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Sweet Success!
Charlton Animal Control's new municipal animal shelter is 30 x 70 feet and includes 6 kennels, a healthy cat room, a kitchen with a quarantine area, bathroom, and garage. Stray dogs and cats now stay in a clean, bright, warm, safe, secure, state of the art shelter until they are claimed by their owners or transferred to local shelters. All thanks to a combination of donations raised by FOCAS, many volunteer workers, and town funds!
Check out the slide show on Photos.
The next mission for FOCAS is to try and enrich the lives of the animals temporarily housed at the Charlton Municipal Animal Shelter by ensuring that they have sufficient food and veterinary care, if needed.
Please join us!
As a non-profit organization, funds will be raised through donations, membership fees, events and grants. We look forward to working with you!
Visit our How To Help page for other ways you can assist. Thanks!
Want to get more involved? FOCAS has open positions on the Board of Directors! We meet once a month for about a hour to plan activities, events, and decide on general matters of the organization. If you are interested in becoming actively involved with FOCAS and serving on the Board of Directors, please send an email to info@focascharlton.org.
F.O.C.A.S. Announcements, Events, and Activities!
 Can & Bottle Drive!
Friends of Charlton Animal Shelter has been selected by the Charlton Lions Club to receive a portion of the proceeds for donations of cans and bottles in their recycling bin for the entire month of May!
The bin is located on N. Main Street in Charlton. Please bring clean cans and bottles and place them in the Lions Club bin. What a terrific, easy way to support FOCAS! |
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 Yard Sale - Saturday, August 10, 2013 from 8AM - 2PM
 We are participating in CHPT's Community Yard Sale, Saturday, August 10th from 8AM - 2PM. The FOCAS yard sale will be held at 39 Hammond Hill Road. We are accepting donations of items to sell - please email us at info@focascharlton.org. Nothing to donate, but itching to buy some great items at a super price? Stop in and shop! All proceeds from the yard sale will go towards Lucy's Fund (yes, that's Lucy pictured left!) |
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Membership - Please Become a Member or Renew Your Membership for 2013!
$10 individuals; $5 seniors. Click here for membership information! Thanks for your support!! |
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Lucy's Fund
Lucy’s Fund was originally created in 2011 for a stray 5 year old Shepherd mix found wandering a back road in Charlton. Thin, missing a lot of fur, and clearly neglected for some time, “Lucy” was seen by a vet and diagnosed with mange and lyme disease. Because mange can be contagious to other animals and people, local shelters could not take her into their program. Luckily, Friends of Charlton Animal Shelter stepped in and created Lucy’s Fund to accept donations used to offset the cost of Lucy’s care. The response was phenomenal! Lucy was treated for a variety of health issues, and has been adopted by her foster family.
Lucy’s Fund was so successful that FOCAS decided to make it a permanent fund. Monies donated to Lucy’s Fund will be set aside to help stray dogs and cats that come into Charlton Animal Control with potentially contagious health issues, such as mange or upper respiratory infections. Lucy’s Fund would help cover costs for such veterinary services as heartworm/lyme tests for dogs or FELV/FIV tests for cats, medications needed to treat upper respiratory or eye/ear infections, fleas, and parasites. This fund will help give sick or injured animals a chance to recover while in the care of animal control and then be transferred to a local shelter for adoption.
Your donation can literally make the difference between life and death for sick, but adoptable, stray dogs or cats. Donations may be made payable to Friends of Charlton Animal Shelter with "Lucy" in the memo line, and mailed to FOCAS, P.O. Box 322, Charlton, MA 01507. |
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FOCAS Hats and T-Shirts Available!
FOCAS members Jimmy and Gail proudly show off their hats and shirts with FOCAS logo! For closeup photos, information on sizes, and ordering, please visit our How To Help page. Show your support for the homeless dogs and cats in Charlton! |
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