by Janet Alderson | Mar 23, 2019 | 2019, Animal Rescues, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Fostering, Puppies, Rescued Animals, Ways to get involved
Every month, we receive countless calls from community members needing help. These calls consist of owner surrenders, stray reports, and lost dog reports–in addition to the dozens of calls requesting services. Gateway Pet Guardians recognizes that we cannot...
by Janet Alderson | Feb 21, 2019 | 2019, Cold Weather, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Stray Dogs, Ways to get involved
Days after the Polar Vortex where temperatures dropped to below zero, we met these two adorable dogs. They were roaming as strays in the Metro East, and we were concerned for their safety with the frigid temps. We picked up the two dogs and took them to our shelter,...
by Janet Alderson | Dec 1, 2018 | 2018, Animal Rescues, East St. Louis, Puppies, Rescued Animals
Here’s a secret… we weren’t planning on rescuing these babies today. It just kinda happened…. Whoops! But they needed help. They were born overnight so just hours old, but thankfully they are sleeping snug as a bug in a foster home tonight! Check out the...
by Janet Alderson | Oct 23, 2018 | 2018, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Fundraisers, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
We are excited to announce that The Community Cats Podcast has selected Gateway Pet Guardians to be part of their matching grant program to help fund Trap-Neuter-Return of community cats in the Metro East! Their mission is to provide education, information and...
by Janet Alderson | Oct 15, 2018 | 2018, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Spay/Neuter, Volunteering, Ways to get involved
On Saturday, October 13, Gateway Pet Guardians hosted a Community Pet Day in Virginia Park where 95 pets received free rabies and distemper/parvo vaccinations. GPG also distributed pet supplies, including leashes, collars, treats, and custom engraved pet tags; and...
by Janet Alderson | Oct 1, 2018 | 2018, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Volunteering, Ways to get involved
‘Haul it all away’ were the instructions for the day! Gateway Pet Guardians volunteers spent the morning helping out at Operation Clean Sweep in East St. Louis. We picked up garbage and hauled limbs and trees away to a burn pile to help clean up the city,...
