Lisa Towell

Lisa Towell is a a software development manager from the heart of Silicon Valley and a contributing writer for PETA Prime (See: http://prime.peta.org/). After 20 years with the bits and bytes, she decided to take a sabbatical to catch up on some of her other interests, including animal protection and environmental issues.

Lisa has written letters to the editor, newspaper opinion pieces, and blog posts on a variety of animal topics, and she has volunteered her time to help enact animal-friendly legislation. She enjoys keeping the cats company at her local animal shelter. She is also training to be a volunteer animal disaster responder. Lisa and her husband, Dave, share their house with two dogs, Sydney and Bodie, and two cats, Shadow and Genet, who like to make sure that Lisa and Dave don't waste too much time sleeping.