Kristine Lacoste, managing editor of Petful, is an author, poet and pet lover from Louisiana. She is the author of an award-nominated book, One Unforgettable Journey, and was host of a weekly pet news segment on the "National K-9 Academy Radio Show." She is the New Orleans coordinator for Dogs on Deployment, a nonprofit that helps military members and their pets. She has a bachelor's degree in psychology, a bachelor's degree in English and is currently pursuing a master's degree. Kristine's love of animals started at a young age with cats, dogs and many frogs.