My personal passions are found in family, friends, nature and the love of the outdoors. Animals are a significant part of my life. My animal rescue roots began when I moved to Nashville. The first two weeks I was living in Nashville, I lost both of my dogs, Mandy and Meisha. Fortunately, we did recover Meisha, but never recovered Mandy-my baby! The saying goes "something good always comes from something bad" this is so true. While looking for Mandy, I found this wonderful world of animal rescuers which led me to my calling. Animal Rescue! In looking for Mandy, I met a lot of selfless individuals who have given generously both of their money and time to help save the cast-offs of human society. A group of us decided that we could best contribute to the unwanted animals by starting an organization called Nashville Animal Rescue Co-Op. The mission of this organization is to collect and distribute donations to small, struggling pet-rescue organizations often run by a single individual- whose time and energy are so devoted to helping animals in need that they have few resources left over to campaign for funds themselves. Since we began our organization we have saved countless animals (dogs/puppies, cats/kittens, horses, hamsters, pigs and birds-to name a few) from being euthanized as well as saved animals from living in despicable, tortuous, and deplorable conditions. I truly feel like I am making a difference! We pride ourselves in that 100% of the proceeds go to the animals!

With such a loyal commitment from my clients/consignors the first location is a wonderful success which afforded me the opportunity to open two other locations. As much fun and success that I encountered with the other locations, my true calling was to help the animal and go down a new path. This is how “Estrella”, which means “star” in Spanish, was born. Estrella is a non-profit 501(c)3 celebrity consignment store. Please visit our web-site to learn more estrellanashville.com.

I hope you take the opportunity very soon to shop our stores. Everyday there is something new to see.

Lori E Elam
owner