by Admin | Feb 8, 2021 | 2020, Cold Weather, Community Outreach
Bitter, cold weather is dangerous for outdoor pets. Dog houses and straw are not enough; pets must be brought inside! The frigid temperatures over the next seven days could be fatal to pets left outdoors. We are working in emergency mode this week to provide resources...
by Janet Alderson | Dec 28, 2020 | 2020, COVID-19, Rescue Bank | St. Louis Affiliate
In June, Gateway Pet Guardians teamed up with GreaterGood.org and Rescue Bank to become the St. Louis region’s Affiliate partner, sharing resources with animal welfare agencies all over the bi-state region. Thanks to this partnership, we are able to bring more...
by Admin | Dec 17, 2020 | 2020, East St. Louis
We found Mercedes wondering lost in Washington Park. A few weeks ago, we reunited her with her dad, Glenn. She was incredibly excited to see him, crawling all over and knocking him down (she even peed a little too!) Mercedes was Glenn’s wife’s dog who passed away in...
by Admin | Dec 17, 2020 | 2020, East St. Louis
Meet Charlisa and her dog, Bella! In her family’s fenced-in backyard last week, Bella was outside with her two siblings. After calling her dogs inside, Charlisa heard some loud and aggressive barking outside and only Bella’s siblings came inside. All of a...
by Admin | Dec 14, 2020 | 2020, East St. Louis, Happy Tails, Our Shelter
Last week, ten-year-old Yorkshire Terrier, Angel was found as a stray a block from her home and was brought to St. Clair County Animal Control (SCCAC) by a resident of Washington Park, IL. Gateway Pet Guardians (GPG) pulled her from SCCAC, completed all of her...
by Admin | Dec 11, 2020 | 2020, East St. Louis, Happy Tails, Our Shelter
Happy tears were shed last month! Sweet Katy was reunited with her owner! Katy’s owner, Joyce reached out to us when she had an unexpected litter of puppies. We took in the puppies and Joyce planned to keep Katy after she was done nursing and through her spay...
