Good Morning Good News !!!! August 29, 2010

Good Morning Good News !!!!

Stop in for party at 3 this afternoon if you can! Two celebrations!
Thank you Teens and
Thank you Voters!!!

Looks like another lovely day today !!!! What great weather we're
having huh?

WOO HOO! Walker is sooo happy he sends Dog Haiku --

I lie belly-up
In the sunshine, happier than
You ever will be

Today I sniffed
Many dog butts-I celebrate
By kissing your face.

I am your best friend,
Now, always, and especially
When you are eating.

Mark your calendar for the September 6th noon Labor Day Tour. Just one
tour and it takes off at noon - be there !!! Gates open at 11:30 am!!!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthpicturegalleries/7963657/A-long-tailed-macaque-monkey-adopts-a-kitten-in-the-forests-of-Bali-Indonesia.html?image=4

Katarina and volunteers hiked the woods yesterday and checked out the
log cabin and have plans for the Haunted Woods Trail at the Fall Furr
Festival !!!!! Put October 23rd noon - 5 pm on your calendar!

Two new sheep have joined our crowd. Ebony and Ivory. Owned by an
elderly couple no longer able to care for their animals due to health
reasons. Their chickens will be joining us soon. They have a dog they
have been facing having to give up too. They can't afford to feed her.
She's a big gal and unspayed. They've managed to keep her from having
puppies so far but it's a struggle as she tries to get away from them
when she's in heat. Restraining her is becoming more than they can do.
Our assistance program will give them a certificate to spay her and
get her shots, and our Pet Pantry will give them dog food. If you'd
like to help us help the animals and the people who love them, this is
the place to do it!
http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php

http://www.timescolonist.com/technology/Group+says+animal+welfare+rules+shou%20ld+apply+wild+these+images+show/3448147/story.html

I need some more volunteers to help at events and festivals. It's easy,
clean, and some are climate controlled, all kinds of locations. Do
your opposable thumbs work? Can you smile? That's all that's needed!
Hang out at a table with our display and hand out flyers. If you can
help let me know, I'll let you know when and where events are and you
can pick!!

Have a wonderful Sunday !!!!

Cats Rule !!!!!
http://icanhascheezburger.com/2010/08/27/funny-pictures-baby-gate/

Love,
Vincent

PS If you don't want your Daily Good New, just let me know! A couple of
you have said you only want Hairballs with out the Good News!! That's
ok! Just tell me. I'm here to make you happy, just tell me how! If
Good New don't make you happy - I could always start Bad News, but, as
you hoomans say, why reinvent the wheel - that's what you've got tv and
newspapers for !!!!!

--
Vincent D. Cat, Official Spokes Cat of Rikki's Refuge
Representing the Right to Life of the Differently Abled of every species.

JOIN THE RIKKI'S FAMILY
http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php

We're very honored to have been voted the Number One Animal Rescue in
Virginia.

Thank you, our supporters and friends, who made this possible. It took
over 50,000 votes! Thank you for your confidence and trust in the work
we do at Rikki's Refuge. We won't disappoint you!

I'd like to thank the sponsors of the contest; Pet Finders a wonderful
resource for helping us locating the perfect forever home for many of
our cats and dogs; and The Animal Rescue Site, where a click a day helps
feed shelter pets.

Not a Rikki's Family Member? For only $45 you can join for a year and
receive your electronic subscription to HAIRBALLS and paper subscription
to REFLECTIONS

DONATE NOW save a life today
http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php

RIKKI'S REFUGE a 367 acre, no-kill, all species peaceful sanctuary
supported solely by donations of kind and loving individuals, just like
you.

Your donations provide direct support. Only 4% of our income is spent on
fundraising and management, 96% is spent directly on the animals you
love. A financial statement is available upon written request from the
State Office of Consumer Affairs. All material in this e-mail is
copyrighted and cannot be used for any purpose other than to bring
awareness of Rikki's Refuge and the plight of unwanted animals to the
public. Any monetary gain attributed to this material must be donated
to Rikki's.

Phone: 540-854-0870
Address: PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Member: paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org),
CFC 77674, CVC 3163, PetsMart Charities #1377
Web page: http://www.rikkisrefuge.org
E-mail: Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org

Good Morning Good News !!!! August 28, 2010

Good Morning Good News !!!!

Good Morning!! It IS Thursday morning? Right? Hmm is time flying again!!!

Everything is GOOD here, busy, but business as usual. No problems, just
lots to do. Thanks to all of you calling and writing to ask if I'm ok
since I've been out of touch for a couple days. Nothing but busy my
friends!!!

PARTY TIME - WE'RE HAVING A CELEBRATION !!!!
SUNDAY TOMORROW (sorry for short notice, been too busy to get my paws on
the keys) 8/29 3 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4751216459/

It's a two for one celebration !!!!

First for our THANK YOU TEENS C.A.R.E PARTY
Katrina ran the Teens C.A.R.E. program all summer long. Every Thursday
they'd gather here at Rikki's at 8 o'clock in the morning and they'd
work like dogz (not laze in the sun like us smart cats!) all day long,
all the way till 5 o'clock. And YOU know how hot it was all summer
long! This is DEDICATION to the animals - like ME!!!

It was hot and their work was hard and tiring. Not to mention dirty and
smelly. They zipped thru litterboxes - about 60 of them. Pooper
scooped dog runs. Mucked pens. Scrubbed and mopped floors. Cleaned
cages. And best of all fed us!!

It was a terrific program and really helped Lena and the staff out a LOT
this summer. SO MUCH extra work was done over the summer with this
program - we'd like to let the kids know how much they meant to us.

Every animal area here will have a way for the animals to say thank you
with decorations and an activity for them to participate in. Great
games like Who can Feed Vincent the Most Fancy Feast!!!

These teenagers are seriously fantastic people who have done so much for
us and will continue to do great things if we all encourage and support
them. We've also invited their parents and any siblings who want to come
to see what they have been doing all summer.

And Secondly we're adding the Victory Voting for Vincent Party !!!
Congratulations to all of YOU who voted !!!! YOU who made this
possible. So PLEASE come out. And please play Who can Feed Vincent the
Most Fancy Feast!!!

So everybody is invited !!! Come and say Congratulations to all the
wonderful Teens and Voters!!!

Love,
Vincent
PS http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4712518035/

PPS If you don't want your Daily Good New, just let me know! A couple
of you have said you only want Hairballs with out the Good News!!
That's ok! Just tell me. I'm here to make you happy, just tell me how!
If Good New don't make you happy - I could always start Bad News, but,
as you hoomans say, why reinvent the wheel - that's what you've got tv
and newspapers for !!!!!

--
Vincent D. Cat, Official Spokes Cat of Rikki's Refuge
Representing the Right to Life of the Differently Abled of every species.

JOIN THE RIKKI'S FAMILY
http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php

We're very honored to have been voted the Number One Animal Rescue in
Virginia.

Thank you, our supporters and friends, who made this possible. It took
over 50,000 votes! Thank you for your confidence and trust in the work
we do at Rikki's Refuge. We won't disappoint you!

I'd like to thank the sponsors of the contest; Pet Finders a wonderful
resource for helping us locating the perfect forever home for many of
our cats and dogs; and The Animal Rescue Site, where a click a day helps
feed shelter pets.

Not a Rikki's Family Member? For only $45 you can join for a year and
receive your electronic subscription to HAIRBALLS and paper subscription
to REFLECTIONS

DONATE NOW save a life today
http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php

RIKKI'S REFUGE a 367 acre, no-kill, all species peaceful sanctuary
supported solely by donations of kind and loving individuals, just like
you.

Your donations provide direct support. Only 4% of our income is spent on
fundraising and management, 96% is spent directly on the animals you
love. A financial statement is available upon written request from the
State Office of Consumer Affairs. All material in this e-mail is
copyrighted and cannot be used for any purpose other than to bring
awareness of Rikki's Refuge and the plight of unwanted animals to the
public. Any monetary gain attributed to this material must be donated
to Rikki's.

Phone: 540-854-0870
Address: PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Member: paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org),
CFC 77674, CVC 3163, PetsMart Charities #1377
Web page: http://www.rikkisrefuge.org
E-mail: Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org

YES YES YES

YOU - my HERO - YOU DID IT !!!
We've just proven to the world that together we CAN do it !!!
Rikki's Refuge voted NUMBER ONE in Virginia.

WOW - this is BIG !!!

This is HUGE !!!!

This is FANTASTIC !!

And it's cuz YOU are FANTASTIC !!!!

I love you, sooooooooo much !!!

Love forever and ever, Vincent
--
Have you Voted for Rikki's Today?

Vote Right Now! We can win $s if we have the most votes by August 22,
2010 - you can vote everyday - it's FREE - get everybody you know voting!!!

