Sheba is a very loving girl who is a great walker. She loves to have her belly rubbed and to cuddle up with you and watch a little TV. She has been at the shelter a very long time because she is very good at jumping fences, especially if she can see you on the other side. Sheba would do great with a back yard that had a privacy fence, or with a family who loved to take nice long walks. 
Autumn is a beautful tortie with a very quiet personality. She is a shy girl who does best with other shy cats and kittens. She looks for a quiet area to spend most of her day. Autumn will sit on your lap and loves to be brushed and petted. Like all of our animals Autumn is vaccinated, FeLuK/FIV negative and ready for a new home. If you would like to visit with Autumn please give us a call to set up an appointment.
FMAR is proud to feature a few of our adoptable pets at Petco in Canton on the second Saturday of each month and again in Westland on the third Saturday of each month.
Kitten Season is in full swing FMAR has a variety of beautiful felines just waiting for new loving homes to call their own. Please visit our adoptable pets section to learn more and see pictures of our beautiful selection of felines.
As you can see FMAR continues to stay busy. For a list of future events please visit our website at www.fmar1.org. Events are posted as we schedule them.
Our 2nd Annual Cinco DeMayo dinner/dance held on May 2, 2009 was another huge succss! The food from Doyce's Red Beans and Rice was supurb and the The Big Pinky "Oldies" dance band was the perfect blend of oldies dance music. We had raffles for everything from gift cards, IPods, signed Red Wing jerseys, home made quilt, limo rides, and even vacation pacages the entire family could enjoy. For more information on our future events please visit our website at www.fmar1.org.
Superbowl Bowling Fundraiser Located at 45100 Ford Rd. in Canton, MI 48188 on Friday evening, March 13th was a huge success. Thank you to everyone who came out to support FMAR!
Microchip Fundraiser at Feed Rite Pet Supply located at 11760 Belleville Rd. in Belleville, MI 48111 on Saturday February 28, was a great success. We managed to micro chip both dogs and cats and meet a lot of great people. Thanks for your support!
TEXAS HOLD'EM February 2 - 4 and April 9-12 at the Poker Palace in Ann Arbor was fun for all. Thank you all who came out and supported FMAR
Thank you to all for your support!
Kids Write Songs to Help Rescued Animals! Lincoln Elementary School Bright Futures After School Program are donating proceeds from SALES OF Their ORIGINAL Songs to the Friends of Michigan Animals Rescue. The singing and musical talents of these elementary children are amazing. The CD's are selling for $5 but I am sure you will agree they are worth much much more. CD's are being offered on the FMAR website at: www.fmar1.org under the store section. Thank you so much for supporting the Bright Futures kids and the rescued animals of FMAR.
The barn that was donated to FMAR has moved to Arkona Road. That's right. It took us about a year to work out all of the details, but on Tuesday, April 28th, a 1200 square foot pole barn gingerly moved down Rawsonville Rd., south of I-94 in Belleville, to our shelter. It was about a 5 mile drive and we were escorted by Sumpter Police Department , as well as, the FMAR shelter van, cable and utility companies. Now that the barn is in place, the renovation into a cat shelter will begin! This will allow us to separate the cats from the dogs and give us more room to help more animals. Stay tuned as we update all of you on the renovations and finally our big open house.
We are going to need a lot of buiding supplies, so if you live in the Belleville area or know of a contractor that is willing to donate materials please contact the shelter via email at vb-petlover@comcast.net to discuss.
For more information on the barn and renovations to the shelter please visit our website at www.fmar1.org. Please stay tuned!
For more information on all of our upcoming events please visit the FMAR website at www.fmar1.org. Thanks for your support!
FMAR is very excited to be hosting several events this year
Thanks for your support!
If you like Texas Hold'em we have exciting news for you. FMAR will be hosting more government approved, licensed, and regulated Texas Hold'em events in 2009
July 16 - 19 Thurs - Sun = Poker Palace
The Poker Palace Located inside Bel Mark Bowling Alley in Ann Arbor starting at 4:00 PM.
The address is 3530 Jackson Rd Ann Arbor, MI 48103.
Nov 23-27 Tues – Fri with Thursday off for Thanksgiving Poker Room in Taylor
When played responsibly, this is a great fun way to have fun while supporting FMAR. Please visit our website at www.fmar1.org for more information. We look forward to seeing you! Thanks for your support! (734-461-9458)
Pet Pals is here!
A book about how Pete and Marcy started in animal rescue. Included in the book are some of our pet stories, great pet tips, and lots of pictures. All of the proceeds from Pet Pals will be used to support our shelter. When ordered through our website www.fmar1.org the price is 16.91 including tax, shipping and handling. Please allow 2 weeks for delivery! You can also call 734-461-9458 to pick up a book at the shelter if you would like to avoid the shipping and handling costs! Thank you so much for your support! I hope you will enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed the journey that created it. Bless you all for your support.For more information on our upcoming events or Marcy's book please visit our website at www.fmar1.org
FMAR Board of Directors, Linda Luke, Page McLaughlin, Cathy Boatin, Orsi Dezsi, Eileen Russel, Bob Smith, Marcy and Pete LaFramboise and especially all of the animals who come to stay until they find their new loving forever homes, would like to take this time to wish a very special thank-you to all of the FMAR dedicated volunteers. FMAR wouldn't be where we are today without your support, dedication and teamwork. Blessings to all of you.
Thank you to to everyone who drops off supplies to the shelter and who takes the time to support us. FMAR is still looking for dedicated volunteers to help with the morning and afternoon cleaning, walking and socializing of our pets. If you have a few hours a week to spare, you can work independently with training and you are dependable and willing to get dirty at a gratifying job that pays in love and devotion, please call Weezey at 734 516-1513 to set up a time to come out and visit.
FMAR is fortunate to have a wonderful, creative person, Kenn Sheats, working on the newsletter for us. We think you will be pleasantly surprised with the new format. If you would like to be on our newsletter mailing list or would like to view the newsletter on line, please visit our website at www.fmar1.org. Johnston Lithograph is printing the newsletter and our flyers for us and they are doing a fabulous job. Thank you so much to Keith Johnston and his team for their support and generous help with keeping the cost down for us.We have several openings, especially for morning kennel help and caring for the animals.
The hours would range from Monday - Saturday AM and PM (we can work something out fit to your schedule). FMAR is closed on Sunday for adoptions, but the animals still need to be cleaned, fed and loved. We would love to have a few dedicated volunteers on weekends to help take care of the animals. If you are interested in any of these volunteer oportunities and you are willing to commit at least 2-4 hours a week of your time to the care of the shelter animals, we would love to hear from you. Please call 734 461-9458 and leave a message or contact our volunteer coordinator (Weezey) direct at 734-516-1513.Our promise is a rewarding opportunity to help animals and service the community and help FMAR grow and flourish.
FMAR is searching for energic, dedicated volunteer dog walkers to add to our program. You will be walking dogs of all sizes and shapes so will need to be an energetic dog lover and a person who loves to walk. If you like to come by and see if you might be interested in our volunteer dog walking program please give us a call at 734-461-9458 to set up an appointment to come to the shelter and learn more about our dog walking program. You can also send us an email through by visiting our website at www.fmar1.org. Thank you for your interest.