Today’s edition is brought
to you by the Cows of Bovine Boulevard at Rikki’s Refuge !!!
So I turn puter over to them now, Opie.
As you know, April is Cats
vs Dogs at Rikki’s Refuge. Many of you
ask why us cows or the sheep or the rabbits never get the chance to run as
Ruler of the Refuge.
Well .... we simply would
not get involved in such politics. What
nasty business !!! All this arguing
and fussing about who’s gonna rule !!
No thank you .... we just want our peace and quiet. We’ve all been saved from fates that would
make you cringe.
Now we’re happy eating
grass, laying in the sun, and knowing no one will ever ever eat us.
Before I tell you our
opinion and who we’re all voting for ....
let me catch you up to date ....
The very first vote - in the
way of a donation, yes sireee this is a put your money where your mouth is kind
of vote - came in for Duke of Doggy Downs !!!
Sure did, and from Cindy, and it was a big one folks.
So big it had the Little
Orange guy crawling in his skin ....
you know how cats are ... they can’t stand not being in charge.
Luckily for Opie, the next
donation came in --- matching the first --- and voting for him !!!
So right now ... Cats and
Dogs are in equal standing !!!! That
doesn’t happen often .... and YOU can break that tie .... Make a click to take your pick !!!
We are really urging you to vote for the cats .... It’s not just cuz Opie said we had to tell you that. It’s cus he really works so hard to keep things going at Rikki’s Refuge.
Now LISTEN UP .....
We cows urge you to vote for
the Little Yellow Dude ... Opie ... as in CATS ... yes we do ... And we’ll
tell you why.
The cats never want to chase
us and bite at our heals.
Opie and Vincent kept us
stocked with hay all winter long ...
yup .... they gave up eating at
times ... so we could much out. Pretty
decent of the little fellows.
Lots of kitties come in and
visit with us and snuggle with us .....
those dawggies kind a scare us ....
I know some of them are ok .... but we like them on the OTHER side of
our fence !!!!
So we urge you to take our
advice and
Now Look Here
I want to tell you about a
wonderful young lady
Look what Bridget Kemp did
!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank
you!
Bridget turned 10 years old
on March 28.
For her birthday, she asked
for donations for Rikki's INSTEAD of gifts.
There was sooooo moooooouch
it would not all fit in the shopping cart when she came to Re-Tail to drop off
her donations !!!!
HIGH FIVE TO BRIDGET
Ya know .. it’s kind a hard
for us to do it the hand way ... so we give kisses for HIGH FIVE !!!
Seriously my friends,
casting your VOTE in the Cats vs Dogs contest is VERY VERY important .... You see at Christmas time we get lots of
donations and that helps to get us thru the winter ...
Though I think I heard the
hay man complaining that he still wants to get paid for the last couple loads
of hay that came .... and we were
telling Doug the other day that the grass is growing nice ... but not fast
enough yet and we’re getting hungry and he’s gonna have to get one more truck
full of hay for us ...
Did you know one truck of
hay ... that feeds us all for a week
.... all us hay eatin critters at
Rikki’s ... us cows and the horses and donkeys and sheep and goats and even
rabbits and guinea pigs .... it costs $800 a week .... yup .....
And that Orange Opie helps
us to earn the money to buy that hay ....
And that’s why we say .....
HAY HAY HAY .... VOTE FOR THE CATS TODAY
But seriously .... the Christmas money is long gone now
.... and we need to ask you to be
generous in April to raise enough money to feed us and take care of us for the
next few months .... We never ask for
much ahead of time .... and we only
want our basic needs ... that’s all ...
no fancy cars for us ... no fancy barns .... no vacations ...just the basics ... enough to eat and enough to
keep us happy and comfortable.
And so I beg you to give us
hoofed critters a hand this month and help us out !!!
It doesn’t matter how much
..... if you can’t afford a dollar or
two .... bring us a bag of carrots ... ok ok Opie ... and some Fancy Feast so we can share with the cats .... geesh as nice as that Orange Dude is he can
be a pain in the tush sometimes !!!!
We’d planned to work for a
living
and not have to mooooooch
off of you .....
After all YOU rescued us and
saved our lives. We were born to mom’s
who weren’t allowed to give us milk.