Rikkis Refuge, Orange, VA, USA
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/shelterchallenge.faces?siteId=3&link=ctg_ars_shelterchallenge_from_home_sidetabs

Vincent D. Cat, Official Spokes Cat of Rikki's Refuge

JOIN THE RIKKI'S FAMILY
http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php

Not a Rikki's Family Member? For only $45 you can join for a year and
receive your electronic subscription to HAIRBALLS and paper subscription
to REFLECTIONS

DONATE NOW save a life today
http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php

RIKKI'S REFUGE a 367 acre, no-kill, all species peaceful sanctuary
supported solely by donations of kind and loving individuals, just like
you.

Your donations provide direct support. A financial statement is
available upon written request from the State Office of Consumer
Affairs. All material in this e-mail is copyrighted and cannot be used
for any purpose other than to bring awareness of Rikki's Refuge and the
plight of unwanted animals to the public. Any monetary gain attributed
to this material must be donated to Rikki's.

Phone: 540-854-0870
Address: PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Member: paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org),
CFC 77674, CVC 3163, PetsMart Charities #1377
Web page: http://www.rikkisrefuge.org
E-mail: Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org

Good Morning Good News !!!! August 25, 2010

Good Morning Good News !!!!

And the Good News is ..... I haven't turned totally blue yet!! Still
waiting for the announcement. Had an email this am saying,
"Congratulations to all winners ..." but not saying who they are or
exactly when it will be posted. SO .......

Is it like August? Like summer's not over yet? Like it's not even
Labor Day let alone Thanksgiving? Or have I gone thru a time warp? I
knew I took a long cat nap, but was it THAT long? Mommey and me had to
go get some stuff and the Dollar Tree is selling - sit down - I mean
like the temperature did drop yesterday - and we needed bankies last
night - but - the leaves are still green - CHRISTMAS STUFF !!!
Ahhhhhhhh Even us cats know this is crazy!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/2696306075

We've got a new "resident" at Rikki's. The traps are going out!! When
we drove up after our trip to Dollar Tree, still in shock, Mommey said,
"What's that on TOP of rabbit rotunda? Did an orange chicken go up
there to sleep? " Then we got closer and Mommey said, "Holly Cow - it's
a CAT!". Not only rabbits live in there but guinea pigs, pigeons and
some other birds. A veritable buffet for a cat.

She wanted me to zoom fast down the driveway, but when ever I'm driving
I'm very careful of my brofurs and sisfurs and sure enough all the
dawgies came out to greet us.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4925114484/ (for you unbelievers)

When I parked, Mommmey jumped out of the truck and ran to the well
house and turned on the east system. Then she ran to Rabbit Rotunda and
hooked up the hose and ran it into the rotunda, right to the center,
tippy top, 14 feet up, right where this great big orange tom cat (she
know's cuz she saw golf balls under that tail) was leaning down and
talking to the pigeons and trying to convince them to come up higher,
higher, here little birdy, and trying fit his paws thru the mesh,
pushing and scratching, oh he so wanted to reach those birds. She got
right underneath him and he looked at her and smirked! Yes he did, I
saw it too. And she turned the sprayer on full blast and shot him in
the belly with a stream of water.

She knew it was gonna be good and really wanted to go get the camera and
video it - but she wanted to get him off of there as quick as possible
just in case he'd damaged the roof and was going to figure out how to
get in. She figured saving the residents of Rabbit Rotunda was a
better idea than getting a good video.

He leapt straight up in the air about three feet and then boinged down
on the roof. It's netting stretched out and like a trampoline up there!
He tried to run but couldn't get traction and he boinged again. Kept
boinging and losing about 3 feet of altitude each time. Till he reached
the edge and leapt to the ground. Mommey still had the hose trained
right on him. He was one mad kitty! As he reached the tool trailer and
out of reach of the hose he turned around and hissed Mommey. I'm not
going to translate cuz she'd get mad.

The traps are out and he's gonna have to take a trip to the speuter clinic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMzW3LIkNLA

From Crystal Wood: In 1995, Hurricane Marilyn devastated the US Virgin
Islands and Puerto Rico. A man named Dave lived with his cat on a small
boat in the harbor near Red Hook on St. Thomas. Back in those days, they
didn't have the sophisticated weather tracking equipment they do now, so
they knew a hurricane was coming, they just didn't know how bad it was
going to be. By the time it got to the USVI, it was a strong Category 3.

Dave knew he would have to abandon ship and get to a shelter on land
before the worst of the storm hit, but he was afraid that if he put the
cat in a carrier and tried to cross the harborfrom the boat in his
dinghy, they might capsize and the cat would drown in its carrier before
he could save it. So he DUCT TAPED the cat to his bare chest and swam on
his back the 100 or so yards from the boat to the dock in violent wind,
rain, and pounding waves. He determined that he and the cat would make
it out alive or they would go down together. He lost the boat and nearly
everything else he owned, but they made it out alive and the cat lived
to a ripe old age.

I met Dave at the Latitude 18 bar in Red Hook and he showed me the scars
the poor terrified cat inflicted on him. His eyes misted up a little as
he told the story. "That was the best cat I ever had," he said fondly

Now that's what we call a cat lover, not a cat liker!!!

When Cats Attack
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN-sGTR2Wag

Lifeguard dogs in Italy help swimmers in need
In the United States, lifeguards are required to save swimmers who are
in need of help, but in Italy, our four-legged friends are putting their
best paw forward as well. According to the Associated Press, "lifedogs"
have become a vital component to saving swimmers on the many beaches
located in the boot-shaped country. The pups are relied on because of
their ability to jump easily from helicopters and into the water.

"The dog becomes a sort of intelligent lifebuoy. It is a buoy that goes
by itself to a person in need of help, and comes back to the shore also
by himself, choosing the best landing point and swimming through the
safest currents," Roberto Gasbarri, who coordinates the Italian School
of Canine Lifeguards, told the news source. Gasbarri said he will train
any breed, as long as they weigh more than 66 pounds. However, Labrador
retrievers, Golden retrievers and Newfoundlands are the pups most
commonly sought, because of their swimming instincts.
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/ars/article/Lifeguard-dogs-in-Italy-help-swimmers-in-need604

Dog swimming with dolphin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5tYeyChFB0

Popcorn Kitties
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDABjGGeZzM

Well, having trouble keeping my mind on much else ... so back to pacing
and eating .... Will let you know when I know !!!

Love,
Vincent

PS If you don't want your Daily Good New, just let me know! A couple of
you have said you only want Hairballs with out the Good News!! That's
ok! Just tell me. I'm here to make you happy, just tell me how! If
Good New don't make you happy - I could always start Bad News, but, as
you hoomans say, why reinvent the wheel - that's what you've got tv and
newspapers for !!!!!

--
Have you Voted for Rikki's Today?

Vote Right Now! We can win $s if we have the most votes by August 22,
2010 - you can vote everyday - it's FREE - get everybody you know voting!!!

Rikkis Refuge, Orange, VA, USA
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/shelterchallenge.faces?siteId=3&link=ctg_ars_shelterchallenge_from_home_sidetabs

Vincent D. Cat, Official Spokes Cat of Rikki's Refuge

JOIN THE RIKKI'S FAMILY
http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php

Not a Rikki's Family Member? For only $45 you can join for a year and
receive your electronic subscription to HAIRBALLS and paper subscription
to REFLECTIONS

DONATE NOW save a life today
http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php

RIKKI'S REFUGE a 367 acre, no-kill, all species peaceful sanctuary
supported solely by donations of kind and loving individuals, just like
you.

Your donations provide direct support. A financial statement is
available upon written request from the State Office of Consumer
Affairs. All material in this e-mail is copyrighted and cannot be used
for any purpose other than to bring awareness of Rikki's Refuge and the
plight of unwanted animals to the public. Any monetary gain attributed
to this material must be donated to Rikki's.

Phone: 540-854-0870
Address: PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Member: paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org),
CFC 77674, CVC 3163, PetsMart Charities #1377
Web page: http://www.rikkisrefuge.org
E-mail: Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org

Good Morning Good News !!!! August 24, 2010

Good Morning Good News !!!!

The best news is how many friends turned out to vote for Rikki's in the
shelter challenge.

The better news is, at one minute to cut off time it was showing Rikki's
in the lead by slightly over 1%. The official winner will be announced
Wednesday 8/25.

The bestest news is I haven't turned totally blue yet from holding my
breath!!!

You'll be the first to know when I know anything!!!

In the mean time - relax and take time to smell the flowers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4CT5bYFkeE

Rikki's will be at the National Capital Cat Show in Chantilly, Virginia
September 11 and 12. They have a big rescue section. We'll be talking
to the public, handing out literature and have cats for adoption. The
hoomans are forcing me to sit in a kissing booth - for a buck you can
smooch me.

We have several events going on this weekend and our volunteers are
spread thin. PLEASE I NEED HELP here, if you can come for a few hours
either Saturday or Sunday - or if you're fabulous and can do all day
both days -- Please contact Catnip Candy paulcandy214@verizon.net so
she can set the schedule. We need 6 volunteers hoomaning our booth at
all times. Easy duties, no rain, no sun, no poop - just hand out flyers
and take money!

