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Liz Coleman

Liz Coleman

Liz is a freelance writer with a focus on pets and their fur-covered folk. She’s also a member of the Cat Writer’s Association, and her work appears in several pet publications. She shares her home in Western New York with two cats, two birds, and (arguably) too many plants.

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