Good Morning Good News !!!! December 15, 2010
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Rikkis Refuge, VA, USA
On the Fifteenth Day of Christmas,
look what came to Rikki’s,
fifteen peaceful pigeons,
fourteen peacocks plotting,
thirteen humans helping,
twelve temperamental turkeys,
eleven pouting pussies,
ten crotchety creaking canines,
nine grumpy geese,
eight kicking kittens,
seven guinea fowl freeloading,
six lizards a lazing,
five guinea pigs a gnawing,
four elderly equines,
three burly bossy bovines,
two rabbits a mating,
and a chukar in a cherry tree.
Catch up on any pictures you’ve missed!
Away in the Manger
Reflections of Rikki’s
Turn your page - Reflections Page 18 featuring Imelda Samaniego, Vincent, Jane Whitmore, KiKi, Beauty, Cindy Wright, Autumn-Skye Port
Click here to read page 18 http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/Vincent/10112218HEWVUZYY.pdf
Chicken City in the News
Monday night it was COLD out there. WINDY too. Not a creature is stirring EXCEPT Beauty and KiKi who think it's finally cold enough to really run and play and gallop all over. They're Pyrenees doggies and they like it COLD. I am not a Pyrenees cat and I don't!!!
Chickens go to bed at dark. If they haven't made it to their bed they sort of go comatose where ever they are when it gets dark. Mom was out picking up supplies and not here at dusk. She got home just after dark. She went to shut Chicken City’s door - usually everybody would be home and sleeping. BUT there were chickens sitting on top of the fence, on top of dog houses and packed into dog houses. HUH?????? What was wrong?
The door to Chicken City had blown shut so they couldn't get home. Uh Oh. Mom spent an hour picking chicken up & carrying them to bed in Chicken City. They grip tight and she had to peel their feet off the fences. Silly chickens. About 60 were out & had to be carried to bed & tucked in. One woke up & was dazed but could still outrun mommey & they ran & ran all over till mom caught her. At least that warmed mommey up!
Yesterday, She-Who-Opens-Cans had Billy build a latch to keep the door to Chicken City open during the day so it can't blow shut in the wind. I guess she didn’t think it was fun putting all the chickens to bed!
When she went out last night to close the door to Chicken City up for the night, Vista Kitty followed her out to help. It was already pretty dark but the moon was out so she didn't take a flash light. Silly hooman. What if a bear had been waiting in there to catch her and eat her - then I’d have missed my dinner!
She went in the gate, shut and latched the door, came out and shut and latched the gate. Then heard this awful ruckus banging on the door ..... She went back to see what was going on and Vista had gotten locked inside and was pounding on the door to get out!
Big Thank You
to everyone who’s sent gifts, Virginia for Fancy Feast, Alicia for snuggy pads, and who ever sent the three heaters!!! We LOVE ‘em especially right now. They didn’t have a note saying who sent them - but we love you anyway!!!
Siamese Cat Rescue Thank You
for the snuggy beds, it’s so kind of other organizations to share when they have extra things.
We Like to Share too
Any rescues or people who work with rescues - if you need any crates or carriers, please let us know. Often places have a lot to give away and nobody else goes and gets them so our volunteers do. We use lots, but there’s even more so we’re happy to give some to you if you need them for rescued animals. If you’re a private individual and would like something for your own pet, please talk to us about making a donation.
PHOTO CONTEST CALENDAR
IS READY AT CAFE PRESS!!!
Wonderful pictures for each month!!! Four different styles - three styles have a photo for every month, and each month on a separate page. For those of you not skilled at turning pages - there a one page format with the year at a glace and you can pick which of the photos you want!!! So really it’s 15 choices!!!!
WOW!! Now everyone can order the calendar of their choice, delivery is usually within 24 hours of ordering so this is all in time for Christmas!
Get a calendar with all twelve winning photos or one with just your fave. Cafe Press is having FREE DELIVERY specials for the season so order today! http://www.cafepress.com/RikkisRefuge/7580519
Get a calendar with all twelve winning photos or one with just your fave. Cafe Press is having FREE DELIVERY specials for the season so order today! http://www.cafepress.com/RikkisRefuge/7580519
And check out Vincent Wear while you’re there !!!
Can you imagine anyone who wouldn’t want my smiling face on their shirt on Christmas Day?
