Daphne Sashin is a freelance writer, contributor to AOL’s Paw Nation and the author of ATLAnimals.com. She recently moved to Atlanta from Orlando, where she was a staff writer for the Orlando Sentinel and lead contributor to the Sentinel’s Animal Crazy blog. Previously, she worked for The Daily Press in Williamsburg, Va., Newsday, The Wall Street Journal Online and Parents Magazine. She lives with her husband, technology journalist Etan Horowitz.