| Burger King for offering a vegetarian burger in all of its establishments across the United States. |
| Ellen Jareckie for all of her dedicated work for injured animals. |
| To Charlie, Ernie and Lisa for including a segment about the Bushway Slaughterhouse abuse case on their morning radio show on WVMT AM 620. |
| Meals On Wheels who are now providing vegetarian meals. |
| Dana Demetrio for her many years of volunteer work |
| Everyone at the Cat Spay/ Neuter Clinic in Colchester (Peggy, Roger, Kathee, Doris, Ginny, Allison, and other volunteers) |
| Pat Cram for her many years of volunteering. |
| Everyone involved in the UVM-based animal protection organization Students for True Animal Rights. |
| Ellen Emerson of Vermont Programmers for her excellent work on the GMAD website. |
| Morning DJ Bob of Star 92.9 who read a touching animal story on air highlighting how some people consider animals "disposable." He made a point to listeners that owning an animal is a responsibility and also pointed them to where they could get more information about apartments and hotels that allow pets. |
| The School of Medicine at the University of California, who will not be performing invasive procedures on live domestic canines. Up until this semester, dogs were used in six-hour teaching labs and were killed once the class was over.
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| Everyone whose acts of kindness, large and small, help ease the suffering of animals and protect the environment. |
| Monica Farrington for rescuing, transporting, and generously supporting the rescue of skunks, pidgeons, gulls, dogs, and just about any creature that needs a lift and some medical attention. You're a star Monica! |
| Lindsey Deon for hosting a wonderful vegan dinner to raise awareness about the cruelty associated with puppy mills, and for organizing and hosting our annual garage sale |
| Whit Hewit for fostering twenty mice that were formerly used for research purposes. He has currently found a good home for four of the mice and continues to care for the rest. |
| Cecilia Telefus for her fabulous squirrel and bunny rescue. |