Wildlife Conservation
Q1 2021 Report
Photo: Charlie and Christopher, farm-mates and fellow PETA-Greg Fund rescues, March 2021. The Greg Fund issued fresh grants to four organizations during the first quarter of 2021, to help make the world a better place for animals of many species, while also promoting human health: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Physicians Committee…
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The Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund helps rescue individual animals, while also supporting programs that fundamentally change the way we humans interact with all animals. The COVID pandemic has highlighted why this change is a matter of survival for us all. I am honored to share this summary of what the Fund achieved in 2020 – in…
Read MoreEarth Day 4th Anniversary — Does Everything Happen for a Reason?
Photo: Greg at Zion National Park, Utah, spring 2012. This week, I am proud to mark the 4-year anniversary of the Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund. Since the Fund’s establishment on Earth Day, April 22, 2016, it has distributed a total of $417,085 in grants to 30 organizations and individuals (see Honor Roll below) working to end…
Read MoreQ1 2020 Report – COVID-19 – Doing our Part
Photo: Jenny Teed, PETA Community Animal Project, with Brownie. ******* This Fund is a regular contributor to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) — two organizations now tackling COVID-19 in multiple ways. Immune-Boosting Nutrition PCRM’s The Exam Room, the #1 Apple Podcast nutrition program worldwide, is now publishing…
Read MoreFrom nicotine to fresh air — Gregory’s rescue story
This Valentine’s Day weekend, I finally met Gregory! He is one of 26 male squirrel monkeys released in 2018 from a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) nicotine addiction study, through the work of a White Coat Waste Project coalition that included the Greg Fund. This weekend’s occasion was a ribbon cutting ceremony for the…
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