only to YouTube (www.youtube.com) or Vimeo (www.vimeo.com).
3. Give your video a meaningful title.
4. Add a brief synopsis of the video as the description of the video.
5. You must include your name in the video, but do not include any contact information (e.g. e-mail address or telephone number) in either the video or its description.

Please note:

You must have explicit permission to use any footage, animation, music or photography you use. 

 

Sixteen through Eighteen Year Old Essay with Photos Submissions

Entrants in the 16-18 year old Essay with Photos section must become involved in a project (new or pre-existing) that addresses either the mistreatment of one animal species or one cause of animal suffering; or the preservation of one endangered species, occurring anywhere in the world. Essays should fall into one of the following categories: Companion Animals, Farm Animals, Wildlife on Land, Wildlife in the Oceans, or this year's special category: Protecting Marine Life from Human Activity. You will need to choose one of these when you submit your entry.

Projects should be worked on for at least two months and the project should have a direct impact on animals by means of either direct or indirect intervention. Your submission will document your project and your contribution to that project and, where possible, show how your project/involvement could alleviate animal suffering.

Your project could possibly be one of the following:

• Participate actively in an organization that raises awareness about an animal issue and how to reduce suffering
• Create or demonstrate a plausible alternative to a practice which causes animal suffering
• Devise an activity of your own, or form a school group that will raise awareness about, or mitigate, animal suffering

If you choose to start a group, you will need to demonstrate how many people were in the group and that this group was active and made significant contributions in your chosen area. In all categories we will ask you to provide contact information for someone who will vouch for the originality and duration of your project.

If you wish to submit a joint project, a group of up to four students can contribute to the project. Only one member of the group should submit the entry form and the names of other group members must be included just one time on the project itself.

Your submission must:

• be the original work of the author or authors;
• show clearly which animal issue you chose to address and why;
• show what you have done to help remedy this issue;
• include accurate citations of any quotes or references, and properly credited photos

Submission format

All submissions must be made using the form which will appear below only while the contest is open for entries. Essays submitted any other way (e.g. via e-mail or the postal service) will not be accepted.

Essay files will be uploaded directly to our website via the entry form. 

Essay with Photographs

1. Your essay must be no less than 900 and no more than 1000 words excluding citations, page headers and footers (if used). Essays with a word count outside this range will be automatically disqualified.
2. Your essay must be written in English.
3. You must include a bibliography of your sources. You may use either APA or MLA style. Please choose whichever you are most comfortable with. For help with these styles, visit Purdue's online writing lab, The Owl.
4. You must include your name and essay title at the top of each page. Do not include any contact information (e.g. e-mail address or telephone number) in your essay.
5. All pages of an essay must be numbered.
6. All pages of an essay must be double-spaced.
7. You must use a legible font style and size such as 12-point Times New Roman
8. We will only accept essays in PDF format. If you need help creating a PDF file, see below.
9. The size of your file must be less than 2Mb.

Deadlines

Entry deadline:	Saturday, May 31st 2025 (11:59pm PDT)
Results announced:	Friday, August 15th 2025

Advice for Participants

The judges offer the following advice based on entries from earlier contests:

• Read the rules! Every year we disqualify a number of entries because they did not follow the rules.
• If your entry is an essay the judges will look for:
  • Clear, in-depth examination of the chosen topic
  • Original and/or practicable solutions to the issue
  • Use of a variety of credible sources to support your essay (please do not use Wikipedia)
  • A well-organized structure including opening and closing paragraphs
  • Careful attention to grammar and spelling
• If your entry is an essay with photos the judges will look for:
  • Clear, in-depth examination of the chosen topic 
  • Original and/or practicable solutions to the issue
  • Use of a variety of credible sources to support your essay (please do not use Wikipedia)
  • A well-organized structure including opening and closing paragraphs
  • Careful attention to grammar and spelling
  • Photos that enhance the essay
• If your entry is a video the judges will look for:
  • Clear, and in-depth examination of the chosen topic
  • Original and/or practicable solutions to the issue
  • Good quality video with clear audio that keeps the viewers' attention 
  • An inspiring call to action encouraging others to get involved
• Please utilize either the MLA or APA styles to format and cite your sources For help with acceptable formatting and styles, check out  https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/resources.html

• The judges will take an especially harsh view of plagiarism. Don't do it! Cite all your sources. We do check.
• ESSENTIAL: Learn from previous winners!  Visit our home page and the submissions of previous winners. Look at their entries to see how they stand out.
• Make sure the file or URL you submit is your actual entry! Each year we receive files which are clearly not the author's essay file. Due to the number of essays submitted we are unlikely to have time to contact you about your mistake.

