I’m Vincent D. Cat and here to make you happy! You are HEROES! You work hard every day and you deserve to smile every day! Those of you working to save us animals hear so very many very sad things. And there’s lots of very glad things too and that’s what we talk about here! All pawsitive all the time! I want my friends to be happy and smile and know there’s a lot of good - including YOU - in this world!! Be kind and pass it on! Please send me your Good New and Fun Stuff to share, personal or global. Let’s keep it fun and interactive!! After all, if we couldn’t laugh, we would all go insane! Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org
Cat lovers - stop reading now!
GET BACK TO BEING SLAVES TO YOUR CAT!
GET BACK TO BEING SLAVES TO YOUR CAT!
DEAR FRIENDS OF DUKE THOMAS PEABODY,
I AM WRITING THIS E-MAIL FOR DUKE BECAUSE IS HE IS BLIND - OH, FORGIVE MY MANNERS - LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF - I AM KIKI
- I AM A DOG AND I AM VERY PROUD OF THAT FACT.
RIGHT NOW SOME OF MY CANINE FRIENDS HAVE DETAINED VINCENT - HE IS VERY PROTECTIVE OF HIS PRECIOUS COMPUTER. WE DOGS, WHO ARE NOBLE CREATURES, HATE TO RESORT TO SNEAKINESS LIKE CATS WOULD DO - BUT THIS IS THE ONLY WAY I COULD GET AT HIS COMPUTER AND GET YOUR ATTENTION - ACT LIKE A CAT!!!
A FRIEND ON MINE SAID THAT SHE WILL PAY UP TO $1,500. 00 IN MATCHING FUNDS - FOR PEOPLE WHO WILL VOTE FOR DOGS!! SO WE COULD MAKE $3000.00 WORTH OF VOTES!!!!
I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY CAT FRIENDS DO THIS - SO COME ON CANINE FRIENDS - LET US SHOW HOW DOGGED DETERMINED WE ARE - PLEASE MATCH THE FUNDS - YOUR TAIL WAGGING FRIENDS ARE COUNTING ON YOU.
GOT TO GO - VINCENT IS MAKING A FUSS - DON'T WANT HIM TO KNOW THAT I USED HIS COMPUTER. BUT WE’VE GOT TO BEAT HIS SNEAKY CAMPAIGN CATTINESS.
YOURS FAITHFULLY, KIKI
click my picture above, or DukE’s here to cast your vote for true and faithful dogs !
CLICKS COUNT - VOTE TODAY
vote every day thru Sunday June 19th
http://bit.ly/VoteVincent Rikkis Refuge, USA, VA, Orange
The Animal Rescue Site - Shelter Challenge
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Your daily vote can win $1,000 - $5,000 for Rikki’s Refuge’s Animals!
We NEED your vote to move ahead!
If we can win ONE contest a month we can keep the refuge running!
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as long as you remember to enter
Rikkis Refuge, USA, VA, Orange,
click on any of these and take it from there !!!!
Round the Refuge
DECLAWED Cat needs home. Orange tabby boy 7 years old. Lovely purrsonality. He uses the litterbox faithfully. He does NOT bite. None of the typical declaw problems here. A rare find !!! New baby has allergies. Can you give Opie a home? Contact Holly.Miller@capitalone.com
Lyle from Village Farm Feed and Garden Center stopped by to donate a whole truck load of grain for the herbavoirs yesterday!!! Thank you Village Farm Feed and Garden Center!!
Be srue to stop in and visit them on your way to Rikki’s. tell them KiKi the dog sent you. They’re right down the road, a great place to stop off and pick up some dog food to bring out to Rikki’s. We’re really los on canned dog food, so please stop in and bring some out.