Produce pick up needed September 15th and 29th, south Stafford
Our picker-up-er will be on vacation. Don't let the pigs go hungry.
Can you load your vehicle and bring the goodies to Rikki's Pick up will
have to be before noon. If you can please contact Deloris for details.
Dee0849@cox.net Petunia and friends thank you!

Do you believe in dreams? Rene does and this is what she sent me Monday
morning: I had a vivid dream last night that woke me at 3:30 am. Vincent
was waiving two small flags in his front paws, while fireworks went off
behind him and confetti poured from the sky. This image to me says we won!

From my sisfur who got adopted on Saturday: Hi Vincent! This is your
friend Polly!! I have discovered the joy of sleeping on my new Mom's
bed and cuddling up with her for a nap. I have even met your friend Gato
Noir..I let him sniff me but then I hiss him away to show him who's
boss. I might be nice to him someday, though. I am sooo happy I have
some Cat Haiku to send you for your good morning reports:

CAT HAIKU

You never feed me.
Perhaps I'll sleep on your face.
That will show you.

-----------------------

You're always typing.
Well, let's see you ignore my
Sitting on your hands.

-----------------------

Cats meow out of angst
"Thumbs! If only we had thumbs!
We could break so much!"

Keep praying for that positive announcement tomorrow morning !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMxbfF-VYHw

Unit Wednesday ....
Love,
Vincent

PS If you don't want your Daily Good New, just let me know! A couple of
you have said you only want Hairballs with out the Good News!! That's
ok! Just tell me. I'm here to make you happy, just tell me how! If
Good New don't make you happy - I could always start Bad News, but, as
you hoomans say, why reinvent the wheel - that's what you've got tv and
newspapers for !!!!!

--
Have you Voted for Rikki's Today?

Vote Right Now! We can win $s if we have the most votes by August 22,
2010 - you can vote everyday - it's FREE - get everybody you know voting!!!

Rikkis Refuge, Orange, VA, USA
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/shelterchallenge.faces?siteId=3&link=ctg_ars_shelterchallenge_from_home_sidetabs

Vincent D. Cat, Official Spokes Cat of Rikki's Refuge

JOIN THE RIKKI'S FAMILY
http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php

Not a Rikki's Family Member? For only $45 you can join for a year and
receive your electronic subscription to HAIRBALLS and paper subscription
to REFLECTIONS

DONATE NOW save a life today
http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php

RIKKI'S REFUGE a 367 acre, no-kill, all species peaceful sanctuary
supported solely by donations of kind and loving individuals, just like
you.

Your donations provide direct support. A financial statement is
available upon written request from the State Office of Consumer
Affairs. All material in this e-mail is copyrighted and cannot be used
for any purpose other than to bring awareness of Rikki's Refuge and the
plight of unwanted animals to the public. Any monetary gain attributed
to this material must be donated to Rikki's.

Phone: 540-854-0870
Address: PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Member: paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org),
CFC 77674, CVC 3163, PetsMart Charities #1377
Web page: http://www.rikkisrefuge.org
E-mail: Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org

I think you are HEROES !!!!!

With the contest over they don't display numbers anymore.
Final winner announced Wednesday.
BUT one minute before the close it looked like we were 1% ahead!!!!
I think we did it!!!

Huge Thank You to Kathy Doucette who stayed up all night with me.
Melissa Felts who stayed up late, took a nap, and got back up at 2:30 to
be with us.
Izzy who was on all night and booted her son off his computer for an
extra last minute vote!
Rene Luther & Dovie Craun who were with us until the hour got very late.

Thank you all very much!!!!

I have to put mommey to bed now cuz she has to be up and bright eyed and
bushy tailed and working in the hospital by 5:30 am.

Still one other thing we can win too. If the judges pick my story as
the most heartwarming one in August. Don't know if they pick that by
Wednesday too or not till the end of the month!!!! --- oh gosh you
guys, I just can't even begin to tell you how much you mean to me!!!

http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/photostory.faces?siteId=3&storyTag=gd36umz61t8w4js51unfv

I LOVE you all,
Vincent
--
Have you Voted for Rikki's Today?

Vote Right Now! We can win $s if we have the most votes by August 22,
2010 - you can vote everyday - it's FREE - get everybody you know voting!!!

Rikkis Refuge, Orange, VA, USA
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/shelterchallenge.faces?siteId=3&link=ctg_ars_shelterchallenge_from_home_sidetabs

Vincent D. Cat, Official Spokes Cat of Rikki's Refuge

JOIN THE RIKKI'S FAMILY
http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php

Not a Rikki's Family Member? For only $45 you can join for a year and
receive your electronic subscription to HAIRBALLS and paper subscription
to REFLECTIONS

DONATE NOW save a life today
http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php

RIKKI'S REFUGE a 367 acre, no-kill, all species peaceful sanctuary
supported solely by donations of kind and loving individuals, just like
you.

Your donations provide direct support. A financial statement is
available upon written request from the State Office of Consumer
Affairs. All material in this e-mail is copyrighted and cannot be used
for any purpose other than to bring awareness of Rikki's Refuge and the
plight of unwanted animals to the public. Any monetary gain attributed
to this material must be donated to Rikki's.

Phone: 540-854-0870
Address: PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Member: paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org),
CFC 77674, CVC 3163, PetsMart Charities #1377
Web page: http://www.rikkisrefuge.org
E-mail: Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org

Voting - the contest

Friends - we have seven hours left. We started the day 1% ahead. Made
it up to 1 and a half % at one point and have been losing ground. We're
close to 1% ahead now - that can vanish quickly if THEY do a flurry of
voting this evening. PLEASE pass this on to everybody you know so we
can get the bigger flurry of votes tonight. REALLY IMPORTANT.

We're so close now - we can't stop.

I'm gonna be up and begging all night. Every body I can think of begging.

Please ....

Vote NOW. Make sure ALL your friends have voted!
http://bit.ly/bDLKJY or
www.RikkisRefuge.org & click on $100,000
Enter: Rikkis Refuge, Orange, VA, USA
Search, Vote, Identify your animal
CUT OFF TIME 8 am 8/23 GMT - east coast usa 3 am Monday 8/23, west coast
usa midnight TONIGHT
Together and United, we can WIN !!!!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4916286170

Love, Vincent

--
Have you Voted for Rikki's Today?

Vote Right Now! We can win $s if we have the most votes by August 22,
2010 - you can vote everyday - it's FREE - get everybody you know voting!!!

Rikkis Refuge, Orange, VA, USA
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/shelterchallenge.faces?siteId=3&link=ctg_ars_shelterchallenge_from_home_sidetabs

Vincent D. Cat, Official Spokes Cat of Rikki's Refuge

JOIN THE RIKKI'S FAMILY
http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php

Not a Rikki's Family Member? For only $45 you can join for a year and
receive your electronic subscription to HAIRBALLS and paper subscription
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RIKKI'S REFUGE a 367 acre, no-kill, all species peaceful sanctuary
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you.

Your donations provide direct support. A financial statement is
available upon written request from the State Office of Consumer
Affairs. All material in this e-mail is copyrighted and cannot be used
for any purpose other than to bring awareness of Rikki's Refuge and the
plight of unwanted animals to the public. Any monetary gain attributed
to this material must be donated to Rikki's.

Phone: 540-854-0870
Address: PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Member: paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org),
CFC 77674, CVC 3163, PetsMart Charities #1377
Web page: http://www.rikkisrefuge.org
E-mail: Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org

Good Morning Good News !!!!

Good Morning Good News !!!!

Ok this is it!! 18 hours to go. Vote. Vote now. Vote often. Ok so
you can only do it once a day but you CAN vote vicariously thru your
friends! Beg them to do it for you.

18 hours to go and we have a 1% lead. This could vanish with a flurry
of voting by the competition.

You've all worked so hard we can't lose it now!

http://bit.ly/bDLKJY Rikkis Refuge, Orange, VA, USA

Or get there at www.RikkisRefuge.org and click on the $100,000

If you're in the east coast time zone like me you can vote till 3 am.
So get on there after midnight and get one last one in!!!

Please help me win this on for my mommey. She saved me and she works
hard to keep us all so happy and healthy. Please help me give something
back by winning this contest! Thank you, every one of you!!

The contest is officially over at midnight tonight August 22 (that's
between Sunday and Monday) Pacific Time. Here where I am, East Coast
time that's 3 am Monday morning. Stay up all night calling your friends
to the west!!! Be sure to beg for their vote!!!

What time is that in your time zone? http://www.worldtimezone.com/
This will help you figure it out. I'm at GMT-5 and Pacific Time is
GMT-8. If you're in China or wait a minute! Help 9/10 of my friends in
Australia have been cut off !!!! Oh pwheee that was a scare. There's
a slider bar at the bottom of the map. So if you're in New Zealand
your at GMT+12 so I think that means something like you can vote till ..
umm some time Monday!! I think you've exceeded the math abilities of
this here cat!!!

GMT cut off time will be 8 am Monday. So .......
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4915683329/

What one word close to doubled the revenue of shampoo companies overnight?

