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is a non-profit 501(c) 3 rescue for dogs and cats that started in April 2003 with the help and support of great volunteers and supporters. We grew faster than anyone anticipated, creating a necessity to find more space. We moved from our dream home and bought a 6-1/2 acre farm with a run down house and two great barns. We renovated the smaller of the 2 barns with 9 dog kennels and 5 unique cat kennels. Then in 2005 we raised the money to add onto the smaller barn and create an inside community cat area where our adult cats live in a free roaming environment. We still need to raise the funds to add a bathroom and storage area in the smaller barn and raise money to renovate the larger 8200 square foot barn allowing us to take in many more dogs and cats. Our mission is to protect animals and residents by promoting a healthy and safe environment 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 as well. We are amazed and saddened every day by the abundance of homeless pets and hope to raise the money to add on and renovate both barns very soon. We also have been fortunate enough to start a few very important programs in our community such as feral cat spay/neuter and pet behavior training. Thank you to everyone who supported and encouraged us to continue when things got tough. Keep watching the best is yet to come!!
's largest barn is 8200 square feet and only about 5 years old. It is sitting empty with only electricity running to it. About a year or so ago, Ray Bauman owner of Karnik Pet Lodges in Ohio was kind enough to create a build plan for us in hopes of having a group come out and build a new shelter for us. Things changed but our hopes have not. This barn has enough room for 28 dog kennels and 7 complete community cat areas. It even has room and plans for a small clinic, and training area when we get it built.
Along with a new facility comes a greater responsibility and the need for hired full-time help. At the least we would need a couple of people to handle the day to day operations as well as people to work on fundraising and events. With a larger facility we would be able to offer our community programs that we can only dream about now, such as low cost spay/neuter and on site dog training.
Our community is wonderful, but like they are not rich. With the car companies struggling, Michigan is in a very fragile situation and we truly understand this. We also understand there are people in our community as well as surrounding communities who are still doing well despite the downturn in the economy. These are the people we would love to talk to about our organization and what we can do to make it to the next level.
is the reality of a vision created by Pete, Marcy and all of our dedicated board members and volunteers. A vision we have managed to keep working for 4 years now. I know dreams do come true (or there wouldn't be an ). I also know that God will get us to the next level. In the meantime if you run into someone who needs a great business to support please send them our way with a promise that will do anything in their legal, God given power to make it all work. If you would like a personal tour of our inspirational barn, please give us a call. You might just stand in the middle of it just like I did when I first saw it and say………"What a wonderful shelter this is going to be someday." Thank you for listening. We hope all of your dreams come true. Take care and God Bless.
Board of Directors, volunteers and supporters united for our mission, to protect animals and humans by creating a healthy and safe environment for all.
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Friends of Michigan Animals Rescue
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