by Janet Alderson | Feb 16, 2018 | 2018, Community outreach, East Side Pet Crisis Fund, East St. Louis, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
Earlier this week, we received a call from a frantic pet owner concerned about his dog. She went into labor 24 hours earlier, and still hadn’t given birth to her puppies yet. They had taken the dog, Zena, to the vet for an examination and received a quote for $1,200...
by Janet Alderson | Feb 1, 2018 | 2018, Community outreach, Ways to get involved
East St. Louis is a ‘resource desert,’ with no veterinary clinics and few pet supply/grocery stores available to obtain pet food. Even if residents are financially able to care for their pets, there are few resources within the community they can rely on. The Gateway...
by Janet Alderson | Jan 30, 2018 | 2018, Community outreach, East Side Pet Crisis Fund, East St. Louis, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
Last week, we received a very special announcement from our friends at Banfield Foundation. They awarded a $10,000 grant to Gateway Pet Guardians to be used towards our East Side Pet Crisis Fund! This fund was created in 2014 to assist families in the Metro East with...
by Janet Alderson | Jan 17, 2018 | 2018, Cats, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Rescued Animals, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
Now through the end of February, every donation towards our Community Cat Program will be MATCHED thanks to a generous grant from Community Cats Podcast! Dozens of cats will benefit from this campaign. In fact, we fix over 150 community cats per year through our TNR...
by Janet Alderson | Jan 17, 2018 | 2018, Cold Weather, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Spay/Neuter, Volunteering, Ways to get involved
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others?” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Following in Dr. King’s footsteps, Gateway Pet Guardians hosted a day of service focused on helping pet owners in the Metro East. Fifteen volunteers made 45...
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...
