by Janet Alderson | Jun 6, 2017 | 2017, Foster Feature, Fostering, Rescued Animals, Ways to get involved
Mr. Trooper is a five-year-old, eleven-pound shih tzu mix. He found himself living briefly at the Gateway Pet Guardians Emergency Shelter. It’s not common for small breed dogs to make their way to the shelter, but we are lucky he did, because this charismatic little...
by Volunteer Program Lead | Jun 5, 2017 | 2017, Adoptions, Rescued Animals
When I met Baby Bella for the first time, my initial thought was “she is so small!” That was quickly followed with “why is she so angry at me?” Shelter staff explained that Bella didn’t like strangers and it took multiple meetings for her to warm up to people. I also...
by Janet Alderson | Jun 2, 2017 | 2017, Our Shelter, Rescued Animals, Volunteering, Ways to get involved
Summer in St. Louis is hot, but there are plenty of fun activities you can do with your pet that will help you both cool off! One favorite activity of many Gateway Pet Guardians volunteers is hiking, especially on trails with water. Our fosters and volunteers provide...
by Janet Alderson | May 26, 2017 | 2017, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Ways to get involved
In September 2016, Gateway Pet Guardians and Bi-State Pet Food Pantry formed a partnership to bring pet food services to the Metro East community. Once a month, residents who qualify for the program pick up a month’s supply of food. Last weekend we distributed...
by Janet Alderson | May 22, 2017 | 2017, Foster Feature, Fostering, Rescued Animals, Ways to get involved
Life can be busy. Crazy busy. And we often hear people say they don’t have time to foster. That might be true, but we’ve also met many individuals who have made it work, despite their busy lives. Recent high school graduate Catalina Cuevas is one such person. With a...
by Admin | May 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
Ohhhhh how I loathe that question most days! Is it a lab mix? A boxer mix? No, no, it’s definitely a pit bull. Wait, what is a pit bull? Isn’t a pit bull a made up breed? Ugh. So many unknowns. A few years back, we coined our own term for our mixed...
by Janet Alderson | May 16, 2017 | 2017, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Spay/Neuter, Volunteering, Ways to get involved
Our vaccination clinics play an important role in our community program. We are able to host two clinics each year, and this past weekend marked the first vaccination clinic of 2017. We set up bright and early at Lincoln Park in East St. Louis, where we vaccinated 100...
by Janet Alderson | May 5, 2017 | 2017, Foster Feature, Rescued Animals, Volunteering, Ways to get involved
Sometimes, dogs have an extended stay at the Gateway Pet Guardians Emergency Shelter. But shelter life can be hard, especially when it’s longer term. To help dogs deal with this stress, we created the Shelter Guardian Program nearly three years ago. This program is...
by Janet Alderson | May 3, 2017 | 2017, Community outreach, Volunteering, Ways to get involved
If April showers bring May flowers, what will May flowers bring? A question the Gateway Pet Guardians Community Outreach Team is eager to find out. The past several weeks we have worked, despite the weather, to deliver supplies to community members and pets in need,...
by Janet Alderson | May 1, 2017 | 2017, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Volunteering, Ways to get involved
Volunteers didn’t let the rain stop them from canvassing in the Metro East this past weekend! On Saturday and Sunday, four groups hit the streets, delivering flyers door to door to spread awareness about our upcoming vaccination clinic in Lincoln Park on May 13,...