Entry Form

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School:	Year in school: Select year... Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior
Reference:	You must provide contact information for a professional person outside your family (e.g. teacher, church official, veterinarian, animal control officer) who can vouch for your participation in, and contribution to, the project in the event that your entry is awarded a prize. First name: Last name: Phone: E-mail: Relationship to the project:
Project title:
Entry category:	Select category... Companion Animals Farm Animals Wildlife on Land Wildlife in the Oceans Protecting Marine Life from Human Activity Other
Submission type:	Select type ... Video Essay with Photographs Essay by 16-18 year old Essay by 14-15 year old
	To obtain the link for your digital photo journal: Go to www.flickr.com (link opens in new window). Login Open the "Set" which is your digital photo journal. Confirm that all photos are public so the judges can see them. Click on the Share drop-down and then select Grab the link. Copy & paste the link it into the Link field below.
	If your video is on YouTube: Go to www.youtube.com (link opens in new window). View your video. Click on the Share button below the video. Copy & paste the link into the Link field below. If your video is on Vimeo: Go to www.vimeo.com (link opens in new window). View your video. Click on the Share icon in the upper-right hand corner of the video panel. Click on Preview your share email Copy & paste the link into the Link field below.
	If you are submitting a blog: In your web browser go to the public view of your blog. Copy the URL for your blog from the address window. Open a new browser tab and paste in the URL you just copied. Confirm that it goes to your blog. Paste the URL into the Link field below. If you are submitting a Facebook page: In your web browser go to your Facebook page. Copy the URL from the address window. Open a new browser tab and paste in the URL you just copied. Confirm that it goes to your Facebook page. Paste the URL into the Link field below.
Link:
File:	Click the Browse button below and select your essay PDF file (max: 2Mb).
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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.)

