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2022 Highlights for Animals & People

By Alysoun Mahoney | December 13, 2022 |

The Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund is dedicated to making the world a better place for animals, while emphasizing programs that also benefit people.

This holiday season, will you add your name to the list of 2022 supporters below?

I’m proud to share these highlights from programs to which the Greg Fund contributed this year:

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and PETA Senior Vice President of Cruelty Investigations Daphna Nachminovitch with former Envigo beagle Bella.

1 – Ending cruelty toward dogs

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and its Cruelty Investigations Department won closure of Envigo — a Virginia breeding and research facility where more than 350 puppies inexplicably died — and the release of 4,000 surviving beagles for adoption across the United States. This victory resulted from PETA’s undercover investigation and extensive work with Virginia and U.S. legislators and government officials. More in Profit, pain and puppies: Inside the rescue of nearly 4,000 beagles (Washington Post, Oct 17).

2 – Exposing unregulated horse racing

PETA’s Equine Matters team revealed the drugging, whipping, and electroshocking that has led to fatal outcomes for horses and their jockeys at over 100 “bush tracks” from California to Virginia. More in A Horse Track with No Rules (Washington Post, Aug 5-6) and my Letter to the Editor This is no Sport (Washington Post, Aug 10).

3 – Helping people reclaim health

The Exam Room™, a fun and inspiring plant-based podcast with nutrition experts at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, celebrated 10 million downloads in 150 countries. This year, the Greg Fund sponsored weekly Q&A episodes with Physicians Committee founder and president Dr. Neal Barnard — including Eating to Age Well and Foods that Lower Cholesterol Naturally.

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Greg Fund in 2022 to date:

  • Jennifer Bailey
  • Greg Bell
  • Ting Yi Bell
  • Jeana Curro
  • Maggiejen Donahue
  • Andrea Dyar
  • Gary Hardy
  • Rob Haworth
  • Susan Johnson
  • Stephanie Jones in memory of Betty White
  • Keith Kemplin
  • Malita Kim
  • Ilona Lantos
  • Greta Morris in memory of Susan Davis
  • Emily Perryman
  • Lindsey Sanders

Featured photo: Christopher, at home in Dillsburg, PA, August 2022. Adopted April 2018 through a joint rescue by PETA and the Virginia Beach SPCA.

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