by Katy Megahan | Oct 30, 2020 | 2020, News, 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...
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...
by Janet Alderson | Aug 12, 2020 | 2020, COVID-19, Spay/Neuter
Gateway Pet Guardians is thrilled to be a recipient of Banfield Foundation’s COVID-19 Rebuild Grant in the amount of $8,000. This grant program was designed to assist organizations as they rebuild their capacity to care for pets and resume medical operations....
by Janet Alderson | Jun 14, 2020 | 2020, Community outreach, COVID-19, Ways to get involved
The Pet Food Pantry was curbside for the month of June, and we were so happy to see so many familiar faces! Volunteers practiced social distancing and wore masks, delivering food directly to each family’s trunk. We distributed 818 pounds of dog food, 96 pounds...
by Janet Alderson | Jun 13, 2020 | 2020, Community Outreach, Spay/Neuter
Gateway Pet Guardians is proud to be an Athletes for Animals grant recipient during the Spring 2020 grant cycle to support our TNR program for community cats in the Metro East. Community cats are cats who live outdoors, often having little contact with humans. To help...
by Janet Alderson | May 28, 2020 | 2020, Community outreach, COVID-19, Ways to get involved
On Wednesday, May 27th at 7 pm CST, Gateway Pet Guardians was invited to present in a webinar titled “Keeping Families Together: Pivoting Community Programming to Support People & Pets During COVID-19.” “Gateway Pet Guardians has spent years...
by Janet Alderson | May 28, 2020 | 2020, Community outreach, East Side Pet Crisis Fund, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
We would like to introduce you to this handsome lug, Gold. Over the weekend, Gold was shot multiple times. He has 3 bullet holes in his right shoulder, and an x-ray showed some shrapnel. His rear leg has one bullet wound but the bone is completely shattered....
by Janet Alderson | May 25, 2020 | 2020, Community outreach, COVID-19, Ways to get involved
The Salvation Army is increasing efforts to meet human need. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the organization has evolved service delivery to ensure that immediate needs of community members, first responders, and government partners are met. As part of these...
by Janet Alderson | May 20, 2020 | 2020, Community outreach, East Side Pet Crisis Fund, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
**WARNING: GRAPHIC PHOTOS** This past weekend we got a call from Animal Control about a dog that entered their facility in rough shape that was microchipped through our program. We helped track down the dog’s owner. She was so grateful to have found him, but he...
by Janet Alderson | May 18, 2020 | 2020, Community outreach, COVID-19, East Side Pet Crisis Fund, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
Meet Snow, isn’t she precious!? Snow hurt her little paw paw in hot grease late last week. COVID-19 has made it difficult to obtain veterinary appointments, as vets are implementing social distancing protocols and are booked out days and even weeks right...
by Alisha Vianello | May 14, 2020 | 2020, Adoptions
Adopting a new pet is an exciting time. Scrolling through websites, getting dog kisses at adoption events, happily clicking “add to cart” for collars and leashes and beds so you’ll be ready when you bring your new pet home. You finally find the right pet and submit an...
