Otis is a hoot! He has the longest legs you ever seen on a hunting dog with long ears and a look on his face that will melt your heart. Otis is doing great at the shelter and would like to show a great loving family what a great addition he can be with long walks and a little attention. If you are looking for a beautiful, tall hound dog to make your family complete, you might want to make an appointment to come to the shelter and meet Otis. Otis is vaccinated, neutered, micro chipped, and now tested neg for heartworm and on preventative.
Allie Rose is a beautiful orange and white girl who loves to drink from the faucet and talk your ears off. She is affectionate and playful with a great personality that would fit a family with time to give her attention and love. If you think you might be that family please go to Allie's adoption page to read more. Allie Rose is up to date on vaccinations, tested neg for FeLuk/FIV and spayed.
FMAR is proud to feature a few of our adoptable pets at the Pet Emporium at 4940 Ann Arbor Salien Rd. in Ann Arbor on the second Saturday of each month (excluding December 2009)
FMAR is proud to feature a few of our adoptable pets at Petco in Westland on the third Saturday of each month.
Kitten Season is slowing down but by all means not over. 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.
FMAR also hosted an event with the Belleville Milling Company in Belleville. On Saturday November 7th we showcased a couple of our dogs and had a great time visiting with the public. The Belleville Milling Company is a great place to meet animal lovers of all kinds and we hope to host another event there soon. We will keep you posted as this is a free admission event.
FMAR partnered with the Ann Arbor Comedy Club on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 for a night of fun and laughs. For a $10 ticket you were entertained by warm up comedians and headliner, Frank Roche who is well known for voice impressions. Ann Arbor Comedy Club is located at 314 East Liberty between 5th and Division in downtown Ann Arbor and FMAR hopes to make this a annual event.
K-9 Crusaders along with the entire City of Saline hosted a Dog Walk called Strut N Your Mutt for FMAR. Despite the rainy, cold weather it was a huge success with over 100 dogs and walkers to support our cause On October 3, 2009 Saline filled their park with be vendors, food, and fun for pets and people alike. FMAR would like to thank everyone who participated. We hope to see everyone back next year.
Belleville City Wide Yard Sale was a huge success. Thank you to everyone who came out to visit and eat great homemade baked goods. I am sure your pets are enjoying the great pet beds and accessories you picked up at the sale as well. We really appreciated your support. We would like to extend a huge thank you to our favorite sponsor Higgerson-Neal Funeral Home where whe always feel welcome.
A big thank you also goes out to supporters of our fundraiser at Startlingline Diner on Aug. 28, and Rollers Ice Cream Eats and Treats on Aug.30. Hopefully these will become annual events that will draw more hungry people each year.
Pet Emporium Pet Fest was great fun again this year despite the rain and cold. Rescue groups are always welcomed with opened arms and great accomodations. The make up day on Saturday September 19th was a great day with perfect weather and great fun. Please see below or visit our website calendar at www.fmar1.com for more FMAR event updates.
It was nice to be back at the Belleville Strawberry Festival this year! The variety of food was bigger than ever and very tasty indeed. Like in all years past we were blessed to be set up at Higgerson-Neal Funeral Home on Main Street in the middle of town. The animals had the best shady and breezy spot in town to show off their adoptability. Like every other year we had a great crowd and enjoyed the company of past as well as new visitors to our location. Thank you to everyone who came by to say hi and visit with us and our adoptable pets. For more information on our future events please visit our website at www.fmar1.org.
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, April 9-12 and July 16-19 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,secured to the ground and ready for a foundation and renovation 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. This will allow us to separate the cats from the dogs and give us room to help more animals. Stay tuned as we update all of you on the renovations and finally our big open house.
The 2nd phase took place in October as we secured the barn to the ground, added sand and made things ready for plumbing.
The Xerox Corporation came out for their 4th Annual Volunteer day and removed the old drywall and prepared the walls for new walls. Our next step is to have the rough plumbing installed and pour the cement floor. FMAR would like to thank everyone for their donations and discounted and/or free labor. This project would take much longer without your support.
We are going to need a tons more 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. So far we have a furnace and air conditioner donated!
For more information on the barn and renovations to the shelter please visit our website at www.fmar1.org. Please stay tuned!
Please visit our website at www.fmar1 for great pictures of our current shelter renovation as well as great pictures of our past events. You can also find flyers and updated event information.
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!
FMAR will be hosting pictures with Santa at the Tractor Supply in Saline on Saturday November 28, 2009. Please visit our website for more details. Bring your entire family and don't forget the pets! We look forward to seeing you there.
If you like Texas Hold'em we have exciting news for you. FMAR will be hosting just one more government approved, licensed, and regulated Texas Hold'em event in 2009. Mark your calendars Saturday, Sunday and Monday November 28, 29 and 30th at the Poker Room in Taylor
Please visit our website for more information. www.fmar1.org 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)
The FMAR event everyone looks forward to with the popular Haabs Restaurant in Ypsilanti, is scheduled for Sunday, November 22nd this year. If you haven't joined us before you might want to mark your calendar. The food and the service is awesome. Many of our supporters join us for this event, come by and see why it is so popular. Visit our calendar at www.fmar1.org for more information on all of our events.
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 734 516-1513 to contact our volunteer coordinator (Weezey) direct .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 our volunteer coordinator Weezey a call at 734-516-1513 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.In 2009 we had our biggest kitten season ever and our lowest adoption rate. Our kittens soom became teens and the older felines were not fond of sharing their space with them. Pete constructed a temporary area in the shelter for the teens until we can get the cat haven renovated and ready for all of our felines. The new cat haven will not only give us room for the teens it will allowed us to house a larger number of pets (dogs and cats).
Our mission is to protect animals and residents by promoting a healthy and safe enviornment for all. FMAR felt we needed to start in our own community helping our Animal Control facility find homes for the strays they pick up or are brought to them. When we have extra space we have done our best to help out neighboring communities too. We are amazed and saddened every day by the abundance of homeless pets and hope to raise enough money to renovate our larger barn very soon. Thank you to everyone who supported and encouraged us to continue when things got tough. We also appreciate your support and help with our continued growth so we can do more each and every year. Keep watching the best is yet to come!!
