Last week's question: A new amendment to Alaska's divorce law allows judges to assign joint custody of pets and requires courts to take "into consideration the well-being of the animal." Please come up with an advertising slogan for a divorce lawyer who specializes in dog and cat custody cases.
Click here for the results of last week's contest: Chocolate racket
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THE WINNER: "For when you have a dog in the fight"
Ken Liebman, Williston, Vt.
SECOND PLACE: "Love over? Keep rover"
Cindy Kalman, Woodland Hills, Calif.
THIRD PLACE: "We fight like cats and dogs for your cats and dogs"
Suzanne Brooks, Quechee, Vt.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Because every dog has his day in court"
Ken Kellam III, Dallas
"Helping housebroken pets survive broken homes"
Janine Witte, New Hope, Pa.
"We'll make sure Lassie comes home"
Diane Anderson, Newman, Ill.
"Arraigning cats and dogs"
Michael Gossman, Chicopee, Mass.
"No tails of woe fur you"
Mary Jo Astrachan, Oneida, N.Y.
"You get Fido or I'm pro bono"
Andrew Tuite, Chicago
"Keep Fido. Lose the 'I do.'"
Robert Leighton, New York City
"Get rid of the rat, keep the cat"
Mike Boskovic, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
"Pekingese. Burmese. Legalese."
Heather Briggs, Diamondhead, Miss.
"Our lawyers are very purr-suasive"
Kathryn El-Assal, Middleton, Wis.
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