REPEAT. And that's what you need to do now to keep Rikki's Refuge in
the number one spot in Virginia. You can only vote once on your
computer. But you can virtually clone yourself by getting others to
vote. Pick up the phone, call a friend and ask, "Want to make a
difference in the world? No fee. Just a couple minutes. On line? Type
www.RikkisRefuge.org see the $100,000? Click. Type Rikkis Refuge and
put VA for state. Click search. Click vote. What animal did you get?
Type that. Click. Thank you, you may have just saved a life!"

I can't help it, I'm a one track cat today. I so much want to win.
Mommey give me Fancy Feast every day. Well ... several times a day.
And I want to give her WIN tomorrow morning!!!! She worries so much
about how to find the money to take care of all of us. I want to help.
There's the prize money and there's the publicity attached to it.
Just think of all the people who'll hear about us being number one and
then want to come help us out!!! It's so important to me!

I have some really good news. My sisfur Polly went home to her new
forever home with hooman Cindy Wright and dog-brofur Walker. Also
joining her in her new home is brofur Gatto Noir and Trailer Park Kitty,
both alumni of Rikki's. AND she's got other brofurs and sisfurs too!!
I think Polly will be very happy.

Do you remember Polly? She was the little girl that lost her tail and
needed so much care to get it all healed up and fur growing back on her
stump. Now she's a happy every after story!

After getting Polly safely home last night Cindy sent me this quote.

You can never do a kindness too soon; for you never know how soon it
will be too late.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Tune in tomorrow morning to hear Vincent say
----- you're my Hero!!

Love and holding my breath for your vote,
Vincent

PS If you don't want your Daily Good New, just let me know! A couple of
you have said you only want Hairballs with out the Good News!! That's
ok! Just tell me. I'm here to make you happy, just tell me how! If
Good New don't make you happy - I could always start Bad News, but, as
you hoomans say, why reinvent the wheel - that's what you've got tv and
newspapers for !!!!!

--
Have you Voted for Rikki's Today?

Vote Right Now! We can win $s if we have the most votes by August 22,
2010 - you can vote everyday - it's FREE - get everybody you know voting!!!

Rikkis Refuge, Orange, VA, USA
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/shelterchallenge.faces?siteId=3&link=ctg_ars_shelterchallenge_from_home_sidetabs

Vincent D. Cat, Official Spokes Cat of Rikki's Refuge

JOIN THE RIKKI'S FAMILY
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DONATE NOW save a life today
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RIKKI'S REFUGE a 367 acre, no-kill, all species peaceful sanctuary
supported solely by donations of kind and loving individuals, just like
you.

Your donations provide direct support. A financial statement is
available upon written request from the State Office of Consumer
Affairs. All material in this e-mail is copyrighted and cannot be used
for any purpose other than to bring awareness of Rikki's Refuge and the
plight of unwanted animals to the public. Any monetary gain attributed
to this material must be donated to Rikki's.

Phone: 540-854-0870
Address: PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Member: paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org),
CFC 77674, CVC 3163, PetsMart Charities #1377
Web page: http://www.rikkisrefuge.org
E-mail: Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org

Good Morning Good News !!!! August 21, 2010

Good Morning Good News !!!!

Vote first
http://bit.ly/bDLKJY Rikkis Refuge, Orange, VA, USA

Now we'll talk!

We're still in the lead. But watch out! Our competition is known for
passing us on the run over the weekends. Don't let your guard down.
It's only till midnight tomorrow 8/22 PST that we have to vote. So be
absolutely sure to get your vote in today and tomorrow. No matter what
- these will be your most important votes!!

Don't look back .... just keep on running.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLpmoeEaWf4
Where are you? Come on, I need your help, it's hard to go it alone on
three legs .....

No matter where you go today, computer shops, libraries, places with
wifi, hand out one of Jean's tickets (attached, I forgot yesterday
didn't I?) and beg everyone to vote. Let them read my story
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/photostory.faces?siteId=3&storyTag=gd36umz61t8w4js51unfv
and I know they'll want to be behind me. Who can't love me? I love
everybody!

Don't be shy! The worst anybody can do is say No ! And about 87.5% of
them will smile and be happy to help me.

My friends are hanging out at fast food with wifi begging everyone with
a puter to vote
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4912292383/
Please join the crowd.

Forgot your tickets or the little link, no problem, you can't forget our
web site www.RikkisRefuge.org cuz it's named after us!! And just click
on the $100,000!

I like to think I'm a big tough kitty and I can take on the world all by
myself, but I know how much I need your help. I love you! My wonderful
wonderful friends.

Victory party, Monday night, around the bon fire. BYOCN !!! Catnip
Candy might have some extra to share!

Margaret got somebody from China voting - new country !!!

Program benefits both youth and animals
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/ars/article/Program-benefits-both-youth-and-animals588
A rehabilitation program in Oregon has benefited individuals who are
finishing their time with the Oregon Youth Authority and a local animal
rescue organization. The young men are housed at a facility for
juvenile offenders and are completing their sentence. They learn life
skills that help them transition back into society, and part of that is
doing community service and providing care for the animals at the
shelter. "After the first day [at the shelter], when they come back,
you see a different young man," superintendent of the juvenile facility
Brian Blisard told the new source. "Their humane side comes out."
The boys help animals that have been through all kinds of
situations. They take them on walks, feed them and spend time playing
and encouraging them to be social. Shelter workers have seen vast
improvements of many of the dogs that come to them terrified of humans,
and they credit the young men with helping socialize the canines.

YUP we think programs like that are great! Some hoomans just haven't
experienced the kind of love we can give and when they help us, we're
really helping them. Every hooman we can touch, makes a kinder more
gentle soul, who will carry a little bit of that out to the world.

I love our youth programs at Rikki's!!

How's my little kitty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxNg7ZP6E5E&annotation_id=annotation_94226&feature=iv

Vincent's Prayer
Dear God, please let my friends understand how important their votes are.
I know how hard my volunteers work for me.
I know how much my donors go with out to provide for me.
I know how much my mommey and Lena and everybody loves me and works to
keep me happy.
I know no matter what, I'll always be loved at Rikki's Refuge.
Dear God, please help my friends to vote today and tomorrow.
And please let Rikki's Refuge win so I can give the gift of being Number
One to all my friends, my voters, my supporters.
I want to whole wide world to know how wonderful they all are.
Each and every one.
acat
PS and God, please don't break ALL the fingers off the opposition!

It's so easy to be a hero when you help somebody!
http://bit.ly/bDLKJY Rikkis Refuge, Orange, VA, USA
Remember Black Jack my brofur the Cocker Spaniel is counting on your
votes too!! He's 13 years old, blind and deaf and needs your help too!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4875842144/

Walker says the answer to yesterday's trivia is "#2 on the list of
animals smarter than Hoomans is DOLPHINS!!! Although he thinks dogs
should be #1 and cats #2... "

Well Walker, you and me got something to talk about, see you in a bit!

Here's the answer some hooman pannel made up:
2. Ants - Despite their size, the world's many varieties of ants have
amazing skills. One of the most impressive is the mycocepurus smithii
from the Amazon, a super feminist species that has developed the ability
to reproduce via cloning — dispensing with both sex and males — to
evolve into an all-female breed.
According to research from the University of Arizona, it's not
clear when the change happened, but by reproducing without sex, the ants
avoid the energetic cost of producing males and double the number of
reproductive females produced each generation.
Unlike us humans, ants have also learned super efficient ways to
organize their traffic. And 2006 research by the Berkeley University of
California has established that the trap-jaw ant (odontomachus bauri)
can close its mandibles at an incredible speed: The strike lasts 0.13
milliseconds, 2,300 times faster than the blink of an eye. This allows
them to jump enormous heights for their size.

Guess who they think #3 is?

Be my HERO and VOTE!

Love,
Vincent

PS If you don't want your Daily Good New, just let me know! A couple of
you have said you only want Hairballs with out the Good News!! That's
ok! Just tell me. I'm here to make you happy, just tell me how! If
Good New don't make you happy - I could always start Bad News, but, as
you hoomans say, why reinvent the wheel - that's what you've got tv and
newspapers for !!!!!

--
Have you Voted for Rikki's Today?

Vote Right Now! We can win $s if we have the most votes by August 22,
2010 - you can vote everyday - it's FREE - get everybody you know voting!!!

Rikkis Refuge, Orange, VA, USA
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/shelterchallenge.faces?siteId=3&link=ctg_ars_shelterchallenge_from_home_sidetabs

Vincent D. Cat, Official Spokes Cat of Rikki's Refuge

JOIN THE RIKKI'S FAMILY
http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php

Not a Rikki's Family Member? For only $45 you can join for a year and
receive your electronic subscription to HAIRBALLS and paper subscription
to REFLECTIONS

DONATE NOW save a life today
http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php

RIKKI'S REFUGE a 367 acre, no-kill, all species peaceful sanctuary
supported solely by donations of kind and loving individuals, just like
you.

