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Positive Change in Montgomery County NC Continues with “The Fabulous Freedom Fund”
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As of 7/16/2015, Fabulous McGrady and Friends Foundation (FMFF) has established “The Fabulous Freedom Fund” at Spay Neuter Veterinary Clinic of the Sandhills (aka The Companion Animal Clinic Foundation) in Vass, located in Moore County NC. FMFF sent a check in the amount of $5000.00 to establish the Fund. The Fund is earmarked to help residents…
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Montgomery County Humane Society: Positive Change Continues
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Fabulous McGrady and Friends Foundation’s (FMFF) relationship with Montgomery County began with our first trip to Montgomery County Animal Control (MCAC) back in November 2013 (story). Over the past 18 months, the Positive Change train has kept a-rollin’. The new Montgomery County Humane Society (MCHS) facility will have its Grand Opening May 16, 2015, right next door to MCAC. On April…
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Anson County Animal Shelter….Just the Beginning of Positive Change.
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On May 17th 2014 we were honored to be invited to the Grand Opening of the new Anson County (NC) Animal Shelter, a vision of the County Manager and several other Anson County leaders. The old county animal shelter had been more of a “dog pound” type operation which had very limited public hours …and…
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It’s EASY Being Green
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In celebration of Earth Day 2014, Fabulous McGrady and Friends Foundation was invited to Union County Master Gardener Association’s “Down to Earth Day”. We readily accepted the invitation as recycling gently used pet-related items is one of our main missions! In a sense, McGrady is a “recycled” dog so it’s fitting that his foundation recycles goods to…
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“You Buy Dinner, I’ll Drive…” A food drive for Lancaster County (SC) Animal Control…our most successful to date!
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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…
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Forget the Chocolate, We Want Food—DOG FOOD! Food Donation Drive 2/9-2/21/2014
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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…
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“Fixxapet”: The Montgomery County (NC) Spay/Neuter Van
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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,…
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Proud to be a Part of Positive Change at Montgomery County (NC) Animal Control
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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. Back in 2012, MCAC was the focus…
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Girl with a Broken Leg Needs a Helping Hand!
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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. One such dog is Madeline, a 6 month old Lab-x…
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Friends of Ashe County Animals…Helping Animals at McGrady’s Former Shelter
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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…
