by Janet Alderson | Jul 8, 2018 | 2018, Community outreach, East Side Pet Crisis Fund, East St. Louis, Spay/Neuter, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
Dear Gateway Pet Guardians Supporters: I wanted to take a moment and provide an update on our efforts in the Metro East. We have several programs designed to keep pets with their families and out of the area shelter. I have tried to highlight each of these programs to...
by Janet Alderson | Jul 7, 2018 | 2018, Community outreach, Ways to get involved
We met Cody this past winter during our cold weather outreach efforts. We recently heard from his mom, who was undergoing a big surgery. She was scared she couldn’t continue to care for Cody after her surgery, and was hoping to find him a new home. We visited...
by Janet Alderson | Jul 1, 2018 | 2018, Community outreach, Ways to get involved
It is AMAZING how much better you feel after a good bath and haircut, right Chloe Ann!? We met this precious little girl on outreach. When we first met her mom, she looked so sad and asked us to take her. We asked, “You don’t really want us to take her, do...
by Janet Alderson | Jun 26, 2018 | 2018, Community outreach, East Side Pet Crisis Fund, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
About a week ago, Lil Mama was attacked by a dog. She got a laceration near her eye, and her family tried to treat it, but it became infected and swollen and she needed veterinary help. With nowhere else to turn, her family gave us a call. Lil Mama had been fixed...
by Janet Alderson | Jun 26, 2018 | 2018, Community outreach, East Side Pet Crisis Fund, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
Nine-month-old Zeus found himself in extreme pain after he hurt his eye wrestling with one of the other dogs in his home. It began as a small scratch on his eye, but the eye quickly ruptured and required emergency veterinary care. Zeus’s dad gave us a call...
by Janet Alderson | Jun 26, 2018 | 2018, Community outreach, East Side Pet Crisis Fund, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
A few days ago, little King was hit by a car. His family was so worried and examined him immediately, and he appeared to be just fine. Two days later, though, his belly became distended and black and blue. Fearing internal bleeding and unable to afford emergency...
