by Katy Megahan | Jan 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
Bridget gave her mom, Claudia quite the scare when she went missing last month. At first, a neighbor found her, but she got away. Fortunately, another neighbor came upon her and brought her to Gateway Pet Guardians. We scanned her for a microchip, but it was old and...
by Katy Megahan | Jan 14, 2021 | 2021, East St. Louis, Our Shelter, Uncategorized, Ways to Donate
Recently, we were the recipient of a “paying it forward” act of kindness with an exceptionally generous donation of OnGuard flea and tick medication for dogs. In addition to vaccines and medical tests, flea and tick medications are expensive and are one of...
by Katy Megahan | Jan 3, 2021 | 2021, Our Shelter, Uncategorized
In December, we took in a dog who we affectionately named Miss-A-Toe. Her back leg and part of her tail had been surgically removed and she had also been spayed. She was taken from a property where the owner was in serious legal trouble and the other dogs on the...
by Janet Alderson | Dec 28, 2020 | 2020, COVID-19, Rescue Bank | St. Louis Affiliate
In June, Gateway Pet Guardians teamed up with GreaterGood.org and Rescue Bank to become the St. Louis region’s Affiliate partner, sharing resources with animal welfare agencies all over the bi-state region. Thanks to this partnership, we are able to bring more...
by Katy Megahan | Dec 17, 2020 | 2020, East St. Louis, Uncategorized
We found Mercedes wondering lost in Washington Park. A few weeks ago, we reunited her with her dad, Glenn. She was incredibly excited to see him, crawling all over and knocking him down (she even peed a little too!) Mercedes was Glenn’s wife’s dog who passed away in...
by Katy Megahan | Dec 17, 2020 | 2020, East St. Louis, Uncategorized
Meet Charlisa and her dog, Bella! In her family’s fenced-in backyard last week, Bella was outside with her two siblings. After calling her dogs inside, Charlisa heard some loud and aggressive barking outside and only Bella’s siblings came inside. All of a...
by Katy Megahan | Dec 14, 2020 | 2020, East St. Louis, Happy Tails, Our Shelter, Uncategorized
Last week, ten-year-old Yorkshire Terrier, Angel was found as a stray a block from her home and was brought to St. Clair County Animal Control (SCCAC) by a resident of Washington Park, IL. Gateway Pet Guardians (GPG) pulled her from SCCAC, completed all of her...
by Katy Megahan | Dec 11, 2020 | 2020, East St. Louis, Happy Tails, Our Shelter, Uncategorized
Happy tears were shed last month! Sweet Katy was reunited with her owner! Katy’s owner, Joyce reached out to us when she had an unexpected litter of puppies. We took in the puppies and Joyce planned to keep Katy after she was done nursing and through her spay...
by Katy Megahan | Oct 30, 2020 | 2020, Our Shelter, Volunteering, Ways to get involved
Thanks to support from Best Friends Animal Society, Gateway Pet Guardians (GPG) recently completed an 18-month process to earn Service Enterprise certification through Points of Light which recognizes organizations that strategically utilize volunteers across all...
by Katy Megahan | Oct 15, 2020 | 2020, COVID-19, Fostering
Gateway Pet Guardians was recently awarded Petfinder Foundation’s COVID-19 Operation Grant in the amount of $750. This grant was designed to assist the operational needs of animal welfare organizations in an ongoing pandemic. This gift enabled us to purchase foster...
