Friends of Marblehead Abandoned Animals (FOMAA)
About
Friends of Marblehead Abandoned Animals (FOMAA) is a volunteer-run, no-kill animal shelter in Marblehead. It provides food, shelter, medical care and new homes for the dozens of animals abandoned or brought in each year, mostly cats and kittens but also dogs, rabbits, birds and other small animals. Adoption requires an approved application, and the shelter will not hold an animal for anyone whose application has not already been approved.
FOMAA was formed in 1993 to raise money for the care and placement of abandoned animals, and it has no paid staff. Volunteers come in daily to walk dogs, clean cages, give medications, feed the animals and offer plenty of attention. Operating costs are covered by donations and adoption fees, and the group also subsidizes placements in assisted living homes and with low-income families, as well as spay, neuter and release programs.
What to Know
- In 2017 the shelter placed 42 cats, 52 kittens, 3 dogs, 5 birds, 2 guinea pigs, 4 rabbits and a turtle.
- Foster homes are especially needed for socializing kittens, and the shelter supplies the cage.
- Donors can support the shelter through an Amazon wish list and merchandise sold at fundraising events.
- A related Facebook group helps Marblehead and Swampscott residents report lost and found pets.
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