The author of "Pit Stops: Crossing the Country with Loren the Rescue Bully" is also a features writer with the Santa Clarita Valley Signal in Southern California, specializing in dog issues. As a journalist, Sathe has covered hard-hitting news stories on local shelters and profiled many animal welfare organizations and highly-regarded members of the Los Angeles rescue community. Sathe is a board member of The Brittany Foundation, a no-kill dog rescue, and Bow-Wows & Meows, Inc., a non-profit organization that adopts out Los Angeles County Shelter animals through an annual pet fair. She is the proud dog mom of Sam and Buster, two rescued bully mixes, and lives in Pine Mountain Club, California."