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
Hurrah
!!!! I’m Back !!!!
Thanks to Daddy the puter guru I got my puter back
!!!!!! He had a whole pile of
equipment and he did all kinds of things and ended up doing a total brain
transplant from my puter into a body that wasn’t broke. Yippee!!!!
I’m so happy. No have to load
all the programs again and no worry about this is incompatible and that don’t
work no more and learn how to do this and that different. Daddy did it and it all just works like
nothing ever happened!!! Thank you
Daddy!!!!
Two
Exciting Contests YOU can win!!!
HELP ME
WIN FOOD !!!!
$5,000 of FOOD!!!
I'm the ONLY CAT in the contest, so you can't miss me! Can you imagine $5,000 of Fancy Feast? I promise to share with the other kitties
of Rikki's Refuge. Please vote for ME,
Vincent, in this contest, it's quick and free, one vote per person!
No registration, just go here http://www.facebook.com/petfooddirect?sk=app_184140901646031
and then "like" the page and then vote by clicking
on the dot in front of my name VINCENT under the pictures, then click
"vote" on the bone to the right.
You can click on the picture to see more but you can’t vote that way!
You have to VOTE by clicking on the dot in front of my name
VINCENT under the pictures, then click "vote" on the bone to the
right.
Thank you very much. Love, Vincent
The
Shelter Challenge is on ...... Go Team
Vincent !!!
This year’s rules only allow one prize per shelter per
challenge, so the best one for us to go for is the weekly!!! That will give us $1,000 if we have the most
number of votes in a week.
The really good news about this, is that once we’ve won our
week, we can all vote to help another needy shelter win their week!!!
Click on the long link:
http://AnimalRescueSite.com/clickToGive/ShelterChallenge.faces
Or the short link: http://tinyurl.com/VoteRikkis
Then select Rikkis Refuge, VA, USA and you’ll search and
then click VOTE and then have to identify 5 letters/numbers.
The new Shelter Challenge starts today and runs thru March
18th. You can vote once a day from each of your computer, home, office, etc.
The total number of votes count, so remember to vote daily.
Vote for Rikkis Refuge, in VA in the USA http://tinyurl.com/VoteRikkis
As soon as Rikki's Refuge wins a weekly challenge (the most
number of votes in a week) we win $1,000. And then we'll vote for another
shelter that needs help. If we all work together we can win $1,000 for 10
different shelters!!! Let's get Rikki's Refuge’s win done this week!!!! VOTE
VOTE VOTE and share the word!!!
PIGGING
OUT !
It takes a lot of food to keep everybody at Piggy Paradise
happy!!! Pig food is packaged pellet
stuff just like for everybody else.
Fresh fruits and veggies are certainly much better for them, both in
terms of health and their enjoyment.
Imagine if all you ever got to eat was crackers packed with all the nutrition
you needed, but no variety of flavor or texture! Ick!
Jack has been a great big huge help in 2011 getting the
Piggies and the Rabbits and the Guinea Pigs wonderful delicious nums. A couple times a week he’s been picking up
produce at Costco, 3102 Plank Rd 600 Fredericksburg VA, 22407. Unfortunately he’s not going to be able to
continue it in 2012.
Can YOU help?
Petunia and the other pigs will be SO happy!!
It’s very simple.
Here’s all you need to do. Any
day they are open YOU can call 540-785-1160 between 9 am and 9:30 am and ask
for a manager. Tell the manager that
YOU are associated with Rikki's Refuge Animal Sanctuary in Orange and ask if
there is any produce that can be donated for that day. If the answer is yes, YOU will need to be there
be at the side warehouse door between 10:45 am and 11 am. They have to have the produce picked up by
11:30 am. Costco has to make
arrangements for a manager to leave the floor and come unlock the warehouse
door. It's best to have a pickup truck,
van or large SUV.
As you look at the entrance where Costco is, to the right
you see the automotive bays, farther to the right is the loading docks for the
semi trucks, around the corner there is a single garage door and next to it a
single door with a buzzer. YOU will
need to ring the buzzer once and wait for them to open up, it could be a few
seconds or 10 or 15 minutes, just be patient.
