Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, with an office in downtown historic Marshall, FOMCA works to reduce the number of unwanted animals in Madison County and increase their well-being. Programs include the following (click on the red heading to get to that page):
FOMCA offers Madison County residents low-cost spay/neuter surgery for their pets. Call to register your dog/cat for May 9, June 6 and 20. And check out the specials! Do you live in Spring Creek? Good news for you, too. Click the link above to go to the Spay-Neuter page for details.
Clinics are held once a month in different locations around Madison County, offering low-cost rabies shots and other routine vaccinations for dogs and cats. For more information about upcoming clinics, go to the Vaccination Clinic page.
If your dog tends to wander, we recommend microchipping, which you can get inexpensively at our vaccination clinic. Check the Vaccination Clinic page for more information.
Pet food is available to families in financial crisis who are having difficulty feeding their cats and dogs. Pantry hours are 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, Monday through Thursday.
Chain-Free Madison County? Wouldn’t it be wonderful? We wholeheartedly support the concept of a chain-free environment for dogs. There are many reasons not to chain a dog. Go to the chain-free webpage to see them listed, and watch the inspiring video.
We have a waiting list of persons who need fencing. Contact us if you need fencing, or if you would like to help provide fencing for those who can't afford it.
Looking for Homes with heart
Friends Of Madison County Animals has partnered with the Madison County Animal Shelter to begin a dog foster program in the county. Many more dog lives would be saved if they could get two or three weeks in a temporary home. To qualify as a foster home, the resident pets must be spayed/neutered and up-to-date on vaccinations. (The foster dogs will come already vaccinated.)
PLEASE consider fostering. Those few weeks will save that dog's life plus open up more space at the shelter. Many of these foster dogs will go to rescue groups and no-kill shelters, as well as to loving families. For more information or to apply, please call the shelter at 828-649-3190 or email adavis@madisoncountyshelter.nc.
TNR stands for trap/neuter/return, a humane way of gradually reducing the feral cat population.
Go to the Feral Cat page for suggestions about easy ways to help ferals.
FOMCA provides humane education to the community by furnishing elementary school classrooms with subscriptions to Kind News, a Humane Society of the United States publication geared towards teaching children about animal compassion.
FOMCA operates a resource center in downtown Marshall which is open Monday through Thursday from 9am to 1pm. Information on programs and other assistance is provided on a walk-in or call-in basis.
Volunteer help is always needed for existing programs, as well as to create new programs. See where you might fit in. Just click the link below. Print the application, fill it out, and drop it off at the office. Or mail it to FOMCA, P.O. Box 191, Marshall, NC 28753. (Call 649-9556 with any questions.)
Do you want to help out, but can't join in as a volunteer? Here are items we'd love to receive as donations:
FOMCA WISH LIST
Energy Star (energy efficient) refrigerator
Measuring scale
Copy paper (recycled if possible)
High quality answering machine
Microwave oven
Animal crates (small and large)
Office supplies (sticky notes, file folders, pens, pencils, notebooks, etc.)
Area rug for office (not too worn)
Desk light
Small filing cabinet (with lock and key)
L-shaped desk
Spay/neuter supplies (bleach, garbage bags, laundry detergent, dishwashing detergent, etc.)
Used printer cartridges: Drop off those with us! Staples gives FOMCA $2 per cartridge which goes toward purchasing office supplies
Jewelry: FOMCA sells donated costume, silver, gold jewelry at The Sanctuary of Stuff on Merriman Avenue south of Weaverville. It's a lovely shop where the kind owners allow us a jewelry case. FOMCA receive all proceeds except for a tiny carrying charge.
We have good friends who help support and encourage us. We want you to meet them. Click on the Our Good Friends! link above, and you will!
Something will be coming up soon. Stay tuned.
FOMCA relies on membership dues, grants and donations to fund programs. It is not affiliated with any national organization. You can help us improve the lives of animals of Madison County by donating now:
Contact Info: Phone, Address, Email, Location
Call us at 828-649-9798.
Our mailing address is P.O. Box 191, Marshall, NC 28753.
Our email address: fomca@yahoo.com
Our office is located in Marshall, NC, at 107 S. Main Street, by the traffic light at Bridge Street. We are directly across the street from the Post Office and next door to My Sister's Attic.
