by Admin | Jul 24, 2021 | 2021, Our Shelter
From the desk of the Executive Director, Emily Stuart Saturday morning, I worked an animal care shift at the shelter. We are in the process of filling a vacant animal care position and a couple teammates are taking well-deserved vacations. In solidarity, leadership...
by Admin | Jul 6, 2021 | 2021, Fostering, Our Shelter
One of the most at-risk populations in animal shelters are large dogs. In communities big and small, urban and rural, large dogs struggle to make it out alive most often due to behavioral issues. Whether they came into the shelter with these behaviors or not, time in...
by Admin | Jul 1, 2021 | 2021, Fostering, Our Shelter, Press Releases
As COVID-19 restrictions are loosening, animal shelters across the country are struggling to find fosters and adopters for their pets. Local pet shelter and resource center Gateway Pet Guardian’s (GPG) move to East St. Louis in 2020 has made them accessible to the...
by Admin | Jun 30, 2021 | 2021, Community Outreach, Our Shelter
Microchips provide secure, reliable and permanent identification, which significantly increase the likelihood of reuniting lost pets with their families. June is National Microchipping Month and we wanted to share a few microchip success stories from this month. In...
by Admin | Jun 29, 2021 | 2021, Fostering, Get Involved, Our Shelter
From the desk of the Executive Director, Emily Stuart A friend of mine fosters children (of the human variety). Recently, she came to visit Gateway Pet Guardians (GPG) and tour our facility. As we passed our Unicorn Foster Program Wall of Fame, I asked her to share...
