Thanks to Stephanie Maselli, more homeless animals in North Haven, Connecticut, have a chance for a better life. A vegetarian dedicated to helping animals, New Hampshire's Rachael White fights for students' rights to dissection alternatives.
Teen years are tough times.
Everyone wants to be a part of the crowd. A high-school senior from Chesapeake, Virginia, had to answer that question for herself. Meet Lennie Bowe, a girl who risked the friendship of kids she would see everyday for a cat she would only see once. Most pet-store puppies are bred in puppy mills. Don't buy into the problem, says Sarah Byington.