Jillian Blume is a New York City–based writer whose feature articles have appeared in magazines, newspapers, and websites including the New York Observer, Marie Claire, Self, City Realty, the ASPCA, ThisDogsLife.co, Petful.com, Best Friends Animal Society, The Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals, The Pet Gazette, Inside Your Dog’s Mind, Inside Your Cat’s Mind, and many others. She received a master’s degree in creative writing from New York University and has taught writing and literature at colleges in New York. She passionately supports animal welfare and rescue and often covers these topics in her articles. Jillian lives with 2 senior dogs and one senior cat.