Select winner ... 2024 First Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Allison Cheng - Young Birders for Our Habitats2024 Second Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Isabella Velasquez - The Call of the Pack - ...2024 Third Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Erin Rhoden - Right Whale Festival2024 First Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - VJae Brown - Go Green KISD2024 Second Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Harkanwal Sidhu - Animal Mental ...2024 Active Involvement Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Daniel Athey - Rescue 911 ...2024 First Prize (Essay by 16-18 year old) - Krrisha Patel - Preservation Of Endangered Sea Turtles2024 Second Prize (Essay by 16-18 year old) - Yasmine Cheng - Mitigating the Toll of Roadkill ...2024 Third Prize (Essay by 16-18 year old) - Brooklyn Hoegy - Mistreated and Misjudged: Great ...2024 First Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Zai Lee - Ending Rhino Poaching for Generations to Come2024 Second Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Ka Yee Brianna Xiao - “The Golden Gem’s ...2024 Third Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Sanvi Gupta - Tangled Truths: Unveiling the Plight ...2024 First Prize (ESL, 16-18 year old) - Sabrina Chen - Endangered Beauty2024 Second Prize (ESL, 16-18 year old) - Varenya Kunapuli - Corruption, Torture, and Crime: ...2024 Third Prize (ESL, 16-18 year old) - Vicky Gutierrez-Ramirez - Pollinator Decline at ...2024 Honorable Mention - Parker Bowman - CAFOs Cause Animal Suffering2024 Honorable Mention - Zora Chou - Why Some Exotic Animals Should Not Be Pets2024 Honorable Mention - Hassan Raza - The Plight of the Pangolin: Raising Awareness and ...2024 Honorable Mention - Kaylynn Walmsley - Battling For The Little Brown Bat2023 First Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Adoriam DeWalt - Friends and Feathers2023 Second Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Malan Cisse - Threatening Slots: Saving Blue2023 Third Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Helena Uceda - NOISE POLLUTION2023 First Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Jenna Madary - Why the Housing Crisis ...2023 Second Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Aubrey Ezratty - A Glimpse into Horse ...2023 Active Involvement Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Ruby Anzo - Awareness on ...2023 First Prize (Essay by 16-18 year old) - Paige Gregory - The Necessity of Oysters in the ...2023 Second Prize (Essay by 16-18 year old) - Mackenna Kofahl - Volunteering at the Monroe ...2023 Third Prize (Essay by 16-18 year old) - Madeleine Schafer - A Foundation of Informed ...2023 Third Prize (Essay by 16-18 year old) - Rachel Xu - Vessel Strikes, Bycatch, and Plastic ...2023 First Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Shannon Hong - Monk Parakeets: The So-Called Avian ...2023 Second Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Joel Lee - Redirecting Indonesia's Toxic ...2023 Third Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Lucy Kershen - Octopuses: In Need of More ...2023 Third Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Lily Yangliu - Silent Peril: Sonar Technology's ...2023 First Prize (ESL, 16-18 year old) - Laura Parra Gómez - Kiara's voice a story behind ...2023 First Prize (ESL, 14-15 year old) - Ka Yee Brianna Xiao - A Cry for Pangolins2023 Honorable Mention - Ivy Choi - Social Media’s Contribution to the Exotic Pet Trade2023 Honorable Mention - Michelle Lee - Fishing for Plastic2023 Honorable Mention - Nayeli Maldonado - Anti-Cruelty Society Video Project 12023 Honorable Mention - Sienna Pearson - The Disappearance of the “Dog Running in the Rough ...2023 Honorable Mention - Skylar Zaugg - Save A Life2022 First Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Ava Smith - The Overlooked Struggles of Pigeons ...2022 Second Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Grace Davis - Running to Rehab-The True Story of ...2022 Third Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Esther Wilson - The Truth About Factory Farming2022 Active Involvement Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Minatullah Al-Ani - Animal Welfare ...2022 First Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Katelyn Chen - The PAWS Club2022 Second Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Madina Tokusheva - We are responsible ...2022 Third Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Brandie Wilson - Bee the Change2022 First Prize (Essay by 16-18 year old) - Emily Scott - Reforming Hydroelectric Energy to ...2022 Second Prize (Essay by 16-18 year old) - Diana Shehu - The Desert Tortoise and Solar Panel ...2022 Third Prize (Essay by 16-18 year old) - Katherine Liu - The "Neoguri"- Wild Canines in the ...2022 First Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - William Tsay - The Downfall of the Blue Bloods2022 Second Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Eden Riebling - Saving Nature's Masterpiece2022 Third Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Javeria Noor Javed - Trophy Hunting - The Murder Sport2022 First Prize (ESL, 16-18 year old) - Ayram Beltran - Barn Owls2022 Second Prize (ESL, 16-18 year old) - Riko Kubo - Mistreatment of Dogs and Cats in Japan2022 Honorable Mention - Kiley Hart - How a Stylish Life Can Affect the Wildlife2022 Honorable Mention - Netra Karthigeyan - A Case for the Indian Canine2022 Honorable Mention - Joel Lee - The Effect of Biofuel Production on Honeybee Populations2022 Honorable Mention - Kate Lee - The Washouts of Hydropower2022 Honorable Mention - Maya Sidhu - N/A2021 First Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Manya Oswal - There For U Foundation2021 Second Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Ella McMullin - Educating Children About Marine ...2021 Third Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Sofia Gaxiola - The Border Issues Under the Sea - ...2021 First Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Jordan Dearsley - E-waste Recycling Project2021 First Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Grace Feng - Bird Boxes and Bogs2021 Second Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Elizabeth Quach - Closing the Case on ...2021 Active Involvement Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Reagan Frye - From a ...2021 Active Involvement Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Kristina Trojak - Quiet ...2021 First Prize (Essay by 16-18 year old) - Sydney SUMMERVILLE - Animal Transportation Regulations2021 Second Prize (Essay by 16-18 year old) - Zoe Kelley - The Bettas’ Beauty: A Deeper ...2021 Third Prize (Essay by 16-18 year old) - Haley Beish - Sea Turtles: An Endangered Species2021 Active Involvement Prize (16-18 essay only) - Adalina Garcia - Project Delta View Cats: "TNR"2021 First Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Natalia Celis - Exposing SeaWorld – The ...2021 Third Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Emily Chang - The Concealed Cruelty of the Down ...2021 Second Prize (ESL, 14-15 year old) - Claire Echternacht - The Quiet Buzz of Periled ...2021 Honorable Mention - Jordan Dearsley - The Impact of Development on Wildlife in Manitoba2021 Honorable Mention - Belen Torres - Stop Marine Pollution (a guide)2020 First Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Sarah Robison - The Plastic Effect: Sea Turtle ...2020 Second Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Jessica To - Koala Preservation | Defend the ...2020 Third Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Caitlyn Kwok - Manta Rays Need Our Help2020 Third Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Belen Torres - A Helping Hand To Paws2020 First Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Reed Farrar - Strange Birds2020 Second Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Derek DeAngelo - Animal Homelessness: ...2020 Third Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Aimee Jones - Bee Kind to All2020 First Prize (Essay by 16-18 year old) - Yolanda Chen - Overfishing and Bycatch: An Empty Ocean2020 Second Prize (Essay by 16-18 year old) - Elizabeth Quach - EcoTensil2020 Third Prize (Essay by 16-18 year old) - Franscine Garcia - Stray Lives Matter2020 First Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Liana Hase-Penn - The Tragic Plight of Pangolins ...2020 Second Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Tracy Huang - Saving the Intelligent Red-fur ...2020 Third Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Chloe Sow - What's Up with the Southern Resident Orcas?2020 First Prize (ESL, 16-18 year old) - Dane Wary Dulnuan - Humanity in the World Wild Web2020 Second Prize (ESL, 16-18 year old) - Valentina Barrón García - The Broad Line between ...2020 Second Prize (ESL, 16-18 year old) - Karla Ortega-Sandoval - Caged in the Wilderness2020 Third Prize (ESL, 16-18 year old) - Shruti Dhaka - Sacred but neglected2020 Honorable Mention - Oris Chambliss - Sharks: Hollywood's Most Misunderstood Villains2020 Honorable Mention - Sophia Duera-Cardozo - Aquatic Research Bot2020 Honorable Mention - Hillary Shi - Extinction of the tiger king2019 First Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Elyas Masrour - Piping Plover Education Project2019 Second Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Tess Cowles - Save The Elephants #refusetoride2019 Third Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Yuki Coyle - Our Home is Their Home2019 Honorable Mention (Video by 16-18 year old) - Amanda Cabral - Harmful Effects of ...2019 Active Involvement Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Kristin Thorneloe - Finding a Home2019 Honorable Mention (Video by 16-18 year old) - Adam Vossen - The Power of Plant-Based Diets2019 First Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Paulina Umansky - Humane Classroom Act2019 Second Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Denali Bruce - Teaching Birds to Fly2019 Third Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Somya Pandey - Climate Change’s ...2019 Honorable Mention (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Grace Kueker - Angel's Community ...2019 Active Involvement Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - William Naughton - Bat Houses2019 First Prize (Essay by 16-18 year old) - Tracy Chen - Environmental Impact Awareness Week2019 Second Prize (Essay by 16-18 year old) - Emma Rhyne - Starving in a Full World: The Plight ...2019 Third Prize (Essay by 16-18 year old) - Hannah Nivar - Project Terrapin2019 Honorable Mention (Essay by 16-18 year old) - Borja Ingle-Fernandez - Bird Migrations and ...2019 Honorable Mention (Essay by 16-18 year old) - Danielle Mank - Save the Snakes2019 Honorable Mention (Essay by 16-18 year old) - Alyssa Medin - The Race to Greyhound Freedom2019 First Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Killashandra Coetzee - The Cape Mountain Zebra: ...2019 Second Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Skye Lam - The Depleting Undersea Forests: ...2019 Third Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Annie Edwards - Erasing Leatherback History: The ...2019 Active Involvement Second Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Lauryn Green - ...2019 Active Involvement Second Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Aoi Otani - Be a ...2019 Honorable Mention (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Amanda Kay - The Effects of Climate Change ...2019 Honorable Mention (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Nitisha Ponnappan - Behind the Painted Shells2018 First Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Weijia Liang - Protect the Smile of the Yangtze River2018 Second Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Amogh Gowda - Pigs in Danger2018 Third Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Sara Bower - Shark Appeal2018 Active Involvement Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Kelsey