See Astro’s left ear? That’s
called an Ear Tip. That signifies that
Astro if a speutered feral cat. It’s
very important to use this universal symbol of a Cared for Community Cat so the
caregiver knows when a new un-speutered cat shows up. Everybody in a Cared for Community Cat Colony must be
speutered. When a cat with an ear tip
is turned into a good shelter or pound, they try to find the caretaker for
local colonies so they can get the kitty home to his Community Colony where he
belongs.
But sometimes the kitty isn’t so lucky.
Sometimes they end up in a not very caring shelter or pound, or their
caretaker can’t be found, or they come from a location that is being closed. Sometimes new owners of properties aren’t
very nice and they won’t allow the Community Cats to continue to live
there. Sometimes construction or
destruction gets in the way.
Then the lucky Community Cats without a Community join us at Rikki’s
Refuge. We’re happy to allow feral
kitties to live with us. Just cuz you
don’t much like or care for hoomans is no reason to die. Feral kitties are purrfectly good kitties
with a wonderful life to live.
At Rikki’s they live in social family groups in their Cat Houses where
they have a kitty door to a large expanse of protected play yard. They are fed, given warm beds and the
medical care they need. They are loved,
even if they don’t want to love the hoomans back!
And sometimes one gets sick.
Astro had an illness that he just couldn’t shake this winter. Soon as he was off meds, he’d be sick
again. At first this was really
difficult for him cuz he had to be handled by hoomans several times a day. Neither of them liked that. In this case, Astro’s treatment really did
hurt our hoomans a lot more than it hurt him !!!
But gradually Astro got used to letting people handle him and he got all
well too. And now he’s an almost
friendly indoor outdoor kitty at Rikki’s Refuge !!!!
Thank you for saving Astro and letting him and his friends live out
their lives in peace and happiness !!!
By clicking here, you can help Astro and his friends www.RikkisRefuge.org/FeedMe
Thank you !!!
Today’s Facebook Trivia Question
How many 5.5 oz cans of cat food do we use every year? Who can get the
closest ?
What you guessed!
Donna Savory 9,125
Christopher Robbins 10,000?
Ron Herfurth 50,000 ?
Deb Forrest 109,500? 55,000???
Rene Luther 219,000 for 600 cats then. I thought there were more cats
than that!
Sherry Chumley Brockner 219000 if you have 600 cats
Martha Girdany 246,000??
Heather Gonzales 250,000 cans
Lia Federico 268,000
Merrie David 365,000
Don Appleby 428,000
Arlene Cummings-Markowski 1 million
Kathy Doucette One 5.5 ounce can per cat per day X 365 days -- what do I
win?
Nora Eldridge I'd say, using a mathematical formula, well - A LOT!
Carol Blasin Tons
The Answer: Rikki's Refuge uses 78,708 cans (5.5 oz) of cat food a year
or 3,279 cases (24/case), that's 9 cases of canned cat food we need every day
!!! Ron and Deb you’ll have to share
the Winners Circle today !!!! Since I
can’t split a cat in half .... I’ll
send a whole one to each of you !!!!
Tune in to facebook
https://www.facebook.com/vincent.cat
for the daily trivia question -- see instantly what the animals are up
to all day long as photos are uploaded -- and MORE ...
Re-Tail needs volunteers
We REALLY need more volunteers at Re-Tail! The pictures below are of our stockroom. The first picture is of
donations that came in TODAY -- yes, between noon and 2:00, this much came in!
The 2nd picture is the pile of clothes that need to be sorted. The 3rd and 4th
are simply the shelves and boxes FULL of items to be priced and stocked on the
sales floor.
Can YOU help for a few hours here and there? Our biggest need is on the
weekends, especially between the hours of store opening (10:00 on Saturday, and
noon on Sunday) until about 3:00. We quit accepting donations at 2:00, so, in
theory, that's adding another hour to get things sorted and on to their
respective shelves.
If you can help, stop in for an application (it will tell you the type
of help that we need, and you can circle the areas that you are willing to help
in) and we can schedule an orientation!
Teenagers are welcome IF AND ONLY IF they can work independently. There
will be no one to help them, or keep an eye on them, and, as you can see, we
need people who will roll up their sleeves and WORK. Thanks!!
NUMS for
YOU
brought to you by Maria Appleby, Rikki’s Social Media
Director
and Lia Federico Chef
and Lia Federico Chef
you share with me, and I’ll share with you
try this wonderful vegan recipe today
Join us
every Saturday for
also at the Education Center
every Saturday
Job Interviews: promptly at
noon, orientation, weight lifting, running/sprinting, written applications,
private interview.
Meet Adoptable Kitties: Noon - 2
pm. This Saturday features
Hairy Toes, a long hair, black and white gentleman
Calvin, a lovely Siamese kitty with an ever so slight head
tilt, a birth defect that doesn’t bother him at all
Carla, a petite Siamese kitty with a few stripes
Tangy, a petite orange tabby kitty gal
This
Sunday at 7 pm..... Come and join us ....
..... vegan or vegetarian please !!!! We'll be
reading from The Four Agreements --- some very valuable lessons we cats are
born knowing and you hoomans would do good to learn from !!!!
1) Be impeccable with your
word -- Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to
speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in
the direction of Truth and Love.
2) Don't take anything
personally -- Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a
projection of their own reality. When you are immune to the opinions and
reactions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering.
3) Don't make assumptions --
Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want.
Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings,
sadness and drama.
4) Always do your best --
Your best is going to change from moment to moment, it will be different when
you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstances, simply do your
best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.
Later we'll get to the fifth
lesson (a sequel book)
5) Be skeptical, but learn
to listen -- Don't believe yourself or anybody else. Use the power of doubt to
question everything you hear. Is it really the truth? Listen to the intent
behind words and you will understand the real message.
Join us and learn to embrace
these lessons and become more cat like and less hooman like !!!! Love, Vincent
I shall be there in spirit with you
Flash and
Friends Thank you !!!
On the 4th
of July
there was
a lot of land to cover
and a lot
of animals to meet.
Smoky Joe is all ears
waiting to hear what the visitors have brought for dinner
Bo didn’t want to get out of his pool to play
Sammy loves pats
Feeding emus and pigs is always a favorite
The cows are HOW big ??
Opie hugging
Sylvestra’s debut as a hugger
Did I mention that Tours at Rikki’s Refuge are
UP CLOSE
and
IN YOUR
FACE ?
And at the
end of the tour, when all the food was gone,
every one
was as happy as a pig in mud !
THANK YOU
FOR HELPING ME TO
SAVE SO
MANY LIVES
... with your support we’re
able to help so many into their new furrever happy homes .... and to give that life long home to those not
quite so fortunate ... Thank you for
your support
Without
YOU none of us would have had a second chance at love !!
Your donations have saved
the lives of every animal featured here today !!!! AND your donations are giving them happiness today !!! Please make a donation in honor of the
animals you have loved to give everyone here a happy tomorrow !!! www.RikkisRefuge.org/FeedMe
Love,
Vincent and Duke
Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RikkisRefuge\
Rikki’s Web Site: www.rikkisrefuge.org
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