by Alison Erazmus | Aug 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
August 30, 2024. There’s good news for old dogs this summer as The Grey Muzzle Organization announces the recipients of its annual grants, and dogs at Gateway Pet Guardians are among the winners. Gateway Pet Guardians in East St. Louis is one of 100 animal welfare...
by Alison Erazmus | Jul 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
July 15, 2024. Here’s how Gateway Pet Guardians went from losing 1 laptop this April to gaining 12 new-for-us laptops in May! On April 10th, 2024, two burglars broke into our Pet Resource Center and stole from our facility. Thankfully, no human or furry friends were...
by Alison Erazmus | Apr 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
January 18, 2024. Fifty million pets in the U.S. experience a lack of access to even basic veterinary care. Rising costs and other barriers mean these pets struggle to access services such as spay/neuter procedures, vaccinations and critical medical and preventative...
by Admin | Mar 6, 2023 | 2023, East St. Louis, Gateway Events, Get Involved, Volunteering
This is our second year participating in the President’s Volunteer Service Awards, which honors our most outstanding volunteers and recognizes the impact they make. We celebrated this pawsome achievement earlier this month with an awards ceremony at our Pet...
by Admin | Dec 31, 2022 | 2023, Our Shelter
From the desk of the Executive Director, Alisha Vianello What a year! When I stepped into the executive director role this past February, I was nervous but honored to take on the challenge of overseeing an organization that means everything to me. In 2022, Gateway...
by Admin | Aug 16, 2022 | 2022, Community Outreach, East St. Louis, Our Shelter, Rescued Animals
On the morning of July 26, our local municipal animal control, St. Clair County Illinois Animal Control (SCCAC), was hit with massive, catastrophic flooding during a historic rainfall (10-12″) affecting the St. Louis, MO and Metro East area. With dogs standing neck...
by Admin | Mar 23, 2022 | 2022, Community Outreach
We are proud to be a 2022 recipient of a $50,000 grant from The Dana Brown Charitable Trust, a private grantmaking foundation focused on the welfare of disadvantaged children and animals in the St. Louis Metro area. These awarded funds will support community...
by Admin | Feb 25, 2022 | 2022, East St. Louis, Fostering, Fostering, Gateway Events, Get Involved, Our Shelter, Volunteering, Volunteering, Ways to get involved
2021 was the first year that we participated in the President’s Volunteer Service Awards, which honors individuals whose service positively impacts communities in every corner of the country. This recognition sponsored by AmeriCorps and Points of Light was...
by Admin | Jan 24, 2022 | 2022, Our Shelter
2021 was an experiment for Gateway Pet Guardians in the best possible way. This was our first year operating at full capacity in our 54,000 sq. ft. Pet Resource Center in East St. Louis. We launched several new programs and services, including our affordable pet spa,...
by Admin | Jan 1, 2022 | 2022, Our Shelter
From the desk of the Executive Director, Emily Stuart 2021 was a year full of firsts for us. We kicked things off with new leadership, and an award from Focus St. Louis for our commitment to promoting a stronger community. Throughout the year, we expanded our team to...
