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VLGS Animal Law Students Earn Top Spots in the NYSBA Committee on Animals and the Law Writing Competition

The New York State Bar Association Committee on Animals and the Law published the latest Laws and Paws Newsletter announcing their student writing competition winners.

Congratulations to VLGS students Vanessa Beane and Bailey Soderberg for their winning entries!

Second place – Vanessa Beane, student at Vermont Law School. Beane received $250 for her winning paper entitled The Big Cat Public Safety Act: Why the Legacy Clause Needs to be Amended,” which can be found on page 55.

Third place – Bailey Soderberg, student at Vermont Law School. Soderberg received a certificate of recognition for her paper entitled “Sealing the Deal: Continuing Protections for Cape Cod’s Seal Population Post-MMPA.”