Animal Rescue
2017 Report
The Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund supports organizations and causes that Greg backed with money, time, and energy during his life. I am honored to share this summary of what you helped achieve through the Fund – in memory of Greg, and for so many animals. In calendar year 2017, the Fund issued a total…
Read MoreMy holiday wish: Remember Greg, end animal suffering
Dear Friends – This holiday season, I hope you’ll take the opportunity to remember my late husband, and also help end animal suffering, with a tax-deductible contribution of $10 or more to the Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund. The Greg Fund supports organizations and programs that were dear to both Greg and me, and is…
Read MoreGiving Thanks
This Thanksgiving season, here are some of the things I’m grateful for: — Two farm animal sanctuaries that played prominent roles in my life with Greg: Animal Place in Grass Valley, California, which inspired us to become vegetarian and ultimately vegan after a visit in the year 2000; and Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary in Poolesville, Maryland, which we had long supported and last visited together just three weeks before…
Read MoreThanksgiving at Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary
Meeting animal residents at farm sanctuaries was life-changing for Greg and me, providing the critical impetus for us to become vegetarian and ultimately vegan. Two sanctuaries in particular played prominent roles in our lives – first Animal Place when we lived in Northern California, and then Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary after we moved to the…
Read MoreRescues #13-17: Our Virginia Animals (Part 2 of 2)
Following is a compilation of posts from the Greg Fund Facebook page, October 25-28, 2017. #13 and 14 – Qingling (born March 2009) and Meiling (born June 2009). From 2009 through 2015, I volunteered with the SPCA of Northern Virginia (SPCA NoVa). When Greg and I lost our “California cats” to old age diseases…
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