Nashville Paw distributes for free to multiple areas in middle Tennessee, including Nashville. It is a bi-monthly lifestyle magazine about pets and is also shared online by subscription.  They cover pieces on pet nutrition, safety, health, wellness, and promote animal welfare and resue.  Nashville Paw seeks various types of articles and word counts from 400-1,500.  Pay rates depend on the writer’s kind of assignment and experience.  Read their submission guidelines here: http://www.nashvillepaw.com/about_us/submission_guidelines