Mirah Horowitz

Mirah Horowitz is the Founder and CEO of Lucky Dog Animal Rescue. However, the real founding of Lucky Dog was undertaken by a team of volunteers who believed that animal rescue could be done in a way that not just found homes for animals in need but also in a way that matched families with what would work best for them. As CEO, Mirah oversees all aspects of Lucky Dog's operations in the DC metro area and South Carolina. Mirah is currently the President of the Board of the Kauai SPCA and a member of the board of Shelter Animals Count.

From 2018-2020, while serving as Executive Director for Lucky Dog, Mirah also served as the Kauai Humane Society's Executive Director, where she brought the organization back from near bankruptcy and raised the Live Release Rate from under 50% to nearly 90%.

Before becoming involved in animal welfare, Mirah worked in all three branches of the federal government. She clerked in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for Judge Kim Wardlaw and on the United States Supreme Court for Justice Stephen Breyer. She served as Counsel to then-Senator John Kerry and Chief Counsel to Senator Menendez. She also served as Senior Counsel in the Office of Legal Policy in the United States Department of Justice.

After leaving the government, Mirah served as an Executive Search Consultant for Russell Reynolds Associates, assisting non-profits and universities to recruit senior leaders.

Mirah's journey into rescue began when she adopted her first dog: Sparky, a black lab, in 2005. While her first three dogs, Sparky, Pepper & Hobo have crossed the rainbow bridge, their legacy lives on with Ruthie and all the Lucky Dogs and Cats. Mirah adopted Ruthie in March 2020, and you can often find Ruthie accompanying Mirah at Lucky Dog's adoption events.