by Alisha Vianello | Apr 1, 2020 | 2020, Fostering, Rescued Animals, Ways to get involved
Nyla came to us near death in October 2019. She had lost a lot of blood due to a ruptured mammary tumor and needed to stay the night in an emergency veterinary clinic. One of our kind volunteers, Jeanne Sommers, answered our urgent plea to transport her to the...
by Janet Alderson | Apr 1, 2020 | 2020, Cats, Community outreach, COVID-19, Rescued Animals, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
Veterinary clinics and animal welfare agencies are encouraged to limit non-emergency surgeries, including spay/neuter, during the COVID-19 pandemic (UWM School of Veterinary Medicine, ASPCA). Doing so will help conserve PPE to support health care professionals and...
by Janet Alderson | Mar 26, 2020 | 2020, Community outreach, East Side Pet Crisis Fund, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
Earlier this week, we received a call from Sophia’s owner. Something terrible had happened to her eye and she desperately needed help. She had rushed Sophia to an animal hospital, but could not afford the surgery she needed. She went home with pain meds and...
by Janet Alderson | Mar 25, 2020 | 2020, COVID-19, Fundraisers, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
Want to help dogs and cats in need? Need help staying active during quarantine? Join the Burpees for Puppies and Jumping Jacks for Cats Challenge! To learn how it works, watch this video and/or follow these steps: Click on our Facebook PageClick FundraisersClick...
by Janet Alderson | Mar 24, 2020 | 2020, Cats, COVID-19, Fostering, Rescued Animals, Ways to get involved
We have seen an outpouring of support from fosters, adopters and donors wanting to step up and help animals during this unprecedented time. But today, we also wanted to share some more great work from our community! We received a call from a resident from our service...
by Jill Henke | Mar 23, 2020 | 2020, COVID-19, Fostering, Press Releases, Ways to get involved
March 23, 2020 (East St. Louis, IL) – One local East St. Louis animal shelter has emptied ALL of their kennels because of a tremendous outpouring of support from the metro area community. “I am so relieved and happy to say that we moved all of our shelter pets into...
