Michael Torres spent years as a veterinary technician and home renovation contractor before combining both passions into a writing career. His unusual career path means he can explain why your dog should avoid certain houseplants and then show you how to build a pet-safe raised garden bed in the same afternoon.
Michael covers pet care fundamentals, home improvement projects for every budget, and the surprising ways our living spaces affect our pets. He has spent over 2,000 hours volunteering at animal shelters and brings that hands-on experience to every article he writes.
A proud resident of Austin, Texas, Michael shares his home with two rescue dogs — a border collie mix named Scout and a three-legged lab named Peggy — and a vegetable garden that produces more tomatoes than he can reasonably eat.
