by Janet Alderson | Aug 18, 2016 | 2016, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Volunteering, Ways to get involved
The Gateway Pet Guardians Community Outreach Program began in January 2013 as a response to bitter cold temperatures and dogs left outside in the elements. Since its inception, it has grown into a program with dozens of volunteers that spend their weekends in the...
by Janet Alderson | Aug 9, 2016 | 2016, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
Check out some of these happy stories from our Community Outreach Program! All of the community pets below were spayed/neutered, given vaccines, and microchipped through our Spay/Neuter Program. We are so happy they are home with their families and living the good...
by Admin | Apr 20, 2016 | 2016, Animal Rescues, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Fostering, Spay/Neuter, Uncategorized, Ways to get involved
I was inspired today to make another blog post about the impact we and other organizations are making in the St. Louis and East St. Louis metro areas. While attending this month’s St. Louis Petlover Coalition meeting, I was listening to our own amazing...
by Admin | Apr 15, 2016 | 2016, Animal Rescues, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
I just have to brag on our outreach team for a bit… We are struggling to find puppies in our service area (East St. Louis metro area)! Our Outreach Program has been in full swing for the past three years and we have fixed close to 1,000 animals in that area. We...
by Janet Alderson | Mar 24, 2016 | 2016, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Ways to get involved
A huge part of our mission is our community outreach initiative, helping residents provide for their pets by giving them access to the resources they need. Eight months ago, we created a prompt on our voicemail system for “Community,” where East St. Louis...
by Janet Alderson | Feb 25, 2016 | 2016, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Ways to get involved
A few months ago, Butch was attacked by some dogs in his backyard. His family couldn’t afford the vet care needed, so the vet called GPG. We were very happy to step in and help this family using our East St. Louis Pet Crisis Fund. Butch is back to his happy self,...
