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 21, 2019 | 2019, Community outreach, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
We set out the year with a goal of 400 spay/neuter surgeries and 300 TNR surgeries for pets within the Metro East St. Louis community. That’s a tall order to fill, and with the help of Schicker Ford of St. Louis and some very special donors, we will be able to...
by Janet Alderson | Apr 3, 2019 | 2019, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) is not just about providing services for community cats, but also the caretakers that love them! We had done quite a bit of TNR in East St. Louis, but one day Spay/Neuter Coordinator Deanna Sanvi noticed seven new cats at a house we had never...
by Janet Alderson | Apr 2, 2019 | 2019, Community outreach, Spay/Neuter, Uncategorized, Ways to get involved
Last week, Block was outside using the bathroom and wandered out of his yard. His nose took him a few blocks down, where he chased a female in heat. He ended up at St. Clair County Animal Control (SCCAC). Yesterday, we got a frantic call from his owner wanting to...
by Janet Alderson | Feb 21, 2019 | 2019, Community outreach, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
Years ago, packs of stray dogs were a part of the landscape in the Metro East. But after years of community programming, we rarely see packs of dogs. Spay/neuter initiatives and support to pet parents have helped tackle the issue of animal homelessness. Now, we might...
