by Janet Alderson | May 5, 2018 | 2018, Community outreach, East Side Pet Crisis Fund, East St. Louis, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
A few days ago, Nia was hit by a car. Our founder, PJ Hightower, was nearby and helped the family by rushing her to our partner veterinarian, Hillside Animal Hospital. We learned she had a fracture in her rear left leg that would require surgery. We are so grateful to...
by Janet Alderson | May 1, 2018 | 2018, Community outreach, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
This evening, we received a call from a community member about a stray dog in her neighborhood. She found a beautiful brown poodle with matted fur. We drove over to her place to scan the dog for a microchip, with hopes that he might be owned. Sure enough, he was...
by Janet Alderson | Apr 30, 2018 | 2018, Community outreach, East Side Pet Crisis Fund, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
Molly has been a part of the Gateway Pet Guardians family for years. She was spayed through our Spay/Neuter Program several years ago. Her owner sadly passed away last year, but her neighbors rallied together to give Molly a new home. Molly is now a shop dog, loving...
by Janet Alderson | Apr 19, 2018 | 2018, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
It takes the help of many organizations working together to make the Gateway Pet Guardians Spay/Neuter Program program work. Thanks to our partners, we have been able to fix over 1,100 pets since our program began in 2012! We’d like to take a moment to thank each...
by Janet Alderson | Apr 16, 2018 | 2018, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Ways to get involved
Last week, Oreo got off his leash and ended up at St. Clair County Animal Control. His family was devastated, and tried everything they could to get him back. But they faced many obstacles while trying to reclaim their beloved dog—his fees and transportation to claim...
by Volunteer Program Lead | Apr 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Emily brought Rosie, formerly known as Juaneca, home on Labor Day 2017. Greeted with a wagging tail and little kisses, Emily could tell that she just needed a safe place to rest and be loved. Rosie was infected with heartworm upon rescue and had just recently...
by Janet Alderson | Apr 12, 2018 | 2018, Community outreach, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
We have some exciting news! Our friends at Best Friends awarded a $5,000 grant to Gateway Pet Guardians to be used to fund a targeted spay/neuter initiative in Cahokia, IL (zip code 62206). In 2017, 34% of total pets surrendered by their owners (including cats, dogs,...
by Janet Alderson | Apr 11, 2018 | 2018, Community outreach, East Side Pet Crisis Fund, East St. Louis, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
This morning, Chase was outside going potty when he was hit by a car, and his family was just devastated. He had several open wounds and couldn’t use his back leg. With no money, no transportation, and nowhere to turn, they called animal control, who gave them...
by Janet Alderson | Apr 5, 2018 | 2018, Community outreach, Ways to get involved
On Monday, April 2, 2018 adoptable Percy made a surprise visit to the St. Clair County Courthouse to help a special person celebrate her retirement. Percy wanted to say thank you to Lisa Porter, State’s Attorney, on behalf of all companion animals in St. Clair County....
by Janet Alderson | Apr 2, 2018 | 2018, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Spay/Neuter, Ways to get involved
In July 2015, we recognized an issue in the Metro East that needed to be addressed. After years of hard work providing free spay/neuter resources for pet dogs and cats, we started seeing a large increase in the homeless cat population in the area. Community cat...