Levine - Bouncing Back - A ...2018 First Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Vibha Rohilla - They Evolved With Us2018 Second Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Emily McLaughlin Sta. Maria - ...2018 Third Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Hannah Sackles - A Second Life for ...2018 Active Involvement Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Tina Li - SOS: Save Our ...2018 First Prize (Essay by 16-18 year old) - Sydney Puda - Rhino Conservation Mission2018 Second Prize (Essay by 16-18 year old) - Melanie Sztybel - Loneliest Orca in the World: Lolita2018 Third Prize (Essay by 16-18 year old) - Amadea Gardner - Declawing is Cruelty2018 First Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Alexi Lee - Moon Bears: The Gut-Wrenching Truth2018 Second Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Ivan Budanov - Bring back the leatherback2018 Third Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Devin Robinson - Ignorance is Bliss: the True Tale ...2018 First Prize (Endangered Species, 14-15 year old) - Peyton Steffek - The Gentle Giants of ...2018 Second Prize (Endangered Species, 14-15 year old) - Faith Oh - A Devastating Population ...2018 Third Prize (Endangered Species, 14-15 year old) - Angelina Xu - Need A Bit More Than Magic2018 Noted by Judges - Abhinav Ganguly - The Pride of Assam2018 Noted by Judges - Jina Kwon - The Invisible Plague: Microplastics2018 Noted by Judges - Dayana Martinez Hernandez - Saving domestic dogs: The correlation ...2017 First Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Myriam Burger - Save an Elephant, Save a Species2017 Second Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Lisa Wang - The Buzz About Bees2017 Third Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Jovita Solorio-Fielder - Saving Sea Turtles2017 Active Involvement Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Leah Evensen - Food For Thought2017 First Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Olivia Banks - Cozy Condos for Feral ...2017 Climate Change First Prize - Claire Wayner - Seeing Scarlet: Saving a Neotropical Migrant2017 Second Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Emma Richards - Pit Bulls Are Not Bullies2017 Third Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Tess Pickering - The Final Cut2017 Active Involvement Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Anne Fentress - Ending ...2017 Honorable Mention (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Kaitlyn Johnson - Older Cats: A ...2017 First Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Naomi Chongsiriwatana - When the Powerful Are Crushed2017 Second Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Dylan Scott - Bees: Earth's Backbone2017 Active Involvement Second Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Janelle Huinda - ...2017 Third Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Katherine Sabak - Muennink's Spiny Rat2017 Honorable Mention (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Sasha Fairbairn - The Hopeful Story of the ...2017 Honorable Mention (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Kellen Vu - Not-So-Happy Feet2017 Climate Change Second Prize - Kelsey Hall - LEAP Club (Leaders for Environmental Awareness ...2017 Honorable Mention (Climate Change) - Enrithy Chey - Climate Change: Fish2017 Honorable Mention (Climate Change) - Allison Feng - Let's Be Oral About Coral2017 Honorable Mention (Climate Change) - Nicholas Grosso - Saving Spoonbills: A Look Through ...2017 Honorable Mention (Climate Change) - Jenny Tran - A Voice for Animals: Climate Change2016 First Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Aleia Free - "Don't Buy An Easter Bunny This Year"2016 Second Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Noemi Tirado - Ecowlity2016 Third Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Lionell Wright - Castles for 'Coons2016 Honorable Mention (Video by 16-18 year old) - Lindsay Alfermann - The Franklin County ...2016 Active Involvement Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Emilia Kosonen - Animal Agriculture ...2016 First Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Kassidy Manning - Animals Have Feelings Too2016 Second Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Matthew Carbonaro - Cape Cod Doxie Day2016 Third Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Jake McGarey - People Food is Not Pet Food2016 Active Involvement Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Brynnan Grimes - End Cat ...2016 Honorable Mention (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Victoria Oldson - Effects of ...2016 First Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Abigail Ulsamer - The Search for the Ghost Bird2016 Second Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Grace Sampson - Propelling to Extinction: The ...2016 Active Involvement Second Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Sofia Annunziata - ...2016 Active Involvement Second Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Kayla Kezema - Cat ...2016 Third Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Cassandra Parker - Never Neglect2016 Honorable Mention (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Joseph Chu - Deforestation: Destroyer of Habitats2016 Honorable Mention (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Sarah Katz - Polar Bears vs. Global Warming2016 Honorable Mention (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Justice Morgan - The Factory Farm: A House ...2015 First Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Natalia Maisonet - Alley Cats & Dogs Rescue Project2015 Second Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Trystan Adams - "Catios"2015 Third Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Lauren Fredericks - Saving a Life is Always in Style2015 Honorable Mention (Video by 16-18 year old) - Rachel Kirylo - Until There Are None, Adopt One2015 Honorable Mention (Video by 16-18 year old) - Frances Manthorpe - Changing Animals Lives ...2015 Honorable Mention (Video by 16-18 year old) - Alyssa Saggau - Every Animal Deserves a Chance2015 First Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Jennifer Carter - Invisible Wounds: ...2015 Second Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Gabriela Gonzalez - Making a ...2015 Third Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Felicia Saravo - Terps Make A Comeback2015 Honorable Mention (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Ryan Lacey - Horse Slaughter: ...2015 First Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Eva Herscowitz - Tough on Poaching: The Bleak Fate ...2015 Second Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Aidan Crowley - The Awe-Inspiring Leatherback2015 Third Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Hyunji Lee - Who is the actual killer2015 Honorable Mention (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Tia Biggs - Haunted By Halloween2015 Honorable Mention (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Keara Watkins - Is a Dog Really a Man's Best ...2015 First Prize (Personal Involvement Project by 15-16 year old) - Alexandra Forsythe - ...2014 First Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Evan Brown - First Coast No More Homeless Pets: ...2014 First Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Chaise Hendrix - Homeless Animals and Volunteering2014 First Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Marina Luccioni - Urban Fox2014 Second Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Kaleigh Rings - Saving the Rhinos2014 Second Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Sara Ruhl - Exotic Bird Owner Awareness2014 First Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Cara Doolittle - Bee Aware2014 Second Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Emily Boujemaa - Rescued is my ...2014 Second Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Katharine Frazier - SOS! (Saving our ...2014 Second Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Jacob Reese - Lake Erie Water Snake ...2014 Honorable Mention (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Alisha Fowler - Tails on Trails ...2014 Honorable Mention (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Elizabeth Hasier - Collection ...2014 First Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Annie Benedict - We Otter Bring 'Em Back! : The ...2014 First Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Victoria Carotenuto - Bringing an End to the ...2014 Second Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Jennifer Carter - Just Imagine: Saving Shelter ...2014 Third Prize (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Conor Quinn - Be The Change2014 Honorable Mention (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Sonya Mangat - The North Pacific Gyre2014 Honorable Mention (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Olivia McCormick - Changing The Poultry Industry2014 Honorable Mention (Essay by 14-15 year old) - Benjamin Seaberg - Prairie Dogs: Are They ...2014 First Prize (Blog/Facebook page) - Dania Gonzalez - A Place To Call Home2014 Second prize (Blog/Facebook page) - Kaleigh Rings - Endangered Species Everywhere2014 Third Prize (Blog/Facebook page) - Ashley Aubin - Cat Sanctuary Website2013 First Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Jordyn DeGroote - Exotic Animal Trade- Dangers and ...2013 First Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Lucerito Gutierrez - Volunteering in Rescuing ...2013 Second Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Tiara Driedger - Save The Humpback Whales2013 Second Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Megan Tsang - Truth About Shark Finning2013 Honorable Mention (Video by 16-18 year old) - Alex Koss - SPCA Rescue the Animals2013 Honorable Mention (Video by 16-18 year old) - Marina Mireles - A Path Down a Broken Road2013 First Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Morgan Beckwith - Spay and Neuter ...2013 Second Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Rebekah Hatherly - A Voice for Sharks2013 Third Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Grant Ly - Dolphin Captivity-The ...2013 Third Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Kailei Malauskas - Stop the Breeding ...2013 Honorable Mention (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Christopher Farrow - "Save the ...2013 Honorable Mention (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Matthew Pentek - 100 Bluebird ...2013 Honorable Mention (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Emily Robinson - Years in Change2013 First Prize (Essay/Photographs by 15-16 year old) - Brita Walther - A.E.A and the ...2013 First Prize (Blog/Facebook page) - Lyra Bertels - Dog Abuse Awareness2013 Second prize (Blog/Facebook page) - Keertana Srinivasan - End Animal Experimentation2013 First Prize (Essay by 14 year old) - Maya Rinehart - Making a Difference in the Lives of ...2013 Second Prize (Essay by 14 year old) - Karan Ishii - Reasons to Not Eat Meat2013 Second Prize (Essay by 14 year old) - Shriraj Susarla - Territorial Disputes Between ...2013 Third Prize (Essay by 14 year old) - Brooke McArdle - The Endangered Killer Whale2013 Honorable Mention (Essay by 14 year old) - Judy Lau - The Reality of Dogfighting2013 Honorable Mention (Essay by 14 year old) - Holly Testerman - Now He is Nothing: The Plight ...2012 First Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Carissa Atallah - Hermit Crab Molting Awareness2012 First Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Rick Espinoza - Titan: A Stray is Just as Good2012 Second Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Rachel Park - Saving Cats Step by Step2012 Third Prize (Video by 16-18 year old) - Tyler Kerver - Mustang2012 Honorable Mention (Video by 16-18 year old) - Regina Antoine - What If We Were the Polar Bears2012 Honorable Mention (Video by 16-18 year old) - Cyndi Lynn Sheridan - Save Our Species: ...2012 First Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Rachel Emrich - Meet Your Meat Public ...2012 First Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Kyana Jones - Unless I care a whole ...2012 Second Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Keely Ryan - KFC demo2012 Third Prize (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Abby Kimball - The Industrialized ...2012 Honorable Mention (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Emily (Yan Ting) Chen - Stop ...2012 Honorable Mention (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Rafael Parra - A New Way to Eat2012 Honorable Mention (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Erica Riano - Adopt A Stray2012 Honorable Mention (Essay/Photographs by 16-18 year old) - Wendy Villavicencio - Vet Society2012 First Prize (Essay/Photographs by 15-16 year old) - Michelle Jang - Road to Extinction: ...2012 Prize for best 14 year old (Essay/Photograph) - Yassel Manrique - A Voice For Animals Entry2012 Second Prize (Essay/Photographs by 15-16 year old) - Kathryn Andrae - Anti-Puppy Mill Project2012 Third Prize (Essay/Photographs by 15-16 year old) - Hayoung Chang - Ending the Cruelty of ...2012 Noted by Judges - Kayla Bean - The animals in who suffer - Who am I?2012 Noted by Judges - Ana Coffman - Heart Strings2012 Noted by Judges - Daishan Epperson - Animals Have Feelings Too2012 Noted by Judges - Ebony Joseph - True F.R.I.E.N.D.S2011 1st Prize - Clara Monsma - Georgia's Lost Gazelles2011 2nd prize - Anita Lo - Bitter Bile: Torture of Moon Bears in Asia2011 3rd Prize - Hanqing Chen - The Moon Bear's Plight2011 3rd Prize - Madeleine Villanueva - The Effects of Plastic on Marine Animals2011 Best Personal & Active Involvement - Nicolas Simon - Lessons From the Temple Dogs2011 Honorable Mention (Involvement) - Kendra Baum - Strays - The Cats of the Street2011 Honorable Mention (Involvement) - Sean Bernatowicz - BE A VOICE2011 Overseas Prize - Robyn Faulkner - Save a Turtle2011 Overseas Prize - Gunhwan Kim - Consumption of Man's Best Friends Dogs2011 Overseas Prize - Jessee Kuhar - Brazil, the Bill, and the Will - To Change2011 An Essay We Couldn't Ignore - Josie Benson - Good Intentions Gone Awry: The Sad Case of ...2011 An Essay We Couldn't Ignore - Melina Figueroa - Fashion fau pas2011 An Essay We Couldn't Ignore - Allison Hall - Muzzled Out of Life2011 An Essay We Couldn't Ignore - Casey Reynolds - Breaking the Bit2011 Best Essay by a 14 Year Old - Keertana Srinivasan - The Terrifying Truth Behind ...2011 Honorable Mention (14 Year Old) - Cianna Chavez - Animal Hoarding: Dangerous to Both Human ...2011 Honorable Mention (14 Year Old) - Haritha Jupudy - Meet your Meat: Cows are Friends, not Food2011 1st Prize (15-16 year old) - Sneha Ayyagari - Behind the Scenes: The Shocking Lives of ...2011 2nd Prize (15-16 year old) - Molly Chirunomula - The Plight of the Parrots: Solutions to ...2011 Honorable Mention - Julie Fink - The Last Performance of the Circus Bear2011 Honorable Mention - Chloe Gui - The Slaughter of Australia's Icon2011 3rd Prize (15-16 year old) - Amanda Kowalczyk - A Dying Legacy: Thoroughbred Racing2011 3rd Prize (15-16 year old) - Kevin Pope - "Gobble Gobble?"2011 Honorable Mention (15-16 year old) - Hyun Kim - The Loss of the Gem of the Yangtze: the ...2011 Honorable Mention (15-16 year old) - Joyce Squillante - More than Just That Crazy Cat ...2011 Honorable Mention (15-16 year old) - Jennifer Tran - Cute, Cuddly and Homeless2011 Africa Prize - Katherine Grunder - The Cost Is Extinction: African Elephants and the Ivory ...2010 1st Prize - Lauren Gilbert - New York City's Shame: The Carriage Horse Industry2010 2nd prize - Sara Corben - Xenotransplantation2010 3rd Prize - Tiffany Wang - Sushi Slaughter2010 Best Personal & Active Involvement - Jennifer Yost - Parrot Rehabilitation Journey2010 Honorable Mention (Involvement) - Erin Calhoon - Hear Them2010 Honorable Mention (Involvement) - Mackenzie Robert - Vested Determination2010 Honorable Mention (Involvement) - Andy Wang - The Reviver2010 Overseas Prize - Yosra Alterkawi - A Sad Reality: CATastrophes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia2010 An Essay We Couldn't Ignore - Melis Borovali - Fighting Against Fate2010 An Essay We Couldn't Ignore - Stephanie Bryan - Man's Best Friend Poisoned with Strychnine ...2010 An Essay We Couldn't Ignore - Justine Dover - The Ozark Hellbender: No longer found under ...2010 Best Essay by a 14 Year Old - Morgan Zerkle - The Influence of the Macaw2010 1st Prize (15-16 year old) - Kimberly Hanson - The Tragedy behind Foie Gras2010 2nd Prize (15-16 year old) - Robert Born - Modern Slaves: the Secret Life of Circus Elephants2010 Honorable Mention - Alexandra Durst - Salmon For The Salish2010 Honorable Mention - Amanda La Rue - Matador Mastery or Merciless Mutilation? The ...2010 Honorable Mention - Sara Redd - Acidosis in American Cattle: Possible Solutions to a ...2010 3rd Prize (15-16 year old) - Clayton Suplinski - Tapirs: On the Brink of Extinction2010 Honorable Mention (15-16 year old) - Kaitlin Deutsch - Trapped in Suffering: The Cruelty ...2010 Honorable Mention (15-16 year old) - Mary Kate Koch - Lonely Waters: the Decline of ...2010 Honorable Mention (15-16 year old) - Alexis Schilf - Testing on Animals Breaks More Than Hearts2010 Africa Prize - Megan Dixon - Bullfighting and its Many Evils2009 1st Prize - Kristen VanZant - Technology Boom, Gorilla Bust2009 2nd prize - Brittany Willingham - The Orangutan's Struggle to Survive the Palm Oil Industry2009 3rd Prize - Roxanne Olsson - The Voice of the Macaw2009 Best Personal & Active Involvement - Chelsi Sparti - Menace of urbanization – Downfall ...2009 Honorable Mention (Involvement) - Renee Ceil - Some May Call Me Crazy -- My Dedication to ...2009 Honorable Mention (Involvement) - Sarah Yeend - Being Human: The Problem of Imprinting in ...2009 1st Prize (Underclassmen) - Sophia Hu - The Detrimental Effects of Abusive Training and ...2009 2nd Prize (Underclassmen) - An Nguyen - The Truth Behind the White