by Janet Alderson | Dec 20, 2017 | 2017, Cats, Rescued Animals
It’s important to provide for our feline friends’ mental well-being, in addition to their physical well-being. Cats have natural behaviors (such as pouncing, scratching, and playing), and need outlets to express those behaviors. To enrich their stay in foster care, we...
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 Admin | Dec 14, 2017 | 2017, Rescued Animals, Uncategorized
Gateway Pet Guardians could use your help! GPG was chosen to receive TWO Holiday Wishes grants from the Petco Foundation! We were grateful to recently receive $15,000. As a Holiday Wishes grant recipient Gateway Pet Guardians has the opportunity to win an...
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 Amelia Fisher. As a foster for Gateway Pet Guardians, I have had many puppies come and go through my front door. It was sad when they left of course, but the sadness was outweighed by how comforting it was to see them be adopted into loving new...