Your donations provide direct support. A financial statement is
available upon written request from the State Office of Consumer
Affairs. All material in this e-mail is copyrighted and cannot be used
for any purpose other than to bring awareness of Rikki's Refuge and the
plight of unwanted animals to the public. Any monetary gain attributed
to this material must be donated to Rikki's.

Phone: 540-854-0870
Address: PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Member: paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org),
CFC 77674, CVC 3163, PetsMart Charities #1377
Web page: http://www.rikkisrefuge.org
E-mail: Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org

Good Morning Good News !!!! August 20, 2010

Good Morning Good News !!!!

As Margaret Mead said, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,
committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing
that ever has."

And my HEROES have done it!! We're back in the top slot in Virginia.
Keep voting, please don't stop, only 3 days to go. http://bit.ly/bDLKJY
Rikkis Refuge, Orange, VA, USA

I'm Swimming for the Finish Line
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4696214298/

Vote - Push me in the right direction. We're .35 % ahead. We've GOT to
keep that lead. Don't let it drop. Only 3 days to go. VOTE NOW !
http://bit.ly/bDLKJY Rikkis Refuge, Orange, VA, USA

Come on everybody - this is it - down to the last three days!! We're
gonna make it. You and me. Please, please no matter what you're doing
this weekend, please stop to vote. It's so important. We often lose
ground over the weekend. We can't do that this time cuz the contest is
over midnight on Sunday. Doesn't matter what time of day you vote. But
get those votes in !!!! You are my Heroes!!! You spent all week
getting us back to the top - don't let it drop!!!!!

If you're out and about over the weekend, you can still vote. Forgot
that link? Then just remember "Rikki's Refuge", stop in at a friends
house or office, a computer store, phone store, library or internet
cafe, type that in any browser and you'll find out web page
www.RikkisRefuge.org Just click on the giant $100,000 and enter
"Rikkis Refuge" and "VA" and that's it !!! How easy.

i think we can .. I Think We Can .. I THINK WE CAN ... chug chug chug
keep on voting!!!

Monday Morning we want to see RIKKI'S REFUGE WINS VIRGINIA all over the
news !!!

This year it's the Shelter Challenge ... Next year Governor !!!

I hope you can see this video even if you're not on facebook. I think
it's wonderful and it's just what I think of you - I'll love YOU always
and forever!! Unconditional love for everybody no matter how many legs
or how long your ears are.
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=334648333091

It's by a British organization called EVOLVE! - Embracing the Vision Of
Liberation for the Voiceless and Exploited. I started searching for it
on youtube cuz I know you can see those. I didn't find it. I did find
out about them. They're an awesome group of people who care deeply
about animals. I've asked them if there's a link on the web. Let me
know if you can still see this if you don't have a facebook account.
It's very heartwarming!

Fastest koala in the west
Koalas are famously chilled, laid-back creatures who don't like a lot of
excitement. So imagine the shock this little critter suffered after it
was hit by a car in Australia and got stuck in the front grille. The
vehicle struck the fully grown male koala near Narrawong in Victoria's
south west after leaving the town of Portland, west of Melbourne. The
driver, who was traveling at about 50mph, hit the brakes after striking
the animal with his Ford Falcon on the Princes Highway.

Assuming the animal was dead, he was stunned to find the koala very much
alive and wedged in the car's front grille. The shocked marsupial was
trapped just under the license plate with its front paws and head
hanging out the front of the vehicle. The driver phoned Portland's
after-hours veterinary service before driving nine cautious miles at low
speed back into town.

Local veterinarian Lisia Sturm was astounded to find the animal had
survived without a scratch. 'It looked quite surprised - if koalas can
look surprised, it had its bum wedged right in there meaning it couldn't
get out. But he was a big boy and looked really healthy. He didn't have
any injuries at all not even a graze.'

The koala was cut from the grille with bolt cutters. It was kept under
observation for the rest of the day before being released back into its
prior habitat later that afternoon. Dr Sturm said the koala's amazing
escape showed it was important for drivers to stop and examine an animal
following an accident before seeking veterinarian treatment.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1304462/Ko-walloped-The-koala-bear-cheated-death-struck-car-50mph--got-bum-stuck-grill.html

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the litterbox ....
http://www.hulu.com/watch/171853/jimmy-kimmel-live-national-geographic-big-cat-week-promo

Jean has a wonderful idea!
Attached is a file I just created and I will walk around to get people
to vote and hand them one of these slips of paper with the link on it
and they can take it home and vote on their home computers also. Attach
it (it is) to Vincent's reminder email tomorrow and ask people to print it
and cut the page up and give them out to others to vote at home on
Friday-Sunday.

Seven Animals Smarter Than Hoomans (after cats, of course)
1. Homing Pigeons - While most humans need several types of maps and a
compass to find their way home after a long journey, the homing pigeon
can return from extremely long distances (more than 1,100 miles) without
any guidance.

Well, as a matter of fact, they do have some help: According to research
by the University of Frankfurt, these pigeons have iron-containing
structures in their beaks, which help them sense the Earth's magnetic
field independent of their motion and posture, and thus identify their
geographical position.

Research results released this year indicate this magnetic charm is
present in other birds as well.

Can you guess who animal #2 on this list is??? Go on guess.
Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org Can you get it right before I tell you tomorrow?

Have a wonderfully spectacular Friday!

Peace, love and happiness to you,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4727225650/

I love you,
Vincent

PS Every time spell checker tells me litterbox isn't a word and I hit
IGNORE LITTERBOX mom cringes!

PS If you don't want your Daily Good New, just let me know! A couple of
you have said you only want Hairballs with out the Good News!! That's
ok! Just tell me. I'm here to make you happy, just tell me how! If
Good New don't make you happy - I could always start Bad News, but, as
you hoomans say, why reinvent the wheel - that's what you've got tv and
newspapers for !!!!!

--
Have you Voted for Rikki's Today?

Vote Right Now! We can win $s if we have the most votes by August 22,
2010 - you can vote everyday - it's FREE - get everybody you know voting!!!

Rikkis Refuge, Orange, VA, USA
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/shelterchallenge.faces?siteId=3&link=ctg_ars_shelterchallenge_from_home_sidetabs

Vincent D. Cat, Official Spokes Cat of Rikki's Refuge

JOIN THE RIKKI'S FAMILY
http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php

Not a Rikki's Family Member? For only $45 you can join for a year and
receive your electronic subscription to HAIRBALLS and paper subscription
to REFLECTIONS

DONATE NOW save a life today
http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php

RIKKI'S REFUGE a 367 acre, no-kill, all species peaceful sanctuary
supported solely by donations of kind and loving individuals, just like
you.

Your donations provide direct support. A financial statement is
available upon written request from the State Office of Consumer
Affairs. All material in this e-mail is copyrighted and cannot be used
for any purpose other than to bring awareness of Rikki's Refuge and the
plight of unwanted animals to the public. Any monetary gain attributed
to this material must be donated to Rikki's.

Phone: 540-854-0870
Address: PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Member: paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org),
CFC 77674, CVC 3163, PetsMart Charities #1377
Web page: http://www.rikkisrefuge.org
E-mail: Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org

Good Morning Good News !!!! August 19, 2010

Good Morning Good News !!!!

I really need your help now!!
Four days to go!! Vote Vote Vote
http://bit.ly/bDLKJY and then enter this
Rikkis Refuge, Orange, VA, USA (remember leave out the apostrophe in
Rikki's)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4742787593/
We're all begging for your votes for the next four days!!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4743424218/

I think we can .... I think we can .... I think we can .... I think we
can ....
And remember believing in yourself is half the battle!!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4906998281/

I have friends all over the world. Lots right here in the United
States. And friends in Canada and Mexico and Guatemala and Peru and
Venezuela and Norway and Denmark and Holland and Sweden and England and
Scotland and Wales and Germany and Spain and Italy and Greece and Turkey
and Pakistan and India and Thailand and Hong Kong and Japan and
Indonesia and Australia and New Zealand.

Lots of them I met on Facebook. And they've been voting. And we've
been in number one for many many weeks. And now when we're down to only
days to go. I get overtaken! My friends are all still voting and it's
neck and neck.

We're all different, but we band together.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4906997951/
We may have different ideas but we have one common goal - to give all
critters the right to life! And Rikki's Refuge winning this contest
will help do just that!!!

It really seems fair Rikki's Refuge should win as number one in
Virginia. We're the biggest in the state. We take care of the most
animals. 1259 have a bed with us each and every night. 23 species. My
dedicated hoomans feed us and give us medical care and love, so much
love. We don't have to live in cages. This is home for life, our very
own natural life, for ever and ever. And I bet Rikki's does all this on
one of the smallest budgets in the whole state of Virginia too!

At Rikki's we love everybody and everybody gets along and loves one
another - no matter what.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4907588892/

But I guess some hoomans just have to win. All the time. I just hope
the other contenders (that's a big word for a cat, huh?) are playing
fair like us cats and dogs do. But sometimes I worry about them
hoomans. Lots of my votes come from my facebook friends everywhere.
They're in different time zones and they can vote around the clock. And
their voting is visible for the world to see.

