by Admin | Mar 2, 2018 | 2017, 2018, Cold Weather, Community outreach, East Side Pet Crisis Fund, East St. Louis, Fostering, Giving Guardians, Spay/Neuter, Uncategorized, Volunteering, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
As we finalize another successful and impactful year, I am reminded of some inspiring words. You will find them in our year-end impact report and you will find them throughout the year as we describe reality for many residents in the community we serve. “Imagine...
by Janet Alderson | Jan 15, 2018 | 2017, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
The mission of the Gateway Pet Guardians Community Outreach Program is to ensure that pet owners have the resources they need to provide their pet(s) with a long, happy and healthy life. We strive to empower pet owners to keep pets in their homes and out of area...
by Janet Alderson | Jan 3, 2018 | 2017, Animal Rescues, Cold Weather, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Fostering, Rescued Animals, Stray Dogs, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
Magee’s incredible rescue is WHY Gateway Pet Guardians’ Community Outreach Program is so important to helping pets in the East St. Louis metro area! A community member contacted us about a skinny white dog that had been roaming the neighborhood as a stray. She was...
by Janet Alderson | Dec 31, 2017 | 2017, Animal Rescues, East St. Louis, Rescued Animals, Stray Dogs
We have a happy story to share! We found this four-month-old puppy running around in East St. Louis in the frigid cold. We picked her up and took her to the vet, where we discovered a microchip. The chip wasn’t registered, but we tracked down the owner thanks to...
by Janet Alderson | Dec 30, 2017 | 2017, Community outreach, East Side Pet Crisis Fund, East St. Louis, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
We received a call from a woman in the Metro East concerned about her dogs. She had fallen on hard times. Her husband was diagnosed with MRSA and had been in and out of the hospital having surgeries. Two of her four dogs were sick, losing hair and not eating. She had...
by Janet Alderson | Dec 27, 2017 | 2017, Adoptions, Happy Tails, Rescued Animals
Lonely. Homeless. Afraid. Each of these pets faced an uncertain fate—that is, until they were rescued into the Gateway Pet Guardians family. As we approach the holiday season, we look back and reflect on some of our favorite rescue transformations of the year. Many of...