Follow Our Leash To…..Congaree National Park!
By April 19, 2014 Read More →

Follow Our Leash To…..Congaree National Park!

Looking to get away from “life in the big city”?  Looking for something TOTALLY different?  Looking to commune with Nature?  Well, Congaree National Park fits the bill.   Located an easy 2 hour drive from Charlotte, NC in Hopkins, SC, this National Park is truly a step back in time and a National Treasure.  …
Announcing the 3/6/10 Fund
By March 16, 2014 Read More →

Announcing the 3/6/10 Fund

3/6/10 Fund Logo designed by Pet Portraits by Bethany What is the 3/6/2010 Fund?   On March 6, 2010, our inspiration and mascot, McGrady, was adopted from Ashe County (NC) Animal Control.  During that same year only 264 animals made it out to safety with 1526 being euthanized. …
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“You Buy Dinner, I’ll Drive…” A food drive for Lancaster County (SC) Animal Control…our most successful to date!
By February 23, 2014 Read More →

“You Buy Dinner, I’ll Drive…” A food drive for Lancaster County (SC) Animal Control…our most successful to date!

Lancaster County (SC) Animal Shelter   VALENTINE’S DAY INSPIRATION! In early February 2014, we saw a post on Facebook by a group of advocates helping Lancaster County (SC) Animal Shelter that noted the shelter was running short on food.   Our founder has made several trips to this shelter over the years as part of her involvement in Australian Shepherd rescue and so was quite familiar with their huge intake numbers but also with their rescue-friendlinesss! …
Posted in: Rural Shelters
Forget the Chocolate, We Want Food—DOG FOOD!  Food Donation Drive 2/9-2/21/2014
By February 9, 2014 Read More →

Forget the Chocolate, We Want Food—DOG FOOD! Food Donation Drive 2/9-2/21/2014

DOG FOOD DONATION DRIVE                           FMFF is conducting a food drive to help Lancaster County (SC) Animal Control.  County shelters allocate funds to feed a certain amount of animals for a certain number of days.  Should the shelter suddenly experience a large influx of animals, their food budgets are quickly exhausted—especially when Animal Control Officers try to give each animal there every chance and time. …
Posted in: Rural Shelters
Grand Opening, Grand Gesture!
By February 3, 2014 Read More →

Grand Opening, Grand Gesture!

A unique cake welcoming Barks, Bones & Biscuits to the neighborhood! There were red velvet and white cake cupcakes underneath the sugar bone!   Saturday, February 1, 2014, marked the Grand Opening of a new dog bakery & boutique, Barks, Bones and Biscuits, in Mint Hill NC (in the SE Charlotte Metro area).  …
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“Fixxapet”:  The Montgomery County (NC) Spay/Neuter Van
By February 2, 2014 Read More →

“Fixxapet”: The Montgomery County (NC) Spay/Neuter Van

The back of the Spay/Neuter Van provided by Companion Animal Clinic. Note the personalized license plate! This is the 2nd in a series of blog posts about efforts to help the animals of Montgomery County, NC: (Special Thanks to Stephanie Franklin & Teresa Bruton for providing all photos in the blog post)     They ARE the “somebody”:  How many of us have identified a problem somewhere and said to ourselves, “somebody should do something about that…” but yet never stepped up to address it ourselves. …
Posted in: Rural Shelters
Proud to be a Part of Positive Change at Montgomery County (NC) Animal Control
By December 9, 2013 Read More →

Proud to be a Part of Positive Change at Montgomery County (NC) Animal Control

This is the first of a series of blog posts highlighting efforts in Montgomery County: November 23, 2013 marked the occasion of Fabulous McGrady and Friends’ (FMFF) second trip out to Montgomery County Animal Control in Mount Gilead, NC.  Our first trip actually took place on May 4, 2013. …
Posted in: Rural Shelters
Girl with a Broken Leg Needs a Helping Hand!
By July 28, 2013 Read More →

Girl with a Broken Leg Needs a Helping Hand!

Friends of Ashe County Animals (FACA) works to help connect highly adoptable animals from Ashe County (NC) Animal Control with reputable rescues or regional adopters.  The term “highly adoptable” can describe dogs and cats of all ages, sizes, and breeds as well as those with medical issues. …
Posted in: Rural Shelters
Friends of Ashe County Animals…Helping Animals at McGrady’s Former Shelter
By July 28, 2013 Read More →

Friends of Ashe County Animals…Helping Animals at McGrady’s Former Shelter

The namesake of Fabulous McGrady and Friends Foundation, McGrady, hails from Ashe County (NC) Animal Control, a very rural animal shelter whose staff saved him despite suspecting his deafness.  About a year after McGrady’s adoption, his guardian discovered that the shelter did not have all the donor and rescue resources she’d assumed they had to have had to give a deaf dog like McGrady a chance. …
Posted in: Rural Shelters
Fabulous McGrady and Friends Foundation Completes First Official Rural Shelter Assistance to Marion County SC
By December 9, 2012 Read More →

Fabulous McGrady and Friends Foundation Completes First Official Rural Shelter Assistance to Marion County SC

Saturday,  1 December 2012, was the date of Fabulous McGrady and Friends Foundation (FMFF)’s first official Rural Shelter Assistance trip since it was formally incorporated as a non-profit in NC (501c3 paperwork is in progress).   The shelter chosen for this first trip was Marion County (SC) Animal Shelter which is run by Paws to the Rescue, a 501c3 group. …
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