Archive for April 2018
Earth Day 2018 – Greg Fund 2-Year Anniversary
(Photo: Greg with our rescued street dogs Fox and Dana at Great Falls National Park, McLean, VA, c 2004) I am proud to mark the two-year anniversary this weekend of the Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund, which I established through ImpactAssets on Earth Day, April 22, 2016. Losing Greg suddenly in autumn 2015, in…
Read MoreHappy 9th birthday to Charlie!
Happy ninth birthday to Charlie, who may be the junior member of my three-horse herd, but has nevertheless established himself as the undisputed herd leader. Although Thoroughbreds can live to age 30 or more with proper care, it is significant when a former racehorse makes it to age nine. Drugging and over-racing cause many to…
Read MoreFarewell to Perseus
Today I said farewell to Perseus, who had lived with me longer than any human or non-human animal except for Greg. Greg and I adopted Perseus in December 2002, when he was a young adult who had started life in “Archie’s Alley” feral cat colony near the intersection of Euclid and 14th St. NW in Washington,…
Read MoreQ1 2018 highlights: Saving a monkey named Gregory – and more
I am proud to share this update about the latest work of the Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund, which promotes animal rescue, vegan, and wildlife conservation causes that Greg and I supported together during his life. During January-March 2018, the Greg Fund made grants to the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Community Animal Project and Cruelty in Horse Racing…
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