Advocacy
Pitch Competition
The Advocacy Pitch Competition is the capstone of our Virtual Advocacy Internship Program, offered for law and graduate students seeking hands-on experience in animal and environmental law and policy advocacy. Through this program, emerging advocates build practical skills, examine issues affecting animals and ecosystems, and develop innovative legal and policy solutions. The diverse backgrounds and interests of participants foster collaboration and generate compelling ideas, resulting in creative proposals that bridge advocacy, law, and real-world impact.
Each competition brings together students from diverse backgrounds, fostering collaboration and producing powerful ideas. Their proposals showcase the next generation of leaders in animal protection, environmental justice, climate advocacy, and rights of nature law and policy.
We invite you to explore their submissions, including advocacy videos, fact sheets, and policy proposals that address pressing challenges from wildlife conservation to sustainable development. These projects reflect both the urgency of today’s issues and the promise of tomorrow’s solutions.
2025 Submissions
Brooke Applegate - Ban Beach Driving on Cape Cod
Noah Boudreault - Winning Hears, Winning Minds, and Winning Rights for Nature in Bolivia
Ryan Chien - Ban Live Pig Auctions
Kassidy Clark - The Hidden Risks of Rodent Contraception
Jasmine Lawless - Shield the Shore
Derek Nguyen - Tree Keeper Toolkit
Grage Nguyen - Quiet Crisis: Critical Review of Ontario’s Animal Welfare Services
Sadie Parker - Stop Ecocide
Madison Rogers - Running with Wolves
Cassidy Sullivan - Protecting Passiflora
William Truong - Slow the Cruise Ships
Sehar Zaidi - Compassion in Commerce: Improving Welfare Standards for Animals in Retail Stores
Previous Years
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Rachel Arone - Ban Fur Farming
Emily Balderson - Stop the Shock
Asma Dhar - End Butterfly Exploitation
Kelsey Hire - Save the Mohave Ground Squirrel
Elizabeth Miller - Ban the Boom
Theo Rose - Demand More Sustainable Solar
Maryam Shokrollahi - Save Iran’s Last Asiatic Cheetah
Mackenzie Warden - Safeguard Colorado’s Water
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Ana Melo - Protecting Macaw in Canada
Leonardo Kwak - Saving Cave Species
Linda Tauscher - Art as Advocacy
Edward Willims - Wildlife Friendly Tourism in Paute, Ecuador
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Kevin Kurzeja - Opposing the Proposed Killingly Energy Center
Ella Rose Steven - Protecting Australian Biodiversity
Casey Shook - Ending the Caged Bird Trade
Arpita Kundu - Establishing Labels with Intentions
Julian Kanter - Proposing Oregon’s Animal Protection Party
Julia Laquidara - Defending the Whitespotted Eagle Ray
Caelle McKaveney - Saving the Tope Shark
John O’Dell - A More Cautious Approach to Wind Energy
Yueqi Yang - Compassion for Dalian’s Animal Companions
Jonathan Webster - The Return to Roots Initiative