Posts Tagged ‘horse rescue’
PETA’s 8th Annual Greg Award to Animal Rescue Kharkiv, Ukraine
On Greg’s 60th birthday today, I have an extra special honor: PETA – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has just presented its 8th annual Gregory J. Reiter Animal Rescue Award to Animal Rescue Kharkiv (ARK) in Ukraine. Animal rescue is heroic work even in the best of times — but imagine rescuing horses,…
Read MoreRemembering Greg on his 60th Birthday
My late husband Greg was born June 6, 1963 — 60 years ago today. As one way to keep Greg’s memory alive, I share here the tribute I wrote in the first weeks after his death, and delivered at the celebration of his life on December 6, 2015 — which still holds up very well…
Read MoreProtesting the Preakness
On the afternoon of Saturday, May 20, I joined a group of 50 animal advocates at Baltimore, Maryland’s Pimlico Race Course to protest the Preakness Stakes — second in the horse racing industry’s Triple Crown series, between the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs and the Belmont Stakes in New York. As we chanted “You bet,…
Read MoreHappy 14th Birthday, Charlie!
After losing four of my rescued animal companions to illness in the last year, I am celebrating the spring birthdays and adoption anniversaries of six who are still with me. April 11 is Charlie’s day – his 14th birthday! “Charlie‘s Quest,” as he was initially known, was bred for the racing industry – with Secretariat…
Read More2022 Report
The Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund is dedicated to making the world better for animals, with an emphasis on systemic change that also benefits people. The Fund issued $52,000 in grants during calendar year 2022 — $1,000 for each year of Greg’s life. 2022 grant recipients were: Below are details of the Fund’s 2022 grants…
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