Welcome to October 2010 !!! Only 80 voting days left !!!!
Begin your day right! Vote for Rikki's Refuge http://bit.ly/VoteVincent
Rikkis Refuge of VA
Get your friends, coworkers, school mates, pen pals, email pals, chat
pals, neighbors out there voting. We must re-claim 5th position!
This video will start your day off with a smile! Doesn't he look like
he's wearing overalls?
http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=pzjJSFHbiHM
It's Friday and it's Free Food Friday num num num
send an email to Giveaway@freekibble.com with the subject "Shelter
Giveaway" on Fridays to enter PetCo's drawing for a $50 PetCo Gift Card
every weekend. A winner will be chosen at random every Saturday. It
may as well be YOU! http://www.freekibblekat.com/giveaway.asp
Rikki's is Going to the Dogs tomorrow, Saturday 10/2
http://www.fredericksburgsgonetothedogs.com/Fredericksburgs_Gone_to_the_Dogs/Home.html
come join us and have a lot of fun!
Rikki's Vegetarian Thanksgiving is set for Nov 21, Sunday, refreshments
start at 4 pm and sit down dinner at 6 pm. RSVP is required, limited
seating for dinner. Send me an e-mail to sign up. This year Mariza, a
Rikki's Refuge Approved Vegetarian Chef, will host the dinner in her
lovely new home, off Route 3, not far from Route 20 in Spotsylvania,
about 20 minutes closer to Fredericksburg than Rikki's.
Don't be giving mom no ideas! First it's agility, next it'll be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzvUyu3zOmE
October 9th Vittles with Vincent at N's Cafe in Culpeper. The WHOLE
family is welcome, the dogs, the cats, the kids. 11 am - 7 pm. Ask me
for the flyer if you can hang it up anywhere around Culpeper!
October 1-7 is International Vegetarian Week
http://www.animalsaustralia.org/features/veg-week/
Save lives this week - it's easy - just go vegetarian for the week!
You'll be joining millions of hoomans across the globe who'll be giving
it a try.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAaFhKuMRgw
Appropriately World Animal Day falls during this week on October 4th
http://www.worldanimalday.org.uk/index.asp
From Lori today: Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can
only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living
creatures and does not limit itself to mankind. Compassion is the keen
awareness of the interdependence of all things...MAY YOU ALL have a
compassionate weekend!
U.S. Soldiers Rescue Wounded Eagle in Afghanistan
Mitch is a Steppe eagle that cannot fly. His brown wings, permanently
injured, no longer soar through the air. Still, Mitch is about to head
from Afghanistan to New York, thanks to the help of a few caring soldiers.
The bird will travel on a military flight with one of his rescuers, and
will finally arrive at his new digs, the Berkshire Bird Paradise
Sanctuary in Petersburgh, N.Y. A soldier sent them an e-mail about an
eagle that had been shot, on purpose and at close range, by an Afghan
soldier.
The soldier and another Navy SEAL operator picked up the bird, and
knowing nothing about veterinary care or eagles, put a t-shirt around
Mitch. They then gave him some anesthesia, dressed and stitched his
wounds and built him a cage. They fed him chicken, beef, whatever they
could find. "He tries to fly but cannot," the soldier wrote. "I fear
that if it is not rescued out of this place, it will not live much
longer. Can you help?"
He was motivated by a sense of duty to address this animal and these men
in need. "We try to save what we can, because doing this teaches us how
to be better humans," Chepaitis says.
The process of bringing Mitch into the U.S. was a challenging one. The
Fish & Wildlife Services denied their request because Mitch is not a
native eagle. The USDA had banned import of birds from the region and
promptly shut Chepaitis down. She then turned to Senator Schumer's
office, where she found support, and through those connections, got some
help from the White House.
"Everyone grew very attached to the story," Chepaitis says. "There's a
great deal of admiration that these young men would do this in such a
horrendous situation. These guys did something good."
http://www.peoplepets.com/news/hero/u-s-soldiers-rescue-wounded-eagle-in-afghanistan/1
Surf-ise Dog Hero was a Service Dog Failure!
This is Surf dog Ricochet's journey from birth, to service dog training,
to dog surfing, to surfing tandem with quadriplegic surfer, Patrick
Ivison, to fund raising for charitable causes. Each person who watches
finds an individual message that touches them on many levels. It's about
acceptance, adjusting expectations, & focusing on the "can do's" in life
which allows for a celebration of amazing outcomes.
http://www.selfgrowth.com/video/the-surfing-dog
Have a happy happy weekend
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/88142/squirrel_band/
I love you,
Vincent
PS If you don't want your Daily Good News, 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
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