by Janet Alderson | May 1, 2020 | 2020, Community outreach, COVID-19, East St. Louis, Ways to get involved
Gateway Pet Guardians is a proud partner in the Greater East St. Louis COAD (Community Organizations Active in Disaster), a local network of public, private, and non-profit agencies created in response to COVID-19 spearheaded by East Side Aligned. The COAD seeks to...
by Janet Alderson | Mar 11, 2020 | 2020, Animal Rescues, Cats, East St. Louis, Rescued Animals
Yesterday, we received a frantic call from a community member about a cat in distress in her basement. She didn’t own a cat. 🤷♀️ Somehow, this little stinker got trapped down there! Thinking he would be feral, we baited and set a trap. It only took seconds, and...
by Janet Alderson | Feb 26, 2020 | 2020, Adoptions, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Happy Tails, Rescued Animals, Stray Dogs, Ways to get involved
In January, our friends at Austin Animal Center shared a startling statistic. They found that most dogs are picked up in the field only 100 feet (0.2 miles) from their home. After learning this, we were curious if this holds true for our community in Metro East St....
by Janet Alderson | Feb 10, 2020 | 2020, East St. Louis, Our Shelter
We can’t thank Ameren Illinois enough for their contribution to Gateway Pet Guardians and the East Side Pet District community! It was an honor having Richard Mark tour the facility with his crew. Thank you for helping Gateway Pet Guardians improve the lives of pets...
by Janet Alderson | Oct 29, 2019 | 2019, Adoptions, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Happy Tails, Ways to get involved
Pets bring so much joy to our lives, and we truly love meeting families that radiate this joy. When we met Angel and her mom, we instantly fell in love. Every morning, her mom tells Angel she is beautiful, and she is smart, and she is loved before she wakes up for the...
by Janet Alderson | Oct 5, 2019 | 2019, Community outreach, East Side Pet Crisis Fund, East St. Louis, Spay/Neuter, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
Poor Huck was attacked by a dog, resulting in several wounds to his stomach. His family cleaned his wounds, nursed him back to health, and he made a full recovery. However, a few weeks later, his groin area swelled up suddenly. It got bigger and bigger, to the point...