by Janet Alderson | Nov 9, 2017 | 2017, Cats, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Rescued Animals, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
About a month ago, we received a call on our hotline asking for help for some sick kittens. These kittens were part of a colony of seven that live behind the Joseph Center in East St. Louis. The Joseph Center is a transitional housing program for homeless veterans....
by Janet Alderson | Oct 25, 2017 | 2017, Cats, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Rescued Animals, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
A few months ago, we received a call on our outreach hotline from a Metro East family that had found a stray cat that had kittens in their home. They didn’t know what to do, so they reached out to us for help. A foster home stepped up to take the mama cat and her...
by Janet Alderson | Oct 5, 2017 | 2017, Cats, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Rescued Animals, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
Last November, a lady in our service area fed one cat she found on her property struggling to survive in the bitter cold. Ten months later… guess how many now exist? We’ve counted anywhere from 21-27 cats at one time on her property! She loves them and...
by Janet Alderson | Oct 4, 2017 | 2017, Animal Rescues, Cats, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Puppies, Rescued Animals, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
Thanks to one amazing supporter, five lucky pets have a second chance at life. Dr. Edward Migneco, DVM at Hillside Animal Hospital, joined us on a very special rescue mission yesterday. First, we visited a community member who was overwhelmed with puppies. His dog had...
by Janet Alderson | Sep 14, 2017 | 2017, Cats, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Rescued Animals, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
The Gateway Pet Guardians Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) Program is a humane approach to controlling the homeless cat population in the Metro East. It specifically targets stray, often feral community cats—cats that otherwise could not be adopted out into a family home....
by Janet Alderson | Sep 5, 2017 | 2017, Community outreach, East Side Pet Crisis Fund, East St. Louis, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
A few months ago, we received a call from Diamond’s mom. Diamond had gotten attacked by another dog in the neighborhood, and had a severe injury on her leg. Thankfully, we were able to help Diamond and her family with our East Side Pet Crisis Fund, a fund...