And now it looks like somebody has complained about me and facebook says
I'm not allowed to talk much for several day, till the contest is over.
But now I won't be allowed to post VOTE FOR ME but once a day, so my
friends in different time zones will miss the reminder. And I'm not
even allowed to comment and talk to a lot of my friends. Even answer
their notes. They'll think I don't like them anymore. Boooo. This
makes me sad. It's like I'm grounded for something I didn't do.

Why can't we just get along and play together nice?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4907588986/

I was playing fair and square. I have a lot of friends cuz YOU love how
we save so many animals. But somebody out there seems to think if they
can't have more friends they'll just quash us and try to take ours away.

My bro Fang (his name is Fang cus that one fang is all the teeth he's
got) spent most of his life on the streets fighting to survive and he's
so happy to have a comfy home with lots of food for his retirement years
and this is what he thinks of anybody trying to quash Rikki's and
jeopardize his chance at a happy home
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4907589012/

Oh well, when it's all over I may not win this challenge, but I know I'm
the real winner cuz I have the bestest friends in the whole wide world YOU!

If you've got any way to help step up our voting and show everybody that
good and kindness and love will prevail - PLEASE HELP.

Ask everybody on the bus or the subway or your carpool this morning to
vote - it's only four days, just four times!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4687323351/

Don't let anybody go out to lunch today without voting first!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4690585168/

Pass by an internet cafe on the way home from work? Stop in and ask
everybody to vote.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4708775519/

Everybody can vote - there's no discrimination here!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/469107192/

Don't have the little link handy? http://bit.ly/bDLKJY Then just go to
www.RikkisRefuge.org and click on the $100,000 and you can enter just
Rikkis Refuge (remember no ' ) and VA and with just that it can find us!
So easy. Make sure all your friends know to search, vote and then
identify the animal.

Together all you good, kind, loving and caring people and cats and dogs
and everybody - WE CAN WIN !!!!!

I have just one thing to say to them who got my facebook blocked right
at such a strategic time:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4907588876/

I hate to be so fixated on your hooman money. But it IS what keeps us
alive. The medical bills, the medicines, the flea prevention, the food,
the electricity and on and on. Money is the root of what makes it all
go round! Check out this video my friend did! He's helping to spread
the word about voting too!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfFTurYV7FQ&feature=channel

Here's some wonderful Hoomans at work!! Planned PEThood of GA a NEW
Low Cost Spay/Neuter organization. They are having an OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, August 21st 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. at their new facility: 2860
Buford Highway, Bldg. F, Suite 2 Duluth, GA 30096. Please also check out
their great prices and spread the word about them!!!
http://ymlp.com/zl7DcP

Some day there will be as many free Speuter Clinics as there are
McDonalds !!!! Happy Days, Happy Dance !!!!!

Our very own Tool Gal and Artist Rene Luther
Her artwork will be for sale Friday, November 5 at McGuffey Art Center
in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia near the downtown mall. Put it on
your calendar now for holiday shopping!

Photos from the Open House!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4906998255/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4907589118/

Slow, gentle, patience wins everything!
Did you get any good pictures? Send them to me!

My friend Sharon writes in, I have a devious mind, much like a feline,
and I can't see how a Cocker Spaniel group could be so large that they
beat Rikki's every time. Something is very fishy in Denmark and it is
not the kind of fish you would want to eat. How many people even know
what a Cocker Spaniel is? Or are they the almighty world wide Cocker
Spaniel savers with divisions in every country in the world? I think
they have everyone in their offices voting for them and as a last ditch
effort, why not encourage everybody who works in an office to get the
cubicle gophers to vote for Rikki's? I mean, all office workers
participate in football pools on company time, why not vote for a good
cause on the good old coffee break?

I've already emailed all my retired friends and they are helping, but if
I was back at an office, I bet I could have had 10 or 20 people voting
everyday. YOU CAN'T LOSE THIS ONE! Those Cocker Spaniel people are
up to something and must be denied victory at any cost. Tomorrow I am
going to the library and vote from every one of their computers in
addition to my home. Its the only way I can figure out how to vote
more. Maybe it will work. I do have a multiple-split personality,
again a most feline trait, and can be any number of different people in
a single day. If it works in my library, I intend to vote at every
computer terminal at every library that accepts my card.

Dancing Dog http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BalthOiSu2s

Oh my gosh! Is this a REAL cat?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDL1m4i3DGg

Patsy writes in: Instead of us rescuing animals, they rescue us, they
bring so much joy into our lives, I would be lost without mine.

TONIGHT 8 pm Rainbow's Rescue Romp
http://www.stickam.com/rainbowddrtx
Rainbow and Dog Trainer Katie Locks talk about using positive methods to
train your dog! Meet Bonanza Phillips and some of the Diamond
Dachshunds! Sponsored by www.washwax.com

Next week - I'll be on the show with Rainbow!!!

Walker wonders if you know why dogs wag their tails ?
Because no one else will do it for them !

Tomorrow is Friday and that's Petco contest day
http://www.freekibblekat.com/giveaway.asp
Just email them Giveaway@freekibble.com
with the words "Shelter Giveaway" as the subject and "$50 Petco Card for
Rikki's Refuge" as the body. A winner will be chosen at random every
Saturday and they get a $50 gift card to buy FOOD!

A guy walks into a laundry run by cats. "Excuse me", he said to the cat
in charge, "Can you get milk stains out?" "Sure," replied the cat.
"We'll have that stain licked in a minute!"

Peace Love and Catnip to all,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4726579549/
Vincent

PS If you don't want your Daily Good New, just let me know! A couple of
you have said you only want Hairballs with out the Good News!! That's
ok! Just tell me. I'm here to make you happy, just tell me how! If
Good New don't make you happy - I could always start Bad News, but, as
you hoomans say, why reinvent the wheel - that's what you've got tv and
newspapers for !!!!!

--
Have you Voted for Rikki's Today?

Vote Right Now! We can win $s if we have the most votes by August 22,
2010 - you can vote everyday - it's FREE - get everybody you know voting!!!

Rikkis Refuge, Orange, VA, USA
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/shelterchallenge.faces?siteId=3&link=ctg_ars_shelterchallenge_from_home_sidetabs

Vincent D. Cat, Official Spokes Cat of Rikki's Refuge

JOIN THE RIKKI'S FAMILY
http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php

Not a Rikki's Family Member? For only $45 you can join for a year and
receive your electronic subscription to HAIRBALLS and paper subscription
to REFLECTIONS

DONATE NOW save a life today
http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php

RIKKI'S REFUGE a 367 acre, no-kill, all species peaceful sanctuary
supported solely by donations of kind and loving individuals, just like
you.

Your donations provide direct support. A financial statement is
available upon written request from the State Office of Consumer
Affairs. All material in this e-mail is copyrighted and cannot be used
for any purpose other than to bring awareness of Rikki's Refuge and the
plight of unwanted animals to the public. Any monetary gain attributed
to this material must be donated to Rikki's.

Phone: 540-854-0870
Address: PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Member: paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org),
CFC 77674, CVC 3163, PetsMart Charities #1377
Web page: http://www.rikkisrefuge.org
E-mail: Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org

Good Morning Good News !!!! August 18, 2010

Good Morning Good News !!!!

Click click click, happy dance, click, click, click

What am I doing? I'm working on winning $10,000 for Rikki's Refuge!!

You can too !!! Just click here http://bit.ly/bDLKJY and then
enter this
Rikkis Refuge, Orange, VA, USA (remember leave out the apostrophe in
Rikki's)

click search

click vote

and twirl in a happy dance as you identify your animals of the day

type it's name and click

and happy dance, happy dance, tell all your friends how to be happy!

Help Vincent win and YOU'll be happy too!

Hero Dog Runs for Help When Owner Collapses
Her legs may only be a few inches long, but Missy the dachshund proved
that she can run like the wind -- when she has to.

Her owner Charlie Burdon, who had recently had heart surgery, collapsed
inside his Oregon home last week. Missy, who was in the yard,
immediately sensed something was awry, ABC2 news in Baltimore, Md. reports.

Normally, the 11-year-old dachshund never leaves her yard unless Burdon
is with her. But this time, she sprinted across the street to the home
of neighbor Charles Mitchell, who was working outside.

Mitchell told Missy to head home, but the loyal pooch refused to budge.
Finally, he began following the little dog. "Missy was right in front of
me, letting me know something was wrong inside that house," Mitchell
told the Associated Press. When he arrived, he found Burdon and quickly
called the paramedics.

It turned out that Burdon had been overcome by a severe case of vertigo.
He's now doing fine -- thanks to Missy. "It's remarkable that you can
put your trust into your dog" says Burdon. More evidence that good
things come in small packages.

Have a wonderful day - see you tomorrow - stay with the happy dance all
day, keep smiling, you're my HERO!!