Between Route 3 and 522 when you’re coming to visit us and headed out of Fredericksburg. They’re about 10 miles away at 28284 Constitution Highway, Rhoadesville, VA 22542. If you get a chance, stop in and say, “Thank you for feeding Vincent’s Friends!” and pick up something for your critters or bird food for our wild friends, or grab a few cases of canned cat or dog food or some Fancy Feast!!! They did send two cases of Fancy Feast out yesterday too that somebody had stopped in and bought for me!!! http://www.villagefarmfeedandgardencenter.com/ (540)854-8888
David needs help SATURDAY April 23rd - this coming Saturday - with construction on rabbit Rotunda II -- Please come and help. All you who'd signed up to work int he 16th and got rained out PLEASE come and help this Saturday - it looks like one good day the the framing will be done!! PLEASE WE NEED YOU.
David needs help SATURDAY April 23rd - this coming Saturday - with construction on rabbit Rotunda II -- Please come and help. All you who'd signed up to work int he 16th and got rained out PLEASE come and help this Saturday - it looks like one good day the the framing will be done!! PLEASE WE NEED YOU.
Spring Romp Photo Contest Entries
Will contemplates life. Will Appleby, 11 years old by Maria Appleby
Batman What I Saw! by Wayne Morris
Please tickle my tummy Aladdin's tummy in the sun! by Diane Lo Nigro
Valen sewing by Melissa Felts
KiKi-rational Visions
Conformity is the jailer of freedom and
the enemy of growth.
Don’t go with the flow and vote for - ouuu ick - cats!! Stand out and be proud - vote for DOGS - and your vote doubles - yes that’s right, the next $1500 in votes for doggies DOUBLES !!!!
So click now and vote for doggies:
The Cats of Cod
Artwork by Wayne H. Morris of New York
photography and art
visit to see more of his spectacular work
Wayne loves to study an animal and capture their essence which he then turns into a whimsical work of art depicting them at work or play. Your pet’s whimsical custom portrait available for only $300 (donated to Rikki’s Refuge). Contact me and I’ll put you in touch Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org Prints available, 8” x 10”, on heavy stock, suitable for framing, $25 each, resolution may vary so you may want to ask first. Specify which print you want and shipping address. http://bit.ly/WayneMorrisPrint
Skydiving at Cod Jump
Hmmmm now I’ve got an idea. That pesky Vincent is always getting all the votes around here. Maybe without him us dogs would stand a chance of winning SOMETHING. You know Vincent has a birthday coming up in only 10 days. Chip in and help me buy him a birthday present. A drop from an airplane - tickets are only $45 almost across the street at Drop Orange at the airport!!! Please help me buy his jumping ticket - I’m sure he’ll just love the adventure. AND even better YOUR help in buying his birthday present will count as DOUBLE votes for the dogs !!!! Show your love and affection for that pesky little varmint, click on the skydiving cat - to buy Vincent a present AND vote for dogs! Let’s beat Vincent at his own games.
Tails of Trivia
Dogs are thought to have descended from wolves in southeast Asia at least 14,000 years ago.
Some of the oldest breeds of dogs are the Afghan Hound, the Chow Chow, the Lhasa Apso, the Pekingese, the Shar Pei, the Shih Tzu, the Tibetan Terrier, the Saluki, the Basenji, the Akita Inu, the Shiba Inu, the Samoyed, the Siberian Husky and the Alaskan Malamute.
Most dogs have a double coat of hair -- an undercoat that provides insulation and an outer coat of guard hair.
11. According to the AKC the most popular names for dogs are Lady and Bear.
The Irish Wolfhound is the tallest breed of dog. At a minimum, males should be 31 inches tall at the shoulder and 120 pounds. Females should be 28 inches tall at the shoulder and 90 pounds.
The heaviest dog is usually considered to be the Mastiff or the Saint Bernard. A healthy Mastiff or Saint Bernard -- not an overweight dog -- will typically weigh 180-200 pounds.
The smallest breed of dog is the tiny Chihuahua. According to the Chihuahua breed standard they should not weigh more than six pounds and they stand six to nine inches tall at the shoulder.
