34: Eric O'Grey, Peety, and Jake: Your Animal Rescue Story

Published: April 24, 2016, 11:44 p.m.

Eric O'Grey was on the Rachael Ray show Tuesday, April 26!

Here's the segment on Eric's website, Rachael's reaction and the reaction of the audience is very moving!!

http://ericandpeety.com/eric-ogrey-and-jake-on-the-rachael-ray-show/

**The deadline to submit your story to Mutual Rescue is Saturday, April 30!! Mutual Rescue is a project of the Humane Society of Silicon Valley
http://mutualrescue.org

Eric O'Grey is best known as the subject of a viral video which touches upon a variety of topics - animal rescue, mutual rescue, life transformation, and weight loss. He weighed 320 pounds in 2010, adopted a dog named Peety, and proceeded to lose 140 pounds in a year.

A video was made about Eric and Peety's story, and it has gone viral with over 33 million views. A great story about the transformational power of a person and a dog changing each other.

Eric works in sales, is a motivational speaker, and can be reached at eric@ericandpeety.com

Eric and Peety's website

http://ericandpeety.com/

His video has already achieved 33 million views

https://www.facebook.com/SFGate/videos/10156605140745594/?fref=nf

https://youtu.be/Rm0qYRWQpZI

Eric's article in Oprah Winfrey's magazine.

http://www.oprah.com/inspiration/Losing-Weight-With-Dog

Dr. Preeti Kulkarni is the founder and Naturopathic Doctor at Core Integrative Health.

http://www.coreintegrative.com/

Humane Society of Silicon Valley

http://www.hssv.org/

Mutual Rescue is a project of the Humane Society of Silicon Valley

http://mutualrescue.org 

AdWeek wrote an article about Eric and Peety's video

http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/humane-society-uses-touching-personal-stories-about-mutual-rescue-drive-pet-adoption-170092

Timi Sobrato & John M. Sobrato sponsored the video

http://www.sobrato.com/

Seattle Humane Society

http://www.seattlehumane.org/

Nancy works for Contra Costa Humane Society in Pleasant Hill, California. Three different humane societies mentioned in the episode. Confusion reigns.

Lap of Love Animal Hospice for animals nearing the end of life

http://www.lapoflove.com/ 

Bill Clinton & Wolf Blitzer discuss a plant-based diet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqvjCIKoo8M

An article on Clinton's plant-based diet

http://www.vegan.com/blog/bill-clinton-discusses-his-plant-based-diet/

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