I love you,
Vincent

PS If you don't want your Daily Good New, just let me know! A couple of
you have said you only want Hairballs with out the Good News!! That's
ok! Just tell me. I'm here to make you happy, just tell me how! If
Good New don't make you happy - I could always start Bad News, but, as
you hoomans say, why reinvent the wheel - that's what you've got tv and
newspapers for !!!!!

--
Have you Voted for Rikki's Today?

Vote Right Now! We can win $s if we have the most votes by August 22,
2010 - you can vote everyday - it's FREE - get everybody you know voting!!!

Rikkis Refuge, Orange, VA, USA
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/shelterchallenge.faces?siteId=3&link=ctg_ars_shelterchallenge_from_home_sidetabs

Vincent D. Cat, Official Spokes Cat of Rikki's Refuge

JOIN THE RIKKI'S FAMILY
http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php

Not a Rikki's Family Member? For only $45 you can join for a year and
receive your electronic subscription to HAIRBALLS and paper subscription
to REFLECTIONS

DONATE NOW save a life today
http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php

RIKKI'S REFUGE a 367 acre, no-kill, all species peaceful sanctuary
supported solely by donations of kind and loving individuals, just like
you.

Your donations provide direct support. A financial statement is
available upon written request from the State Office of Consumer
Affairs. All material in this e-mail is copyrighted and cannot be used
for any purpose other than to bring awareness of Rikki's Refuge and the
plight of unwanted animals to the public. Any monetary gain attributed
to this material must be donated to Rikki's.

Phone: 540-854-0870
Address: PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Member: paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org),
CFC 77674, CVC 3163, PetsMart Charities #1377
Web page: http://www.rikkisrefuge.org
E-mail: Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org

Hairballs and Happy Tails - Rikki's Refuge Newsletter a

RIKKI'S REFUGE - HAIRBALLS AND HAPPY TAILS
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4654847890/
The newsletter of thanks from grateful animals to their beloved rescuers
brought to you by Vincent D. Cat

We are the happy animals of Rikki's Refuge who so thank you for giving
us the gift of our lives. We represent all the animals, the world over,
whose lives have been saved by kind and loving people just like you.
Thank you for being an animal rescuer.

ARE YOU VOTING EVERY DAY?
http://bit.ly/bDLKJY Rikkis Refuge, Orange, VA, USA What animal did
you get today?

I'm a dog today. Uh Oh I think I'm gonna be in the dog house if I lose
this contest. So close and only 6 days to go - I was #1 for so long and
not them cocker spaniels are ahead of me. This just isn't fair. They
take care of 48 critters all of one breed of one species. I take care
of 1259 critters or any breed of 23 species. Look at their budget.
Thousands for every animal! WOW. And look at what my hoomans do! On
only $1 per day per animal my hard working hoomans are able to care for
us all. And lots of us have special needs that cost money!

That $10,000 prize isn't a drop in the bucket for us. It's lifesaving
for us!!

Please keep voting every day and please please round up some more
friends to vote too.

I NEED YOU ALL TO GATHER TOGETHER AND COMBINE FORCES!
We must win the Shelter Challenge. We've been #1 in the
http://bit.ly/bDLKJY Rikkis Refuge, Orange, VA, USA and just a few days
ago a DOG rescue snuck up and over took us. We can run faster than
dogs. Vote Vote Vote - just click the link and enter the info about
Rikki's. We house 1259 critters of 23 different species. 659 cats, 43
dogs and pigs and horses and all kinds of domestic and farm animals.

Rikki's is the last chance for those of us nobody wants to live with cuz
we have medical problems or we're old or handicapped or hoomans consider
us socially unacceptable. Here we live in peace and happiness forever
and ever.

AND my hoomans work so hard begging for food and things and volunteering
they take care of us for only $1 per day per critter!!! So this $10,000
will allow us to save a lot of cats!!

Please help. Contest ends Aug 22, so it's only 6 days that I NEED YOU
to vote every day. Please tell all your friends too! Thank you, I love
you.

THIS LITTLE PIGGY WENT HOME !!!!!
Bella's piggys are growing and the nursery is now just too small. It's
time to move back to Bella's digs at Piggy Paradise. There doesn't seem
to be much cooperation here. Last time the little boys went out they
were neutered ..... Now they don't believe it's only a trip to their
new bigger digs! http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4901007255/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlKQzJng91c

One by one the babies go. SCREAMING all the way. A baby pigs only
defense is to scream until mommey comes and chases off the predator.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4901007175/

They say if you get a baby pig and pick it up every day - in a year
you'll be very strong. And very deaf from all that high pitched screaming.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4901007117/

No matter how hard Lena and James worked to convince Bella to come along
cooperatively she stood her ground and said, "Hell no I won't go!" So
the hoomans had to use their ingenuity.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4901007083/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpzLDOnQybg

Oh look!!! Grass and bugs and num num num !!!! Lots of room to run and
play in here!!!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4901007021/

And here comes Mama Bella, squealing and grunting her protests!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4901594798/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CHRFwIrEG8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpCRZE9ptMA

Petunia ran over to see what the squealing was all about and was so
happy to see her friend Bella! They exchanged notes on everything that
had been happening down at Piggy Paradise while Bella was away!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4901594734/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPGxjJsdRbc

Just look at that smile on Petunia's face as Bella introduces her to the
kids. Can you honestly, for even one second, say pigs have no emotions?
Can you look into those eyes and see that smile and ever ever imagine
eating somebody like Petunia or Bella - even if you do call them bacon
or ham or chops or .....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4901594624/

Oh Mommey Mommey, we love our new home!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4901594540/

Bella was glad the good old scratching stump was still there. And she
taught the little ones how to give it a good scratching!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4901006611/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIwCuD5RKSg

THANK YOU MARY AND CINDY FOR KEEPING MY BED CLEAN
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/3510103405
Cindy took our laundry to the mat for cleaning while we had no machine.
Mary bought and brought a new machine to us!!! I love my nice clean
fluffy bed!!! Purrrzzzzz You can come for a sleep over and I share
with you!

IF YOU WORK AT AN ANIMAL SANCTUARY IS THIS A VALID EXCUSE?
First day on the job and our new employee shows up late to feed ME!!!
Do you think this is a valid excuse?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4885551630/

SUNDAY WAS A FABULOUS OPEN HOUSE
It was really wonderful. It rained a tiny little bit at first and we
were scared maybe nobody would come to see us. We lined up and waited .....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4901006551/

Nanny came running to greet folks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CDKJ7_AihY

The geese sang out their greetings.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4901594356/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9ENadfb_yI

I gave kisses for five hours straight. Oh happy dance, I LOVE giving
kisses. http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4897280013/

Look - I'm on TV!! Charlottesville 29!
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=12982779

http://www.nbc29.com/global/Category.asp?C=175568&clipId=5029183&autostart=true
Click on Prince the Little Pig's picture in the lower left and see the
video.

Prince is the little guy who was born so small and his mommey wouldn't
take care of him. Look at him now! My mommey and Mama Lena took care
of him like he was their very own baby!

Larry's vegetarian cook out nums for hoomans was really YUM! Every body
kept going for seconds and thirds.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4901006443/ Even Nanny!

We drew the raffle for the boat winner.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4901594236/
And Diane Rake of Woodbridge was the lucky winner.

Mom had a great new idea for "moving" cats!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4901006305/

And it really worked. Ron, being half cat, is very curious. He just
couldn't resist dropping coins in the vending machine to see what he'd
get! http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4901006259/
Dexter was the lucky guy who got to go home with Ron. Dexter joins not
only Ron, but several other Rikki's alumni.

And the Goodest New of all that day?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4901594076/
Was seeing my brofur Angus reunited with his hooman Molly!! We all
cried!! Angus came three years ago when Molly who'd had him for years
could no longer care for him. Her life was in a bad way and she had no
where to turn. Nobody wanted Angus cus he had medical problems that
Molly had spent thousands and thousands of dollars on. Everybody said -
kill him off. She said NO. And so she found Rikki's and we welcomed
Angus into the 9th Life Center. Our wonderful docs helps us to get
Angus all fixed up and over the problems he'd had. And eventually he
became a round around kitty. He made lots of friends and was very happy
and healthy. But at night sometimes he'd talk about missing Molly. And
now she's worked hard and her life is going good and she came to visit
Angus! And better still, he was able to go home with her! I'm gonna
miss my brofur but what better story than to be reunited with the one
who's loved you all your life!

SO NOW YOU KNOW EVERYTHING EXCITING I'VE BEEN UP TO!
Tell me what you've been doing! I love hearing from my HEROES, You can
write me any time Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org
Next tour is September 6th, Labor Day at noon - if you missed the Open
House, please come then. It's only one tour so you better be on time or
them hoomans will leave you behind!!! You'll get to kiss me before the
tour AND after the tour. Admission is two cans of cat food per person!
But it's ok if you're a really nice person and want to bring more!

FELINE FEEDING FRENZY!
Every day - twice a day - there's a Feline Feeding Frenzy at Rikki's
Refuge! With 659 kitties to feed it takes a lot of food! Thankfully we
were just given a whole truck full of dry food.