The world’s fastest dog is probably the Greyhound. They can reach speeds of 45 miles per hour. However, Whippet fans claim that their dogs are faster over short distances, able to zig and zag better. Saluki aficionados claim that their dogs are better open-field hunters. All three breeds are extremely fast.
The world’s hairiest dog may be the Old English Sheepdog or the Komondor. These breeds have long hair from stem to stern.
The world’s least hairy dogs may be the Mexican Hairless or Xolo and the American Hairless Terrier.
A dog’s sense of smell is a marvel. He has 125 to 220 million smell-sensitive receptors. (A Bloodhound has 300 million receptors.) Dogs can discriminate odors at concentrations about 100 million times lower than a human can.
Basset Hounds have the longest ears of any breed.
Foo dogs are ancient, sacred dogs of Asia who guard Buddhist temples. They look like lion dogs.
The common dog name “Fido” comes from the Latin word for “faithful” or “fidelity.”
So is this enough reason to vote for DOGS? This combined that your vote will count DOUBLE? Click here if it is and cast your vote for dogs:
And if it’s not enough reason, I’ll give you one more, WE dogs are holding YOUR little buddy Vincent captive, vote for his release NOW, before we slobber all over him!
On this Day
If I still haven’t convinced you to vote for us dogs ....
Did you know that April is Appreciate Diversity Month - let’s have some diversity around this refuge. All I ever hear is CATS CATS CATS - now it’s time for dogs. Vincent has won every, each and every Cats vs Dogs contest ever and forever. And he just won the Bissell photo contest and the little bugger is really full of himself bragging about his $5,000 winnings for that! Let’s put Vincent in his place once and for all. Vote DUKE for your next ruler. And double your vote - double your dollar!! Click on your favorite candidate. Only Duke’s votes are Doubled!!!
Creature Feature
Two more reasons to vote DOGS!!!!
Duke Kisses Robin, a new Rikki’s Volunteer
Unlike Vincent the cat, who expects his fans to adoringly show up and kiss him, Duke reaches out to everyone and kisses them!
Boomer, Duke’s seeing eye dog
The loyalty we dogs have for each other and for you is enough to make you want to vote right now. Isn’t it? Double your vote for Duke the next Ruler of Rikki’s Refuge:
Good Times in the News
Oops! Lady Liberty stamp is of Vegas replica
A stamp that was supposed to show the Statue of Liberty actually features a replica outside a Las Vegas casino, The New York Times reported. The United States Postal Service admitted the mistake but said it planned to stick with its Lady Liberty "Forever" stamp.
"We still love the stamp design and would have selected this photograph anyway," Roy Betts, a post office spokesman, told the Times. However, he added the Post Office regretted the error and was "re-examining our processes to prevent this situation from happening in the future."
The Times said the image was taken from a photography service, but a "super-fan" of the statue spotted subtle differences and contacted Linn's Stamp News, which first ran the story.
The differences include the hair, more sharply defined eyes and a small patch.
Some people were delighted.
"Everyone thought the post office was honoring just one great American institution when in reality they were honoring two — the Statue of Liberty and Las Vegas," said Gordon Absher, spokesman for MGM Resorts International, which owns the New York-New York casino in Vegas. The fake statue stands in a fake New York Harbor.
Others were less than pleased.
"It simply means the post office is doing a stupid thing," Edward Koch, former mayor of the real New York, told the Times.
Can A Hippo Save This Texas School?
A small town hopes a strange animal can save its financially strapped school district. The AP's Rich Matthews reports from Hutto, Texas.
Well, you don’t see them using a cat do you? I don’t know if a hippo will spark interest. Maybe they should have used a faithful dog. And your vote cast for doggies will not only DOUBLE today, it will help put us dogs up front, where we belong - leading the pack at Rikki’s Refuge. It’s so easy, just click to cast your DOUBLE vote!
Great Purrchases / Donations
Take a look at what’s on ebay benefiting Rikki’s Refuge!!
Here’s just a small sampling of the Good Shopping!!
Click any item for details.
