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Gateway Pet Guardians

Animal shelter in East ST Louis, Illinois

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Address

725 N 15th St, East ST Louis, IL 62205

Hours of Operation

    Monday: Closed
    Tuesday-Friday: 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Saturday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Sunday: Closed
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Adoptable Pets at Gateway Pet Guardians

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Lil Flow - C

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 4 yrs 7 mos

East ST Louis, IL

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Mary May-C

Domestic Longhair

Female, 1 yr

East ST Louis, IL

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Good with cats
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Chimichanga-C

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 6 mos

East ST Louis, IL

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Good with cats
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Ponder - C

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 5 yrs 4 mos

East ST Louis, IL

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Flow-C

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 5 yrs 4 mos

East ST Louis, IL

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Mini

American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, 2 mos

East ST Louis, IL

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(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
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Rooster

Bull Terrier

Male, 3 yrs 6 mos

East ST Louis, IL

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(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
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Good with kids
Good with dogs
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Bobbin

American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, 2 yrs

East ST Louis, IL

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(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
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Good with dogs
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Grinch

American Pit Bull Terrier

Male, 2 yrs

East ST Louis, IL

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(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
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Shelter FAQs

Our organization focuses heavily on community outreach and humane education in the East St. Louis area, providing low-cost or free veterinary care, dog food and shelter for low income residents with pets. We are dedicated to eliminating the homeless pet problem in our small service area.
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, community outreach and education. Our animals are strays who have been rescued from living on the streets of East St. Louis or who have come from the local animal control facility. Each animal has gone through a rigorous rehabilitation process that involves veterinary care, socialization and training.
  • 1. Submit Application
  • 2. Meet the Pet
  • 3. Take the Pet Home

Additional adoption info

Walk into our shelter every Tuesday- Friday from 2pm - 6pm or Saturdays 9am - 3 pm and meet your new best friend! Found a pet you want to adopt that is in a foster home? Submit an adoption request form here: www.gatewaypets.org/adopt. We will have the foster parent reach out to you!

Adoption fees are $195 for adult dogs, $250 for puppies, $75 for adult cats and $125 for kittens. This fee includes shots, a spay/neuter and microchipping, as well as any other treatment the animal may have needed upon being rescued.

Adoption application

http://gatewaypets.org/adopt

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Scooby Doo Doo

German Shepherd Dog

Male, 7 yrs 5 mos

St. Louis, MO

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Gambino

Bullmastiff/Bull Terrier

Male, 6 yrs 5 mos

St. Louis, MO

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Good with dogs
House-trained
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Sylus

Rottweiler/Shepherd (Unknown Type)

Male, 3 yrs 7 mos

St. Louis, MO

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Not good with dogs
Not good with cats
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HeARTs Speak develops resources that help shelter animals to be seen and find homes, ultimately transforming public perceptions of pet adoption, shelters, and animals in need. Each year our work helps nearly 1 million pets in your community and beyond.

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Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs

There is a tremendous need for new methods of sterilization that are faster, easier, more accessible, and less expensive than surgery. ACC&D works tirelessly to bring together key stakeholders to advance this field.

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Animal Legal Defense Fund

Every day, Animal Legal Defense Fund works to enact tougher animal cruelty laws, provide care and legal assistance for animal victims of cruelty, offer rewards to bring abusers to justice, and provide free legal assistance to prosecutors and law enforcement to put abusers behind bars.

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