Many of our kitties are Special Needs Kids and many of those need canned
food to survive.

I've been offered a special deal to get ONE TON of canned cat food for
only $1,545.54. That's 2,000 pounds and that's ALMOST a month's of
canned food for the kitties!

Please toss a few bucks into the pot. We'll do the hard work. Loading
the truck. Unloading the truck. Opening the cans. Scraping out the
contents. Washing the dishes. And even scooping the litter box ......
Hey! I think you've got the easy end of this bargain!

http://rikkisrefuge.chipin.com/feline-feeding-frenzy

And if we collect more money than we need for canned kitty food, I'll
let mom use it to feed the other 22 species!!!!

Be sure to put a skip in your step and do the happy dance.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4885551440/ When hoomans ask
you what you're doing. Tell em thinking about the animals whose lives
Vincent will save when he wins $10,000 and then tell them to vote too!!!

See you next week, my HEROES!!!

Love,
Vincent
8/17/10

THE FINE PRINT
Rikki's Refuge in Orange County, Virginia, is a 367-acre, no-kill, all
species, peaceful sanctuary supported solely by donations from kind and
loving individuals just like you! We help farm animals, domestic
animals, and wildlife. Over 1200 individuals of 22 different species
now reside at Rikki's Refuge. Please continue to help us help the
animals. To learn more about Rikki's Refuge go to
http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/, http://www.rikkisrefuge.blogspot.com/, and
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge .

We survive on donations from kind and loving people, just like you. We
live on a shoestring and make it on less than one dollar per day, per
animal. So if you can spare a couple of bucks to buy a few meals,
please go to http://www.paypal.com/ and use our email address of
mail@rikkisrefuge.org . We do accept checks, money orders, cash and
stuff, too! Thanks for your support. Rikki's Refuge, PO Box 1357,
Orange VA 22960

Your donations directly support the Critters of Rikki's Refuge. Rikki's
Refuge is owned and operated by Life Unlimited of Virginia, Inc., an IRS
501(c)(3) not-for-profit Virginia Corporation. Federal Tax-ID
54-1911042. We hold membership in all Combined Federal Campaigns in
Virginia #77674, Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign #3163, PetsMart
Charities #1377, iGive, Benevolink, paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org),
your donations provide direct support. A financial statement is
available upon written request from the State Office of Consumer Affairs.

If you know others who'd enjoy reading about the exciting adventures at
Rikki's Refuge let me know and I'll be happy to include them. If you
are one of those strange humans who does not wish to laugh and cry with
us, simply reply with "REMOVE" and nothing but "REMOVE" in the subject
line.

--
Have you Voted for Rikki's Today?

Vote Right Now! We can win $s if we have the most votes by August 22,
2010 - you can vote everyday - it's FREE - get everybody you know voting!!!

Rikkis Refuge, Orange, VA, USA
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/shelterchallenge.faces?siteId=3&link=ctg_ars_shelterchallenge_from_home_sidetabs

Vincent D. Cat, Official Spokes Cat of Rikki's Refuge

JOIN THE RIKKI'S FAMILY
http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php

Not a Rikki's Family Member? For only $45 you can join for a year and
receive your electronic subscription to HAIRBALLS and paper subscription
to REFLECTIONS

DONATE NOW save a life today
http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php

RIKKI'S REFUGE a 367 acre, no-kill, all species peaceful sanctuary
supported solely by donations of kind and loving individuals, just like
you.

Your donations provide direct support. A financial statement is
available upon written request from the State Office of Consumer
Affairs. All material in this e-mail is copyrighted and cannot be used
for any purpose other than to bring awareness of Rikki's Refuge and the
plight of unwanted animals to the public. Any monetary gain attributed
to this material must be donated to Rikki's.

Phone: 540-854-0870
Address: PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Member: paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org),
CFC 77674, CVC 3163, PetsMart Charities #1377
Web page: http://www.rikkisrefuge.org
E-mail: Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org

Good Morning Good News August 17, 2010

Good Morning Good News !!!!

Did you vote yet this morning ? If not hurry hurry, we're falling
behind and I need your help
http://bit.ly/bDLKJY Rikkis Refuge, Orange, VA, USA
What animal did you get?

I'm a dog today. Uh Oh I think I'm gonna be in the dog house if I lose
this contest. So close and only 6 days to go - I was #1 for so long and
not them cocker spaniels are ahead of me. This just isn't fair. They
take care of 48 critters all of one breed of one species. I take care
of 1259 critters or any breed of 23 species. Look at their budget.
Thousands for every animal! WOW. And look at what my hoomans do! On
only $1 per day per animal my hard working hoomans are able to care for
us all. And lots of us have special needs that cost money!

That $10,000 prize isn't a drop in the bucket for us. It's lifesaving
for us!!

Please keep voting every day and please please round up some more
friends to vote too.

Great Big Good News mommey got a call yesterday - we have a pallet of
kitty food for you BUT you have to pick it up before 6pm or you can't
have it !!! Uh Oh the pick up place was almost 3 hours away and it was
1:30, and mommey would have to go thru the DC traffic too to get there!
Could she make it? And mommey had work she'd promised to do. And she
needed to take care of us. Most important she had evening insulin to
give to my diabetic brofurs. Now that schedule just can't be change.
You can't just randomly pick and chose what time to do that. 6 am and 6
pm no matter what. But if mommey left at 1:30 pm on a 3 hour trip and
she had to load the truck and them come home for 3 more hours - uh oh -
it'd be way too late for insulin. And Spotty and Buster and Mr. Wong
and Big Red would be in big trouble. No matter how bad we needed the
food mommey couldn't let them get sick. She frantically called and
e-mail volunteers. Nobody she could reach could do it. They couldn't
get off work in time. Poor Candy hurt her back and had a doctor's
appointment. Mommey was frantic - she knows how desperately we need the
food. Nanny said we could go in the goat cart but it would take us 74
days to get there. In summer time lots of hoomans go on vacation and
they have to spend their money so they can't give us the donations they
usually do. So the bank won't give mommey enough money to go buy a
truck full of cat food. So here, somebody giving it away, mommey had to
get it. And it had to be out of their place by 6 pm or that was it.
Not gone by 6 pm = No food. Valerie said she'd stay late at work and
give the insulin shots. Mommey jumped up and down and kissed her. And
then ran to her office and printed the directions, kissed me on the
head, LOCKED ME OUT OF THE OFFICE and then took off. You should tell
her that she should leave me with the puter when she goes out so I can
write to my friends!!

I'm so glad mommey came home all safe and sound with a whole truck full
of dry kitty food !!! Num Num Num. We're all happy now!!! And they
tossed in a few cases of canned doggy food too. Sorry rabbits and
piggies, You'll have to wait for Candy or Jane or Philip or Laura's truck!

More Good News! The open house was wonderful. It rained a tiny little
bit at first and then it was nice and no rain and not too hot. I gave
kisses for five hours straight. Oh happy dance, I LOVE giving kisses.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4897280013/

Look - I'm on TV!! Charlottesville 29!
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=12982779
(we're actually competing for $10,000, the entire contest pay out is
$100,000 and each state has a top winner at $10,000 - though we'd be
elated for a long time with $100,000)

http://www.nbc29.com/global/Category.asp?C=175568&clipId=5029183&autostart=true
Click on Prince the Little Pig's picture in the lower left and see the
video.

Prince is the little guy who was born so small and his mommey wouldn't
take care of him. Look at him now! My mommey and Mama Lena took care
of him like he was their very own baby!

Larry's vegetarian cook out nums for hoomans was really Good News!
Every body kept going for seconds and thirds.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4901006443/ Even Nanny!

And the Goodest New of all that day?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4901594076/
Was seeing my brofur Angus reunited with his hooman Molly!! We all
cried!! Angus came three years ago when Molly who'd had him for years
could no longer care for him. Her life was in a bad way and she had no
where to turn. Nobody wanted Angus cus he had medical problems that
Molly had spent thousands and thousands of dollars on. Everybody said -
kill him off. She said NO. And so she found Rikki's and we welcomed
Angus into the 9th Life Center. Our wonderful docs helps us to get
Angus all fixed up and over the problems he'd had. And eventually he
became a round around kitty. He made lots of friends and was very happy
and healthy. But at night sometimes he'd talk about missing Molly. And
now she's worked hard and her life is going good and she came to visit
Angus! And better still, he was able to go home with her! I'm gonna
miss my brofur but what better story than to be reunited with the one
who's loved you all your life!

You all keep voting now, OK?

I love you,
Vincent

PS If you don't want your Daily Good New, just let me know! A couple of
you have said you only want Hairballs with out the Good News!! That's
ok! Just tell me. I'm here to make you happy, just tell me how! If
Good New don't make you happy - I could always start Bad News, but, as
you hoomans say, why reinvent the wheel - that's what you've got tv and
newspapers for !!!!!

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Vincent D. Cat, Official Spokes Cat of Rikki's Refuge

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