by Katy Megahan | May 29, 2021 | 2021, East St. Louis, Our Shelter
From the desk of the Executive Director, Emily Stuart In the late 1990s, a team of academics at the University of Kansas formalized the Strengths-Based Approach, now used widely in social work. Over the last 20 years, human service organizations have moved away from a...
by Katy Megahan | May 26, 2021 | 2021, Fostering, Our Shelter
Jelly Bean was a stray who spent a year living in the shelter before entering Gateway Pet Guardians (GPG) life-saving foster program known as the Unicorn Foster Squad Program. With the support of a dedicated foster parent, professional trainers and GPG staff, Jelly...
by Katy Megahan | May 21, 2021 | 2021, East Side Pet Crisis Fund, East St. Louis
Back in March, community resident, Dartallius reached out to us for assistance after his best buddy, Rosco was attacked by another dog that came on their property. Dartallius rushed Rosco to an emergency veterinary clinic and was told it would be over $1,000 to...
by Katy Megahan | May 17, 2021 | 2021, East St. Louis, Happy Tails, Uncategorized
Sweet Chihuahua mix, Dyno and his mom, Brietta were recently reunited all thanks to a microchip. Earlier this month, Brietta visited our drive-thru clinic to get Dyno’s annual vaccines. Although Dyno had never gone missing, Brietta decided to also get him...
by Katy Megahan | Apr 22, 2021 | 2021, Our Shelter
From the desk of the Executive Director, Emily Stuart There is a rule in animal welfare that describes the length of time it takes a pet to adjust to a new environment: three days to decompress, three weeks to learn a new routine, three months to feel at home. On...
by Katy Megahan | Mar 13, 2021 | 2021, Our Shelter
From the desk of the Executive Director, Emily Stuart This week, Senate Bill 1672 was introduced in the Illinois legislature, aimed at stopping insurance companies from using a dog’s breed or appearance to deny, refuse to renew, or charge higher premiums for...
by Katy Megahan | Feb 23, 2021 | 2021, East St. Louis, Our Shelter
School is officially in session but the new students look a little different! “Its funny when people walk in, some people are still like man I feel like I’m back at school again or this smells like my grade school,” says Jamie Case, Executive Director of the Gateway...
by Katy Megahan | Feb 18, 2021 | 2021, Uncategorized
One of the most common reasons pets are surrendered to local shelters is the lack of affordable pet wellness, training and education programs. Due to cost and other barriers, pets in under-resourced communities often do not have access to basic veterinary care such as...
by Katy Megahan | Feb 16, 2021 | 2021, Fostering, Get Involved, Our Shelter, Volunteering
Rosemary Hamann gives her time and talents quietly, mostly behind the scenes so it was time to put her in the spotlight. Rosemary has been volunteering for many years doing everything from transporting pets (from animal control to our shelter or to and from vet...
by Katy Megahan | Feb 14, 2021 | 2021, East St. Louis, Our Shelter
From the desk of the Executive Director, Emily Stuart Last weekend, I walked the halls of Gateway Pet Guardians with our contractor. We brainstormed locations for an expanded laundry room, weighed the costs of redirected heating and plumbing and envisioned additional...
