2019 Annual Educational Conference and Trade Show

Elizabeth Oreck
National Manager, Puppy Mill Initiatives
Best Friends Animal Society


Elizabeth Oreck is the national manager of Best Friends Animal Society’s puppy mill initiatives, which seek to end puppy mills through education, advocacy and legislation. Elizabeth has worked in animal welfare for nearly 20 years, having entered the field as a managing director for spcaLA. She is a wildlife rehabilitator who has served on the boards of the California Wildlife Center, Pets90210 and the Coalition for Pets and Public Safety, as well as the Regional Council of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). She has been with Best Friends since 2008. Because she strongly believes that legislative reform is a key component of animal welfare solutions, Elizabeth has worked on a variety of state and local legislation throughout the country and has been instrumental in the passage of a number of local ordinances and state laws to impact pet mills, promote adoption and ban the retail sale of milled animals in pet stores.

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