Tara Loller

Tara began her career with The HSUS on the Animal Rescue Team as a Field Responder in 2010. She was in charge of running large scale shelters post-rescue, coordinating staff and volunteers, and managing teams in the field. Later, she joined the Stop Puppy Mills Campaign as policy implementation manager, working with law enforcement to enforce puppy mill laws and provide the training and tools required to successfully prosecute offenders. Tara created the Humane State Program which was one comprehensive, all-inclusive plan that provided law enforcement agencies and shelter leaders with the training, materials, resources, and equipment to combat animal crime and abuse. Tara also created and ran large-scale donor trips to further embed support and opportunities for engagement. She created Spayathon for Puerto Rico, a post-disaster recovery program, that provided free sterilization and vaccinations to over 56,00o animals. This effort is the largest of its kind in history for mass sterilization, and animal welfare coalition work across the globe. This effort also garnered recognition as a Clinton Global Initiative Program, and paved the way for the largest study done to date on the efficacy of high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter efforts, showing the impact and effectiveness of this work to decrease suffering and needless euthanasia. When Covid-19 hit, Tara ignited 30 national organizations to rally and raised millions to help shelters and rescues with funding, training, and supplies.

Tara served three years as a humane officer with the Pennsylvania SPCA, investigating and prosecuting cruelty cases. She has field experience both as a humane officer and an undercover agent. Loller successfully worked with the District Attorney’s office in Lancaster, PA to expose one of the largest puppy mill veterinarians in the tristate area, signing off on nearly 10,000 health certificates per year and committing animal abuse within his daily practice. Proudly, Tara had a 100% conviction rate.

Tara holds a master’s degree in elementary education from St. Joseph University and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Central Connecticut State.