Gateway Pet Guardians: About Us
Mission
Gateway Pet Guardians is a 501(c)3 nonprofit animal shelter whose passionate and dedicated staff and volunteers care for animals on the streets of East St. Louis, Illinois and surrounding areas. Our mission is to end homelessness for animals in the Metro East through rescue, rehabilitation, adoption and community education.
Donations are always greatly appreciated and are used to provide veterinary care for our foster pets, some of whom have been badly injured by automobile accidents, cruelty, neglect, or life on the street. Donations are tax-exempt to the extent allowed by law. Please consult your tax advisor for information specific to your tax situation.
Our Strategy:
GPG’s strategy to reduce and eventually eliminate the homeless animal problem in the Metro East community is a multifaceted approach. We depend on passionate volunteers and community leaders to help us execute every layer of our strategy:
· Feeding — GPG drives the streets in our communities every day to monitor the condition of homeless animals as we provide them with food. We also provide food to low income dog animal owners.
· Rescue — GPG responds to animal welfare issues that are identified by our volunteer feeders or from calls within the community. We follow up on those situations by either educating the owners in question or by rescuing the animal, when we have the resources available.
· Foster Homes – GPG has a vetted process that allows us to train, temporarily house, feed, medicate, and rehabilitate homeless dogs. This process gives us an opportunity to find our foster animals the appropriate forever / adoptive home.
· Veterinarian Care – GPG has negotiated reduced cost care from skilled and dedicated veterinarians willing to discount their services to help stray animals.
· Adoption — GPG provides assistance in finding qualified permanent homes for our rescued or fostered animals. This is an important process that is dependent on the assistance and approval of the specific animal’s foster family.
· Education – GPG is dedicated to educating the residents in our community about the importance of animal care, including a commitment to spay or neuter their animals. We believe education is the key to reducing the homeless animal problem in our community so we plan to continually evolve this component or our organization.
· Shelter – Our goal is to open a shelter in Centerville, IL before the end of 2012. We purchased the property in July 2011, but we need time to establish a capital campaign for the necessary renovation project. This facility will help us temporarily house rescued dogs on an emergency basis.
