by Admin | Jan 30, 2021 | 2021, Community Outreach, East St. Louis, Our Shelter, Volunteering, Ways to get involved
Recently, Christopher reached out about hosting a dog house building day at our shelter as part of his Eagle Scout Project with Boy Scout Troop 777. Along with other Boy Scout and Eagle Scout troops, students from Vianney High School, volunteers from our organization...
by Admin | Jan 29, 2021 | 2021, Our Shelter, Press Releases
We received a $15,000 donation from Nestlé Purina PetCare Company. The grant money will be used to expand our low cost veterinary clinic and pet food pantry services. We moved operations to East St. Louis on January 20, 2020. East St. Louis represents nearly every...
by Admin | Jan 28, 2021 | 2021, Fostering, Our Shelter
We are excited to announce that our Unicorn Foster Program is getting a welcome boost thanks to a grant from the PEDIGREE Foundation. This new $10,000 grant will be used to support 35 dogs in the Unicorn Foster Program within the next 12 months. The Unicorn Foster...
by Admin | Jan 25, 2021 | 2021, Our Shelter
From the desk of the Executive Director, Emily Stuart Last week, Gateway Pet Guardians rescued a beautiful and loving stray, missing the tip of her nose, that had eluded outreach workers for a year. Her arrival at our shelter coincided with the Inauguration of the new...
by Admin | Jan 20, 2021 | 2021, East St. Louis, Our Shelter
Bridget gave her mom, Claudia quite the scare when she went missing last month. At first, a neighbor found her, but she got away. Fortunately, another neighbor came upon her and brought her to Gateway Pet Guardians. We scanned her for a microchip, but it was old and...
by Admin | Jan 14, 2021 | 2021, East St. Louis, Our Shelter, Ways to Donate
Recently, we were the recipient of a “paying it forward” act of kindness with an exceptionally generous donation of OnGuard flea and tick medication for dogs. In addition to vaccines and medical tests, flea and tick medications are expensive and are one of...
