by Alison Erazmus | Dec 11, 2025 | Fostering, Newsletter, Press Releases, Rescued Animals, Stray Dogs, Uncategorized
[Photo above of Apple Pie with her finder-to-foster Quina. Quina ended up adopting Apple Pie, saying Apple Pie is her first pet, ever, and that she’s part of the family now.]December 11, 2025.Gateway Pet Guardians (GPG) is proud to have received a highly coveted...
by Admin | Mar 6, 2023 | 2023, East St. Louis, Gateway Events, Get Involved, Volunteering
This is our second year participating in the President’s Volunteer Service Awards, which honors our most outstanding volunteers and recognizes the impact they make. We celebrated this pawsome achievement earlier this month with an awards ceremony at our Pet...
by Admin | Feb 25, 2022 | 2022, East St. Louis, Fostering, Fostering, Gateway Events, Get Involved, Our Shelter, Volunteering, Volunteering, Ways to get involved
2021 was the first year that we participated in the President’s Volunteer Service Awards, which honors individuals whose service positively impacts communities in every corner of the country. This recognition sponsored by AmeriCorps and Points of Light was...
by Admin | Oct 18, 2021 | 2021, East St. Louis, Get Involved, Our Shelter
We are pleased to announce the addition of four new members to our Board of Directors. Bringing diverse and extensive communication, business, law and technical experience, the new Board Members share in our mission to champion a thriving pet welfare community in the...
by Admin | Jul 6, 2021 | 2021, Fostering, Our Shelter
One of the most at-risk populations in animal shelters are large dogs. In communities big and small, urban and rural, large dogs struggle to make it out alive most often due to behavioral issues. Whether they came into the shelter with these behaviors or not, time in...
by Admin | Jul 1, 2021 | 2021, Fostering, Our Shelter, Press Releases
As COVID-19 restrictions are loosening, animal shelters across the country are struggling to find fosters and adopters for their pets. Local pet shelter and resource center Gateway Pet Guardian’s (GPG) move to East St. Louis in 2020 has made them accessible to the...
