by Admin | Nov 9, 2010 | 2010, Documentary, Press Releases
Saint Louis, MO, November 9, 2010 – Four months after receiving the Humanitarian Award during the Cinema St. Louis Film Festival, Gateway Guardians: A Documentary will advance to the St. Louis International Film Festival on November 18th. The documentary tells the...
by Admin | Nov 8, 2010 | 2010, Press Releases
Local Animal Rescue Volunteer, Documentary Star to be Honored at Film Premier Gala Saint Louis, MO, November 8, 2010– The homeless dogs of East St. Louis have a friend in P.J. Hightower. In many cases, she is the only person they’ve ever known. They congregate on the...
by Admin | Oct 25, 2010 | 2010, Rescued Animals
For Previous blog posts about Sonny click here.Sonny is getting depressed. He has been in a kennel and 2 foster homes. Both of his foster homes ADORED him but his first foster mom had to move to the East Coast quickly and his second foster home is growing in the...
by Admin | Sep 21, 2010 | 2012, Animal Rescues, East St. Louis, Fundraisers, Press Releases, Soiree for Strays Gala
Saint Louis, MO, September 21, 2010 – After a previous failed attempt, two stray dogs who had long awaited their turn to be rescued by Gateway Pet Guardians finally had their day on the morning of Thursday, September 16. But less than 24 hours after being rescued, the...
by Admin | Jun 29, 2010 | 2010, East St. Louis, Press Releases, Stray Dogs
Saint Louis, MO, June 29, 2010 – After 11 months of filming on the streets of East St. Louis, Gateway Guardians: A Documentary is ready for debut at the Tivoli on July 18th at noon. The documentary tells the story of the many homeless dogs that roam the streets in...
by Admin | Jun 26, 2010 | 2010, Documentary
Rebecca Ormond on St. Louis Indy Theater Gateway Pet Guardians on Show-Me St. Louis Gateway Pet Guardians Featured in Bark Magazine On the edge of the American Rust Belt, the once-prosperous city of East St. Louis, Ill., collapsed with industry in the 1960s and ’70s....
by Admin | Jun 14, 2010 | Fostering, Ways to get involved
We pulled Sonny close to a year ago when a local parishioners said they were going to call animal control to have him picked up.We could tell he was a sweet boy, and we did not want to see him put down. When we sent out the plea for Sonny, we did not get any...
by Admin | May 15, 2010 | 2010, Community outreach, Ways to get involved
As we pulled into East St. Louis on Saturday, PJ said, “Oh, I thought that house was on fire, but I guess someone is just burning trash.” Upon further inspection we both realized that the house was indeed on fire. As we pulled up to the house, PJ said that...
by Admin | May 14, 2010 | 2010, Animal Rescues, East St. Louis
Today, Gateway Pet Guardians’ volunteers ventured to East St. Louis to rescue a mama (Show Me) and puppies. We weren’t sure exactly how many puppies there were. Show Me is the mom of the puppies that were rescued on last spring’s Show Me St. Louis...
by Admin | Mar 5, 2010 | 2010, Fundraisers, Press Releases
Saint Louis, MO, March 5, 2010 – Gateway Pet Guardians’ second annual Pasta for Pets event will raise money toward the construction of a much-needed animal shelter in the St. Louis area. Eat at The Pasta House Co. in Fairview Heights any time Thursday, April 15, and a...