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Student Writing Competition

2010
-- Third Annual Student Writing Award Competition

The Committee on Animals and the Law is proud to announce that it will be holding a Student Writing Competition for the third year in a row. Click here to read the official Announcement and Rules.

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AWARD WINNERS:

2009
-- Second Annual Student Writing Award Compeition

First Place - Allison L. Westfahl Kong, a student at New York University Law School whose graduation is expected in 2010. Her submission entitled “Improving the Protection of Species Endangered in the United States by Means of a Revision of the Distinct Population Segment (DPS) Policy,” explores whether the DPS, a portion of a species' or subspecies' population or range, should be revised to permit the listings of species that are solely endangered within the United States and whether such a change is consistent with the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Kong received $1,000 for her winning submission.

Second Place - Andra Waniek, a recent graduate of Brooklyn Law School. Her paper “Protecting Woman's Best Friend from Family Violence: Proposal for a Model Statute Including Animals in Protective Orders,” discusses and reviews proposed and enacted legislation concerning inclusion of animals in protective orders. Waniek proposes a federal statute authorizing the inclusion of animals in protective orders that combines and modifies components of several proposed and enacted state statutes and adds a new provision to account for the housing of animals during their owners' stay at domestic violence shelters. Waniek received $500 for her essay.

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2008
-- First Annual Student Writing Award Competition

First place - Laurel McNeill, a student at Hofstra University School of Law, whose graduation is expected in 2010. Her submission, entitled “Giant Steps: The African Elephant and the United States’ Effect on The Survival of The Species”, examined the United States’ laws and agencies responsible for perpetuating the existence of the elephant, and suggested ways of doing more. Of all the submissions, this particular submission exhibited the highest quality of research, the most accurate and clear analysis and best technical writing.

Second place - Rachel Wechsler, a student at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2009.

Third place - Deborah Dubow Press, a student at Cornell Law School, 2009.

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Announcement and Rules (Adobe PDF File)