Tiger2009 3rd Prize (Underclassmen) - Dajahi Wiley - Mass Murder: The Politics and Economics of ...2009 Best Personal Activist - Sofia Prado - Huaperros Essay2009 Overseas Prize - Julianna Ko - China's Secret: The Plight of Stray Cats2009 An Essay We Couldn't Ignore - Megan Garbarini - Elvis--A Shelter Dog To A Ground Zero Hero2009 Honorable Mention (Underclassmen) - Tori Burnett - Lead Poisoning: A Silent Epidemic2009 Honorable Mention (Underclassmen) - Alex Klintworth - Protecting the Manatee2009 Honorable Mention (Underclassmen) - Monica Lee - Animal Sacrifice in South African Churches2009 Best Essay by a 14 Year Old - Cayla Jakubowski - A Call to Action: Cruelty Towards Cows in ...2009 Honorable Mention (14 Year Old) - Sadia Ahmed - The Life of a Battery Hen2009 Honorable Mention (14 Year Old) - Briauna Inglis - Polar Bears: Are They in Danger?2009 Honorable Mention - Muyi Li - Preserving a Cultural Heritage: the Decline of the Dugongs2009 Honorable Mention - Katherine Peter - The Devastating Impact of Man on the Asian ...2009 Honorable Mention - Christine Shieh - Disappearing Silhouettes in the Savanna Sun: The ...2008 1st Prize - Tracy Mandel - The Corruption of Chimpanzee Testing and Its Implications for ...2008 2nd prize - Ashley Eberhart - Equine Soring in the Tennessee Walking Horse Industry- A ...2008 3rd Prize - Emily Reed - Tigers: Endangered Species2008 3rd Prize - Jennifer Wiegand - Free-Range Puppies? Using the Market Economy to Promote ...2008 Best Personal & Active Involvement - Zander Srodes - Turtle Talks2008 Best Freshman Essay - Cynthia (Xi) Hua - Goldfish Bowls: Art at What Cost?2008 Honorable Mention (Involvement) - Alexandra Hayford - The Perils of Our Garbage2008 Honorable Mention (Involvement) - Keith Kremlick - Wild Horses Couldn't Drag me Away2008 Honorable Mention (Freshman) - Tara Deonauth - The Plight of the Eastern Diamondback ...2008 Honorable Mention (Freshman) - April Dodd - Organisms We Examine2008 Honorable Mention - Maricela Jimenez - Dogfighting: America's Latest Vice2008 Honorable Mention - Ashlee Stafford - The Sport of Kings? The Toll of Racing on the ...2008 Honorable Mention - Lauren Welch - Going Going Gone: The Siberian Tiger Vanishing Act2007 1st Prize - Viridiana Acosta - The Atrocious Impact of Deforestation and Illegal Pet Trade ...2007 2nd prize - Teresa Smit - Use of Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone2007 3rd Prize - Amanda Goldsmith - The Effects of Public Awareness on the Modern Industry of ...2007 Best Personal & Active Involvement - Nicole Mattei-Lince - The Final Ride: The Causes & ...2007 Best Freshman Essay - Juliana Joe - Animal Experimentation is Not Helping Anyone2007 Honorable Mention - Lisa Burley - The Silent Population Problem2007 Honorable Mention - Shaina Lex - Wildcats: the Newest Family Pet2007 Honorable Mention - Anamarie Urrutia - Apes in Crisis2006 1st Prize - Brian Nguyen - The Impact of Off-Road Vehicles on the Safety of Tortoises in ...2006 2nd prize - Grace Willis - Bats: The Fight for Flight2006 3rd Prize - Taylor Wasserman - A Voice Against Bullfighting2006 Best Personal & Active Involvement - Kathryn Hobbs - "Protecting the Dogs that Protect ...2006 Best Freshman Essay - Amy Tai - Cockfighting: Inhumane Treatment for Contemptible Pleasure2006 Honorable Mention - Tiffani Compton - Desert Tortoises: This Year's Throw-Away Pet2006 Honorable Mention - Katee LoMonaco - It's A Puppy Prison2006 Honorable Mention - Brian McLeod - "A World of Beliefs"2005 1st Prize - Lisette Arellano - Wildlife Pets: A Deplorable Oxymoron2005 2nd prize - Sarah Davis - Horse Slaughter: Our Nation's Dirty Secret2005 3rd Prize - Steven Huang - 21st Century Holocaust2005 Honorable Mention - Michelle Boire - The Inhumane Treatment of Animals in the United States2005 Honorable Mention - Wayne Boom - Back on Your Feed and Good as New2005 Honorable Mention - Bof Safford - Protecting the Prairie Dogs2004 1st Prize - Michael Jin - Cruelty to Ducks in Foie Gras Production2004 2nd prize - Dewi Harjanto - The Untold Story2004 3rd Prize - Rowena Bandigas - The Truth About Vivisection2004 Honorable Mention - Julie Heade - Torture for Beauty2004 Honorable Mention - Katie Levy - Animal Testing is a Barbaric Practice2004 Honorable Mention - Dallas Sherman - Alaska's Aerial Wolf Killing Program2003 1st Prize - Britney Heredia - Circus Animals2003 2nd prize - Ohmar Myint - Animal Use in War Research2003 3rd Prize - Teresa Castro - The Imprisonment of Dolphins for Peoples' Amusement2003 3rd Prize - Lidia D'Amico - The Cruelty of Keeping Wild, Exotic Cats as "Pets"2003 Honorable Mention - Samantha Haw - Dog Fighting2003 Honorable Mention - Neha Prakash - Rehabilitating Ducklings2003 Honorable Mention - Erin Schwartz - Testing Household Products on Animals2002 1st Prize - Rebekkah Dilts - Mountain Lions2002 2nd prize - Mallory Curtis - Lives of Feral Cats2002 2nd prize - Akira Kobayashi - Torture of Chickens in Modern Factory Farms2002 3rd Prize - Caroline Chase - Factory Farms Inflict Suffering on Cows, Pigs, and Chickens2002 Honorable Mention - Tran Ho - Dolphins2002 Honorable Mention - Brianne Johnson - The Plight of Elephants2002 Honorable Mention - Heather Sulli - Chickens2002 Honorable Mention - Amanda Ufheil-Somers - Abolishing Hunting Ranches2001 1st Prize - Alia Kroos - Imprisonment and Inhumane Treatment of Chimpanzees in Biomedical Labs2001 2nd prize - Andrew Grundstrom - The Abuse of Greyhounds in the Racing Industry2001 3rd Prize - Jeff Chien - Which Do You Pet and Which Do You Eat?2001 Honorable Mention - Jennifer Cheung - Cockfighting2001 Honorable Mention - Alice Pencavel - Throwaway Toys2001 Honorable Mention - Cheryl Phillips - Captive Parrots2001 Honorable Mention - Christina Schmunk - Shrimping and the Plight of Sea Turtles1999 1st Prize - Nick Sesnak - The Tragedy of Circus Elephants1999 2nd prize - Andrea Smith - Sacrifice to Vanity: The Killing of Animals for Fur1999 3rd Prize - Alison Prehn - The Price of an American Tradition

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