by Janet Alderson | Dec 6, 2017 | 2017, Adoptions, Happy Tails, Rescued Animals
Happy Tail written by Jennifer Brewer. When my son Jordin was just a toddler, we knew there was something extra special about him. Diagnosed sometime later with level one autism, ADHD and anxiety, he would often come to me in tears, overcome with his emotions. One...
by Janet Alderson | Dec 6, 2017 | 2017, Adoptions, Happy Tails, Rescued Animals
Happy Tail written by Nicole Cameli. I adopted Dill from Gateway Pet Guardians in November of 2013. I had never owned a dog and didn’t put much thought into owning a dog until about two years before adopting Dill. In May 2011, I had a heart ablation to fix an...
by Janet Alderson | Aug 25, 2017 | 2017, Adoptions, Happy Tails, Rescued Animals, Ways to get involved
We have exciting news! The Petco Foundation, in partnership with Petco, will be granting more than $750,000 to animal welfare organizations like ours during their annual Holiday Wishes campaign. We have a chance to win $100,000, but we need your help! Your role is...
by Janet Alderson | Jul 28, 2017 | 2017, Adoptions, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Foster Feature, Fostering, Happy Tails, Rescued Animals, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
We want to share a story. An incredible story, told first-hand by one of our volunteers, about our relationship with a community member and his dog, LaLa. It’s a story about helping an owner and pet in need, following through with promises, and moving one step...
by Janet Alderson | Jun 30, 2017 | 2017, Adoptions, Happy Tails, Rescued Animals
Once a week, our friends at Y98 St. Louis film and share a video of an adoptable pup in a series called “Rescue Me.” These videos help potential adopters see how they interact with others, what their personality is like, and other important information...
by Admin | Jun 29, 2017 | 2017, Adoptions, Happy Tails
We adopted Beni in December of 2016 when she was about 4 months old. We had been looking to adopt a dog or puppy from a rescue and when we saw a picture on Gateway’s website we fell in love. Beni’s story was featured on Gateway’s website in the end...