They took our mom’s away and we cried.
They said there’s only one use for baby boys born on a dairy farm
..... and it’s something horrible
called veal ....
It makes me really sick to
even think about what that means
..... if you don’t know, I’ll
let you look it up on the puter .... it’s a horrible fate for baby boys .... far worse then just death .... trust me ....
And so you saved us !!! And we came to Rikki’s Refuge to live for
ever and ever and to be happy and to never get eaten. And we thank you !!! Oh
we thank you so much !!!
And we wanted to get a job
.... but soon we found that the only
“jobs” hoomans offer cows ... are ... well .... really unspeakable evils things .... Horrible things ..... No
one should be forced to have a job like that .....
And so thankfully Opie told
you about us ..... and you’ve been
taking care of us ever since !!!!!
You’ve given us the GOOD
LIFE
and we’d like to give you
something back. Every day we send our
love and gratitude to you.
We invite you to come sit
under the trees with us during a tour this spring .... just drop a note to Tours@RikkisRefuge.org to schedule a
visit to meet us ..... please don’t
forget to bring carrots and apples !!!!
COME TO OUR ANNUAL CATS vs DOGS EVENT
More FUN This Year Than
Ever Before !!!
Re-Tail’s ONE Year
Anniversary / Cats vs Dogs
Bake Sale / Storewide 20%
Savings / Raffles
Opie & Duke Giving
Kisses for Votes
And So Much More !!!
All taking place at our
Fredericksburg store, Re-Tail, on April 18th
Haven’t visited our store
yet? Stop in and see why Re-Tail IS
the new buzz word in town !!!! Visit
the Adoption Room! Find a new
friend!
Please PLEASE join us for
this day of excitement and fun !!!
Special Cat and Dog
cupcakes and cookies
Very special Cat Cake and
Dog Cake being raffled
Come on in and have a
blast
Meet the Candidates and
cast your vote !!!!
We won’t be allowed to go to
Re-Tail for this event
something about city
ordinances or something .... we sure
hope to see you at Rikki’s Refuge some time soon !!!
Come .... Let us tell YOU somethin .....
We are really urging you to vote for the cats .... It’s not just cuz Opie said we had to tell you that. It’s cus he really works so hard to keep things going at Rikki’s Refuge.
I bet you have no idea what
a struggle it is for him. Getting all
the work done, everybody fed and everybody cleaned up. And we aminals ... we make a lot of mess ...
I mean that’s what we do, you know? We
poop all over the place .... it’s just the way it is. But da hoomans don’t think that’s good and so Opie has to haul
out about 600 pounds of poop every day ... yeah ... EVERY DAY ....
And the amount of food for
all of us !!! Oh my ... Opie has to coordinate trucks coming in and
out .... and he goes off begging for donations of nums ......
And he has to beg for
donations of green paper to pay for doctors and medicines and oh my ... I see the light on in his office long after
all the rest of us have gone to bed .....
and again early in the morning .....
Opie just never let’s any of us do with out .....
And between all that work
..... Opie drives the goat cart to take
us to the doctor .... and to visit fans ....
and people in nursing homes and to schools and ....
Gee ... I don’t know how
that poor little guy does it all ....
Now Duke, he’s a nice guy
.... he is ... he’s really nice
.... but I seez him layin in the sun
... playing with Boomer ..... I don’t see him at the puter much. I know he’s blind and all .... and so it’s hard for him to use the brail
puter .... but really .... we just have to give our vote to the CATS in
order to be sure we get fed for the next year.
So won’t you please vote for
Opie?
But if you really can’t ....
or if you want to donate to Duke to make him not feel love too ... that’s ok.
The important thing is that
you do your civic responsibility and VOTE !!!! Just remember .... if YOU don’t VOTE .... it’s against the law
to complain about who wins !!!!
BYE FOR NOW FROM THE BOYS OF
BOVINE BOULEVARD !!!!
I sure hope I’m gonna see
you at our special Cats vs Dogs - One Year Anniversary of Re-Tail Event on
April 18th !!!!
And I really really hope
you’ll vote for me (your click is your
vote)
But if you hate me
..... please vote for Duke
Love,
Opie
