K – 2 Grade First Place Angel W., 2nd Grade Valley View Elementary, WV 
Second Place Elizabeth H., 2nd Grade Valley View Elementary, WV Third Place Yesenia G., 2nd Grade Valley View Elementary, WV 3 – 5 Grade First Place Justice D., 3rd Grade Valley View Elementary, WV 
Second Place Sarah Katz, 4th Grade Seattle Jewish Community School, WA Third Place Gabriel Rosenbloom, 4th Grade Seattle Jewish Community School, WA 6 – 8 Grade First Place Tashi Treadway, 7th Grade Girl Scout Troop #40907, WV 
Second Place Katie Marie See, 7th Grade Girl Scout Troop #40907, WV | 3 – 5 Grade First Place Marcus Mesnik-Greene, 4th Grade Seattle Jewish Community School, WA “Humane beings have to be responsible for their pets because humans were the ones who first domesticated them and took away their natural instinct of taking care of themselves in the wild. It is up to us humans to provide all the dogs and cats with adequate shelter, food, and loving care. Therefore, we must strive to prevent pet overpopulation as much as we can. Pet overpopulation is a huge problem in our era and there are ways that definitely help diminish the problem. One way is to spay and neuter your pets.” Second Place Shira Ariana Lyss-Loren, 4th Grade Seattle Jewish Community School, WA 6-8 Grade First Place Mitchell Roberts, 7th Grade Woodmere Middle School, NY 9 – 12 Grade First Place Laria Jenae Nelson, 10th Grade White Station High, TN “Spaying and neutering allows animals to live longer, healthier lives. It prevents them from contracting fatal diseases like feline leukemia and AIDS. Spaying female animals prevents them from getting ovarian cancer and reduces the risk of them getting breast cancer. Neutered males cannot get testicular cancer and reduces the risk of them getting prostate disease. The chances of these animals running away, fighting, or searching for mates also decreases. The procedure makes the animals more affectionate while eliminating the heat cycle and reducing behavior problems . . . Animals are living creatures, and they deserve to be loved, too.”
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