by Janet Alderson | Dec 15, 2017 | 2017, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
Tonight we celebrated our 1,000th spay/neuter surgery through our Community Outreach Program. Kollege and her family were so excited to be a part of GPG history! Thanks to Papin Support Center, we were able to give her a new bed and a ton of treats to help celebrate....
by Janet Alderson | Dec 15, 2017 | 2018, Community outreach, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
In December, BISSELL Pet Foundation awarded the Gateway Pet Guardians Community Outreach Program a BISSELL Pet Foundation Partners Grant to help fund spay/neuter surgeries for owned pets in the Metro East. The Foundation assists animal welfare organizations with the...
by Janet Alderson | Dec 10, 2017 | 2017, Cats, Cold Weather, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Rescued Animals, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
As we work with community, we have seen an increase in the stray and homeless cat population in the Metro East. After speaking with residents, we learned that the cats are often dumped, homeless and hungry. Individuals in the community take it upon themselves to care...
by Janet Alderson | Dec 8, 2017 | 2017, Adoptions, Happy Tails
Gateway Pet Guardians is excited to announce that we had two entries selected as winners in the 2017 Petco Foundation Holiday Wishes campaign! We celebrated last Friday, when Petco Foundation and Instinct revealed how much the grant was—a whopping $15,000! We are...
by Janet Alderson | Dec 6, 2017 | 2017, Adoptions, Happy Tails, Rescued Animals
Happy Tail written by Jennifer Brewer. When my son Jordin was just a toddler, we knew there was something extra special about him. Diagnosed sometime later with level one autism, ADHD and anxiety, he would often come to me in tears, overcome with his emotions. One...