Paw Painted Easter Eggs
by Mystique the Kitty Artist
only $6
Too Hot For Spot
Summer is coming, it’s warming up.
Every car should have one
Saves lives
Adorable Vintage Easter Postcards
a wide range to choose from including
Many other selections: http://bit.ly/RikkisEbay
Royalty
These and other items!
Many other selections: http://bit.ly/RikkisEbay
Beanie Babies Frogs
6 Beanie Babies One Price
Graduation Time
Many other Beanie Babies to choose from: http://bit.ly/RikkisEbay
Upcoming Events
SATURDAYS DONATION DROP OFF, noon - 2 pm, got something to drop off quick? The gates will be unlocked. No tour at this time, just drop off. Donation Drop Off will be available every Saturday from noon - 2 pm in 2011
SUNDAYS TOUR THE REFUGE - NOON, mini tour, take a walk around and see the animal neighborhoods. Every week on Sunday you can join a mini tour where you can walk around from animal neighborhood to neighborhood, from Piggy Paradise to Horsey Haven and see the animals. One tour only, starts at noon. Please be prompt.
NEXT TO LAST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH VOLUNTEER TRAIN BASIC 11 am- 3 pm, Learn the basics about volunteering at Rikki’s Refuge. Help with donation logging, washing dishes and liter boxes, socializing the animals and much more. 4/23, 5/21, 6/18, 7/23, 8/20, 9/17, 10/22, 11/19, 12/24
April 23, 2011 SATURDAY EARTH DAY GARDENING - Pick a garden spot you can call your own and cultivate it into everlasting beauty. Grow a beautiful display of flowers, maybe one aimed at attracting butterflies or bees or birds. How about a rock garden? Veggies for the critters? We need to plant trees and ivy and grape arbors for future shade. What ever you like to grow - would like to grow at Rikki's! How about stopping by your favorite nursery and asking them to donate a plant or tree or shrub or some flowers or seeds for the refuge?
April 23, 2011 SATURDAY RABBIT & GUINEA PIG BIRTHDAY PARTY - Celebrate for all the rabbits, help beautify Rabbit Rotunda - paint the rabbit house, bring a small can of your favorite color and a brush, donate or transplant a bush or tree or even a berry bush, build shade areas, donate and plant ivy or grape vines for natural shade cover, use your imagination and do something great for the rabbits.
April 24, 2011 SUNDAY Easter Sunday - special treats for bunnies and chicks and all their friends, help give them fresh bedding
April 24, 2011 SUNDAY MOMS & DAUGHTERS DAY - come out as a team and see how much you can accomplish in one day. Who can do more? Moms and Daughters? Dads and Sons? Moms and Sons? Or Dads and Daughters?
April 24, 2011 SUNDAY PHOTO CONTEST DAY - in honor of the first Polaroid camera being sold
April 21, 1948, come and get your best shot of your favorite critter - winner's photo on the web.
Because I Love YOU
Love,
KiKi
Help us rule the refuge!
PS You tell me what you want! Email me at Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org with instructions to change your subscription notifications: additions, deletions or modifications! Would you like an e-mail reminder when new issues are posted? Subscriptions: Vincent’s VIPs - up to the second alerts about issues at Rikki’s Refuge for those who care and want to be intimately involved. Scheduled as needed. Good Morning Good News - a little something to get you going in the mornings, for those of you who want to keep smiling with us! Scheduled daily. Hairballs - so you know what’s coming up at Rikki’s! Scheduled weekly.
Rikki's Refuge, supported solely by private donations, houses over 1200 animals of 22 species. On line at http://bit.ly/Give-a-gift-to-Rikkis Checks, money orders, cash, items at Rikki's Refuge, PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Rikki's Refuge is owned and operated by Life Unlimited of Virginia, Inc., an IRS 501(c)(3) not-for-profit Virginia Corporation, tax-id 54-1911042. Combined Federal Campaigns #77674, Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign #3163, PetsMart Charities #1377. A financial statement is available upon written request from the State Office of Consumer Affairs.
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