Paul and Billy gave mom a really nice Christmas Present
You remember the two giant tractor trailers of litter we got last month? Well we have to pay rent on the trailers for every month they stay here. But finding a place to store that much stuff ..... And we can’t afford to buy a building. Gosh wouldn’t that be nice. Anybody out there a Morton Salesperson who can arrange a donation!!!! So Paul and Billy worked every day - moving a pallet or more of litter and stashing it all around. Every dry and safe nook and crannie is now storage for cat litter and one of the trailers is empty!!!! Now that’s a gift that keeps on giving!!!
OH OH OH DID I TELL YOU THE REALLY GOOD NEWS?
The “suspect” has been charged with stealing the things from Rikki’s back in October!!! Yippee. There will be a trail. We don’t know when yet. We hope she gets to spend Christmas locked up in a cage at jail and that nobody will take her home to foster for the holidays. Bad bad hooman.
Rikki's Angel Trees are all over town!!!
Pick an ornament with an animal and their story,
buy their Christmas Wish and
leave it under the tree!
And here's where you can find them!
* Booth Feed Fredericksburg, 5037 Plank Rd
* Booth Feed Stafford, 1186 Warrenton Rd
* Petco Harrison Crossing, 5717 Plank Rd, Fredericksburg
* Village Feed, 23436 Constitution Hwy, Unionville
* Orange-Madison Co-op, 13323 James Madison Highway, Orange
* Culpeper Animal Hospital, 441 Aspen St
* Confederate Ridge Animal Hospital, 2301 1/2 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Fredericksburg
* La Rue de Beauty Hair Salon, 243 E Church St, Orange
Also Donation Location Drop Off
Pup N Iron 21 Perchwood Drive, Unit 111, Fredericksburg
Monday thru Friday between 6 PM and 9 PM through Dec. 23
www.pupniron.com.
A Word from Pup N Iron
Thanks to all who attended our Santa Paws Holiday Open House and benefit for Rikki's Refuge, the Stafford County Animal Shelter, and the Fredericksburg SPCA. Your generous donations of food, toys and supplies will add some much needed holiday cheer for local homeless animals. For those of you who couldn't attend, we're extending the drive until Dec. 23, so please drop by and add your donation! In return we'll give you a coupon worth 10-50% off Pup 'N Iron classes, programs, daycare, swimming and merchandise!
Vincent's 25 Days of Giving
with Love at Christmas
Click on the animal Click on the gift
you wish to feed you wish to give
On the Fifteenth Day of Christmas
Rikki’s received fifteen seniors breathing easily,
in moist humidified air.
fifteen seniors breathing easilyA few humidifiers for the senior center would really be great. Here is one that will run for 12 hours on a single filling and has an automatic shutoff.
fourteen feral kitties happily helped to the speuter clinic
thirteen terabytes of memory,
twelve glorious gift cards,
eleven wondrous packets of warmth
ten hooman helpers illuminated to see,
nine domed doggy igloos,
eight cozy kitty condos,
seven guinea pig garages,
six months of warm and wonderful heat,
five gentle, soothing, healing musical CDs,
four lights to help us see all the creatures at night,
three nummy cans food for each of the doggies,
two snuggy pads to keep us comfee,
and one VINCENT eating FANCY FEAST ....
You can have Amazon send it right on it’s way to
Vincent D. Cat
Rikki’s Refuge
10910 Barr Ln
Rapidan VA 22733
AND it even counts towards Amazon point for Rikki’s cuz you’ll be going in thru our site with this link!!!!
Interested in buying other items from Amazon for yourself or for gifts for all your friends and family? Use this link to make your shopping shop for Rikki’s - it doesn’t cost you a thing - Amazon will make a donation to Rikki’s when you enter their site thru this link!!! http://www.amazon.com/?&tag=wwwrikkisrefu-20&camp=212361&creative=392013&linkCode=wsw&
If you missed any of Vincent’s Shopping Suggestions - here they all are!
Love EVERYBODY
No matter what,
no matter how many legs they have
or how long their ears are!
Remember, I love YOU just the way you are!
Vincent
PS - We’ve almost reached $3,000 and only have a little over two weeks to make our $15,000 challenge, if you can spare a buck - it will turn into two bucks!!! Please help if you can. We don’t want to lose any of the $15,000 !!!! Please !!!! Remember YOU get a tax deduction too!!!
