by Janet Alderson | Mar 2, 2017 | 2017, Community outreach, Ways to get involved
February was a busy month for the Gateway Pet Guardians Community Outreach Program! A total of seven volunteers were able to work 55 cases. That’s 55 families in the Metro East that we visited, delivering supplies and educating about spay/neuter. Check out the...
by Janet Alderson | Feb 28, 2017 | 2017, Adoptions, Happy Tails
One year ago, Hayley Roe and Brandon Woods welcomed a beautiful brindle beauty into their lives. Nora, a rescue dog from Gateway Pet Guardians, became their everything. They had no idea that this new addition would mark the start of a life-changing year. Since then,...
by Janet Alderson | Feb 27, 2017 | 2017, Foster Feature, Fostering, Rescued Animals, Ways to get involved
Being a brand new foster can be a little scary. Bringing a strange dog into your home, not knowing what to expect. But Kaitlin Boger and Skylar Weikart jumped into the Gateway Pet Guardians foster family head first, and are never looking back! They started their...
by Janet Alderson | Feb 24, 2017 | 2017, Rescued Animals, Volunteering, Ways to get involved
Beautiful Weather + Adorable Rescue Pups = The Perfect Hiking Adventure! Or so Kristina Kozlowski and Julian Jacquin thought last week when they took shelter residents Baby Bella and Ice Cream to Hilda Young Conservation Area for a 2.5 mile hike. Kristina and Julian...
by Janet Alderson | Feb 23, 2017 | 2017, Animal Rescues, East St. Louis, Fostering, Puppies, Rescued Animals, Stray Dogs, Ways to get involved
For several months, a timid little puppy cowered in the brush outside a small house in the Metro East. The family that lived in the house had four dogs, and the puppy took solace in spending time with the pack. She slept in their doghouses, and shared their food. But...
