by Janet Alderson | Aug 24, 2018 | 2018, Community outreach, East Side Pet Crisis Fund, Spay/Neuter, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
There is nothing that makes us happier than meeting a senior pet in our service area. Our silver muzzled friends are proof that dogs truly are man’s best friend. Proof that residents in our service area love their pets, and that these pets have lived long, happy...
by Janet Alderson | Aug 17, 2018 | 2018, Community outreach, East Side Pet Crisis Fund, Spay/Neuter, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
Two years ago, Chyna was hit by a car. She laid around the house recovering for months. Her family even made a sling out of bed sheets to help her gain her strength back. She made a full recovery. Fast forward to last week, and she went in to get spayed through our...
by Janet Alderson | Aug 17, 2018 | 2018, Community outreach, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
In 2015, Gateway Pet Guardians started a new approach to controlling the homeless cat population in the Metro East. We recognized the need to address the overpopulation of cats and prevent their intake at our local animal control, where the risk sickness or death. To...
by Janet Alderson | Aug 2, 2018 | 2018, Community outreach, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
It’s a special day today! This year, we received a $5,000 grant from Best Friends to focus spay/neuter efforts in Cahokia. We are targeting Cahokia because 34% of all owner surrenders at St. Clair County Animal Control from East Side Health District are from...
by Janet Alderson | Aug 2, 2018 | 2018, Community outreach, East Side Pet Crisis Fund, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
Meet Peppa Ann! She was fixed through our Spay/Neuter Program three years ago. This little girl was in pain, as one of her toenails grew so long it curled under and cut her toe pad. We set up an appointment with our vet partner Four Paws Animal Hospital, who helped us...
by Janet Alderson | Jul 27, 2018 | 2018, Community outreach, East Side Pet Crisis Fund, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
Heartworms. Those icky, parasitic worms that are spread through the bites of mosquitoes, infecting countless pets in our service area. The combination of warm weather, standing water, and lack of heartworm preventative make East St. Louis a breeding ground for this...