Will you be Petunia’s friend and pick up one day a
week? Please let me know Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org
Secrets in
the Sand
Dear
Vincent
Rikki,
Ricky or Ree-kee?
Questions about Rikki’s Refuge, me, your animal friends?
Need advice from Wise Old Vincent? Just
ask! Ask your questions in the blog
comments or sent to me at Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org
Dear Vincent - So I have a question, is Rikki pronounced
like Ricky or is it Ree-kee? I'm known for pronouncing unfamiliar names from
books in my own way and just want to know the "real" way to say
Rikki. Jennifer
Hi Jennifer! Rikki
is from Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling here's the story of why we're
called Rikki's Refuge and who Rikki was, written by Rikki’s Refuge’s
Benefactor, Louise A. Hilliard http://rikkisrefuge.org/Rikkis/louise_hilliard.pdf
But to answer your question. It's like Ricky. Are you
thinking of Reiki, the healing art, which is pronounced Ray-kee?. If you are,
note Rikki's paw position where he's poised over "Rikki's Refuge" in
the logo, healing all the animals of the peaceful sanctuary.
FREE / LOW
COST SPEUTER & RABIES CLINICS
FREE RABIES CLINIC FOR CATS AND DOGS
JANUARY 21, 2012
FOR RESIDENTS OF COLTS NECK, NEW JERSEY!
Location: Bucks Mill Recreation Center, Bucks Mill Road,
Colts Neck, NJ 07722
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Colts Neck Dog and Cat Owners: Free Rabies Vaccination
Clinic. All dogs must be 6 months old or older and on a leash. All cats must be
in a portable container. Licenses may be obtained at Town Hall Monday through
Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Written proof of spay or neutering must be shown
to qualify for reduced license fee.
SPEUTER CLINIC - MONTHLY IN 2010
Clinton, Illinois, USA (DeWitt County) - Monthly/2012
For residents of Clinton, Illinois and DeWitt County,
Illinois!
Second Chance for Pets will be transporting dogs and cats to
the Animal Protective League in Springfield, Illinois for low-cost spay and
neuter clinics in 2012. If you have a pet that you would like to have spayed or
neutered for a very low cost ($25 for pit bulls and pit bull mixes/$50 for
other breeds), please call us at 217-935-3488 at least 24 hours in advance to
get on the transport.
Upcoming dates for 2012:
January 25
February 22
March 21
April 18
May 16
June 13
July 11
August 8
September 6
October 3
October 31
November 28
If you hear about events that will benefit animals that we
can share please let me know. This
newsletter goes out to 5,000. Hairballs
goes out less frequently to over 50,000 internationally. Share the news!!!
Alumni
Paddy Kat
Paddy Kat was critter number 1,940 when he came to Rikki’s
Refuge in 2004. His only problem was
testing positive for the fiv virus. A
virus, that we’ve found over the years, seems to have no affect on the kitties
health. Yet so much fear and the
element of the unknown, still make these cats almost unadoptable.
But not for lucky Paddy Kat!!! Here he is at home, where he’s very happy as a member of Ron’s
clan.
Your generous support provides for about 60 cats with the
fiv virus, so they can live happily at Rikki’s Refuge. Most shelters kill cats that test positive
for fiv. At Rikki’s they get a happy
home for the rest of their natural lives.
Except when they find an open minded adoptor like Ron!
Click here if you’d like to help support a kitty with
fiv: http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php
For $47 a month you can support an fiv kitty. That’s only $564 a year!!! Help brighten the life of someone special
at Rikki’s Refuge today!! Make a
donation for Mr. Darcy, Baby Elliot, Velcro, Vista, Utah, Chubs, Sunshine and
many more.
I Love
YOU,
Vincent
PPS You tell me what you want! Email me at Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org with
instructions to change your subscription: additions, deletions or
modifications! 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.
Learn more www.RikkisRefuge.org
and help spread the good word, tell everyone you know about Rikki’s Refuge
