by Janet Alderson | May 22, 2019 | 2019, Community outreach, East Side Pet Crisis Fund, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
Gateway Pet Guardians received a very special announcement from our friends at the ASPCA. The nonprofit organization awarded a $2,500 grant to Gateway Pet Guardians to be used towards our East Side Pet Crisis Fund, a fund created to assist families in the Metro East...
by Admin | May 10, 2019 | 2019, East St. Louis, Giving Guardians, Our Shelter, Ways to Donate
Becoming part of the Gateway Pet Guardians team was one of the best choices I have ever made. This organization is filled with the MOST compassionate people, who truly go beyond rescue (#beyondrescue) everyday to keep pets with the people who love them. We also aim to...
by Janet Alderson | May 3, 2019 | 2019, Community outreach, East Side Pet Crisis Fund, Spay/Neuter, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
This family portrait was taken on a sunny day in April. Gorgeous green grass, budding flowers, bright smiles, laughter and love for their pets radiated from the family as they doted on their dogs. It was beautiful. But four months prior, we were unsure if this family...
by Janet Alderson | Apr 26, 2019 | 2019, Community outreach, East Side Pet Crisis Fund, Spay/Neuter, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
We met Leon a few years ago. He had eight Shih Tzus at the time. He signed up for spay/neuter, but as he puts it, “It wasn’t a priority for me.” We had trouble reaching him for his appointments so we moved on in the long list of pets in our queue. A...
by Janet Alderson | Apr 24, 2019 | 2019, Community outreach, East Side Pet Crisis Fund, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
We recently received a very special announcement from our friends at the Banfield Foundation. The nonprofit organization awarded a $7,500 grant to Gateway Pet Guardians to be used towards our East Side Pet Crisis Fund! This fund was created in 2014 to assist families...
by Janet Alderson | Apr 3, 2019 | 2019, Community outreach, East Side Pet Crisis Fund, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
On Sunday night, Scrappy went out to use the bathroom and returned home limping. He favored his rear left leg, and was in a great amount of pain. He wasn’t his normal self, laying around and avoiding food. His family believed he might have been hit by a car....