Lisa Sabatini

Lisa Sabatini is a pet expert who has edited over 100 buying guides for dog, cat, and small animal products over the last four years at Business Insider. 

Experience

Lisa is the senior pets editor for the Reviews team at Business Insider. Her main focus is on providing readers with trustworthy product recommendations for their pets, from food to training accessories. Since joining the team in 2020, Lisa has also overseen the team’s coverage of parenting and home products. 

As a freelance developmental editor and copyeditor for publisher Callisto, Lisa previously worked on dog training books for young readers. She began her journalism career at The Wall Street Journal and was also an editor at the parenting website Scary Mommy. 

Why you can trust Lisa

At Business Insider, Lisa oversees all aspects of pet products coverage, from buying guide conception and planning through final edits and publication. She consults with veterinarians to ensure buying guides meet the highest standards for animal health and welfare. 

Alongside reporters, Lisa designs meticulous research and testing methodologies. For example, for Business Insider's guide to the best airline-approved cat carriers, two reporters tested 26 popular carriers. Not only were the carriers tested on walks, but reporters also dropped them from 10 feet (no cats were involved!) and smeared them with cat food to see which ones held up best. 

Lisa moderated the 2022 SXSW panel “Pet Tech and the Changing Pet-Owner Relationship.” The panel included leaders in pet technology, nutrition, and health who discussed trends around how people care for their pets and how these trends have influenced the growing pet products market.

Over the past decade, Lisa has adopted two untrained shelter dogs and has had the privilege of caring for them through their senior years. In this time, she’s enjoyed bonding with them using positive rewards-based dog training.

Expertise

Lisa has expertise in the following pet product categories:

• Pet nutrition

• Parasite prevention, including flea and tick medicine

• Animal supplements

• Litter boxes

• Dog training tools

• Pet toys

Education

Lisa graduated from New York University with a bachelor's degree in journalism.

Outside of work

She currently resides in New York's Hudson Valley with her family, including her dog, Homer. In her spare time, she also enjoys gardening with native plants to support the ecosystem.

You can reach her at lsabatini@businessinsider.com and find her on LinkedIn.