by Janet Alderson | Dec 15, 2017 | 2017, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
Tonight we celebrated our 1,000th spay/neuter surgery through our Community Outreach Program. Kollege and her family were so excited to be a part of GPG history! Thanks to Papin Support Center, we were able to give her a new bed and a ton of treats to help celebrate....
by Janet Alderson | Dec 15, 2017 | 2018, Community outreach, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
In December, BISSELL Pet Foundation awarded the Gateway Pet Guardians Community Outreach Program a BISSELL Pet Foundation Partners Grant to help fund spay/neuter surgeries for owned pets in the Metro East. The Foundation assists animal welfare organizations with the...
by Janet Alderson | Dec 10, 2017 | 2017, Cats, Cold Weather, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Rescued Animals, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
As we work with community, we have seen an increase in the stray and homeless cat population in the Metro East. After speaking with residents, we learned that the cats are often dumped, homeless and hungry. Individuals in the community take it upon themselves to care...
by Janet Alderson | Nov 9, 2017 | 2017, Cats, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Rescued Animals, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
About a month ago, we received a call on our hotline asking for help for some sick kittens. These kittens were part of a colony of seven that live behind the Joseph Center in East St. Louis. The Joseph Center is a transitional housing program for homeless veterans....
by Janet Alderson | Oct 25, 2017 | 2017, Cats, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Rescued Animals, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
A few months ago, we received a call on our outreach hotline from a Metro East family that had found a stray cat that had kittens in their home. They didn’t know what to do, so they reached out to us for help. A foster home stepped up to take the mama cat and her...
by Janet Alderson | Oct 22, 2017 | 2017, Community outreach, Spay/Neuter, Volunteering, Ways to get involved
On Saturday, Gateway Pet Guardians hosted a Community Pet Day in Jones Park where 100 pets received free rabies and distemper/parvo vaccinations. We host two clinics each year, designed to bring necessary vet care to residents in the Metro East. “There are so many...
