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 23, 2017 | 2017, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
Special thank you to Operation SPOT and St. Louis Feral Cat Outreach for funding seven east side community cat fixes on June 11, 2017! While community cats aren’t ‘owned,’ they do have residents that care for them and feed them. To keep the cat...
by Janet Alderson | May 26, 2017 | 2017, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Ways to get involved
In September 2016, Gateway Pet Guardians and Bi-State Pet Food Pantry formed a partnership to bring pet food services to the Metro East community. Once a month, residents who qualify for the program pick up a month’s supply of food. Last weekend we distributed...
by Janet Alderson | May 16, 2017 | 2017, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Spay/Neuter, Volunteering, Ways to get involved
Our vaccination clinics play an important role in our community program. We are able to host two clinics each year, and this past weekend marked the first vaccination clinic of 2017. We set up bright and early at Lincoln Park in East St. Louis, where we vaccinated 100...
by Janet Alderson | May 1, 2017 | 2017, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Volunteering, Ways to get involved
Volunteers didn’t let the rain stop them from canvassing in the Metro East this past weekend! On Saturday and Sunday, four groups hit the streets, delivering flyers door to door to spread awareness about our upcoming vaccination clinic in Lincoln Park on May 13,...
by Janet Alderson | Mar 30, 2017 | 2017, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Ways to get involved
We love happy endings, especially in the Metro East Community! A few weeks ago we found this adorable white pit mix wandering along a busy street. We noticed he’d been neutered, but when we took him to the vet to get scanned for a microchip, he didn’t have one. We...
