by Janet Alderson | Apr 10, 2020 | 2020, Community outreach, COVID-19, Ways to get involved
Though the Illinois Shelter in Place order has altered or temporarily suspended some of our operations, our community programming continues to provide vital support to families in the Metro East. We have implemented extra precautions, including the use of PPE when...
by Janet Alderson | Apr 9, 2020 | 2020, Community outreach, COVID-19, Ways to get involved
Before COVID-19 talk became the norm, the Gateway Pet Guardians community team created a program called WAG. Qualified families could become members of the WAG Program and get lots of freebies and discounts at our new Pet Resource Center. One perk was access to our...
by Alisha Vianello | Apr 1, 2020 | 2020, Adoptions, Rescued Animals
Beetlejuice had to have his leg amputated after getting hit by a car when he was about 6 months old. His dad was so worried about him and called Gateway Pet Guardians for help. Through our Pet Crisis Fund, we were able to provide the amputation surgery as his leg...
by Alisha Vianello | Apr 1, 2020 | 2020, Fostering, Rescued Animals, Ways to get involved
Nyla came to us near death in October 2019. She had lost a lot of blood due to a ruptured mammary tumor and needed to stay the night in an emergency veterinary clinic. One of our kind volunteers, Jeanne Sommers, answered our urgent plea to transport her to the...
by Janet Alderson | Apr 1, 2020 | 2020, Cats, Community outreach, COVID-19, Rescued Animals, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
Veterinary clinics and animal welfare agencies are encouraged to limit non-emergency surgeries, including spay/neuter, during the COVID-19 pandemic (UWM School of Veterinary Medicine, ASPCA). Doing so will help conserve PPE to support health care professionals and...