Animal Rescue
2021 Top 10 for Animals and People
The Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund is dedicated to making the world a better place for animals — including support for animal rescue — while emphasizing programs that promote systemic change and that also benefit people. Top 10 highlights of organizations and programs the Fund supported in 2021 are: 1 – PETA‘s campaign to end cruelty toward race horses —…
Read MoreWin-wins for animals and people
The Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund is dedicated to making the world a better place for animals — because this was Greg’s and my shared purpose during our life together; and because this cause is so underfunded, with just 3% of U.S. donations going to animals and the environment combined1. Since its establishment on Earth…
Read More5 reasons for a turkey-free Thanksgiving
Millions of Americans are choosing to go turkey-free for the holidays: according to Sentient Media1, today’s U.S. consumers purchase about 30 million turkeys for Thanksgiving, down from 46 million a decade ago. In this millennium and especially this year, there are at least five big reasons to celebrate Thanksgiving with a turkey-free, plant-based meal. For…
Read MoreNew York bill to shift $230 million per year from horse racing
There’s exciting news from Albany, New York this week! As reported in the Albany Times-Union, a new bill, introduced by Linda Rosenthal in the Assembly and Zellnor Myrie in the Senate, would end an annual $230 million in New York State horse racing subsidies — the highest in the United States — and redirect the…
Read MoreWhy are people so cruel to their dogs?
A Dog’ Life: Why are so many people so cruel to their dogs? This is the first question Gene Weingarten tackles in this week’s issue of The Washington Post Magazine. The second implied question is: Who is working to end this cruelty? And the answer is: PETA’s Community Animal Project, the Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund’s…
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