Animal Rescue
PETA’s 3rd Annual Greg Award to Houses of Wood & Straw
Today I was honored to present PETA’s third annual Gregory J. Reiter Animal Rescue Award to Stacey Norris, who founded and runs Houses of Wood & Straw (HOWS). Greg and I were longtime supporters of PETA’s Angels for Animals program, through which fieldworkers go into poor communities in lower Virginia and upper North Carolina to…
Read MoreRemembering Greg Reiter on his 55th birthday
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 will be my late husband Greg’s 55th birthday. I hope you will consider a donation to the Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund as a sort of birthday present in his honor. Greg believed firmly that everything happens for a reason. If he was right – and he usually was – then I…
Read MoreIntroducing Christopher!
I am proud to introduce Christopher, who officially joined my family on May 16 after a two-week “foster to adopt” trial. He is my second adoption since I’ve been on my own, following Charlie the rescued racehorse in September 2016. Christopher was kept outside 24/7 for several years, with another dog ironically named “Happy,” by his…
Read MoreEarth 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…
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