Happy Birthday Rikki's Refuge
LOOK LOOK LOOK I turned SIX BIG YEARS OLD on
Friday !!!! I'm a big boy now
!!!!
Rikki's Refuge will be 19
years old on Monday !!!!!
What a wonderful journey this
has been !!!! Who could have asked for
more?
Certainly not all the cats
and dogs and cows and goats and pigs and chickens and all the others who's
lives were saved and who got to live happily ever after in peace and joy in a
home where they were loved forevermore !!!
I love sharing my world at
Rikki's Refuge with you !!
No longer struggling to survive on the streets,
Tic-Tac takes time to smell the flowers !
It's such a magical and happy
place. It's a place where each one of
us is so special and so loved and the world was created just for us !!!!
Norman loves his caregivers!!
It's a place where when the
moon is full, we howl and boom and crow with joy and when the moon is new we
prowl the darkness in wonder.
It's a place where we found
love and happiness and caring, a world meant just for us.
Come on a tour and we'll run
to greet you, we'll jump up and down, we'll climb on your shoulders, we'll lick
your face. Get our tour schedule and
sign up at Tours@RikkisRefuge.org
So many people hesitate about
visiting cus they fear they'll see sad unhappy critters in cages, they'll feel
so sorry for them they want to take them all home.
But at Rikki's they find
happy animals who are happily at home.
Cus Rikki's it's just a shelter, it's HOME.
Rikki's was designed to have
neighborhoods for each and every species of critter who lives here. We want them to feel at homes. Us kitties can be kitties, dawggies can be
dawggies, piggies can be piggies. Some
of us like to live together and we can share.
If we don't like somebody, we choose to live in a different house. There's so many environments, neighborhoods
and homes to live in and da hoomans help us choose where we'll be the
happiest. But in the end ... it's all
up to us !!!!
At the end of tours we so
often hear .... gee I'd love to adopt
you, but you just look so happy here, I just couldn't take you away from your
home !!!!
And that's what we strive to
be, the best home ever !!!!!
Don't get me wrong .... some of us really would love to be adopted
and go home with you!!! You can meet a
few of us at our Thrift Store in Frederiicksburg called Re-Tail ... we have a
little adoption room where you can come and play.
AND DON'T FORGET ...
We've got a couple wonderful
special sales going on this month at Re-Tail, 3503 Lafayette Blvd,
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22408, for more info 540-891-5300
re-tail@rikkisrefuge.org
August 12 - 14
Happy Birthday Rikki's Refuge
Sale!
All day Saturday, Sunday and
Monday
It's Rikki's Refuge's 19th
Birthday!
So, to celebrate, we're
having a HUGE
sale! The ENTIRE
store will be 50%
off for these 3 days!
And, as you know, if you
donate 10 cans of cat food, we will give you a coupon for 20% off of your
purchase.
But, we're taking it a step
better!
If on Monday August 14 you donate 10
cans of cat food we will give you a coupon for 30% off of your entire purchase!
Use it now or use it later!
And YES, it can be combined with
sale prices!
New items will be added
daily, so come out and shop!
BUT WAIT .... THERE'S
MORE !!!!
National Thrift Shop Day
August 17 from 10 AM - 5:30
PM, that's Thursday
Shop at Re-Tail for some GREAT
savings!
Clothes will be on sale for
$5 per bag!
That's good on any clothing
that is regularly priced at $5 and under.
Anything clothing over $5.00
will be 50% off!
And HUGE saving in other
areas, too!
Christmas, Kitchen, Toys,
Candles and Knick Knacks will be a whopping 75% off!
Opie says, "If YOU're smart ... you'll
start every day at Re-Tail,
August 12, 13, 14 and 17th, with an empty
basket ....
fill it up ... and go home with tremendous bargains
!!!"
STOP ... don't throw that out ..... DONATE your
gently used clothing, household items, art work, furniture, appliances, toys,
and more to Re-Tail.
We'll sell the things you no
longer need, and then we can buy more nums for the critters.
WOW ... is that cool or what
!!!!
DON'T GO WAY
AUGUST 17th means something else too !
BLACK CAT APPRECIATION DAY
Did you know that Black Cats
are the least adopted in our shelters here in the United States and around the
world? Why? Much of it hinges on old myths about bad luck.
Many years ago I drove to a very
rural shelter to pick up a dog they'd called about. He was in the euthanasia room and when I went in to see him, I
met 13 cats and two other dogs in there too.
One was pregnant, and the others were black, black with only a little
white, and black or very dark torties. They
looked healthy, young and seemed friendly.
I asked why they were in the euthanasia room waiting to be killed. I was told pregnant cats can't be adopted
out, and no one ever takes a black cat, so they are always sent to their death
with even the chance of adoption.
You probably guessed it
..... I went home with 13 cats and
three dogs.
The dog I'd gone to pick up was elderly. One of the other two was his brother. Why? They'd both been horribly matted up and when they shaved that one, he came out ugly looking, so they didn't even ask if I'd save him too. Like I care one iota what somebody looks like?
Those two live out their lives in peace and happiness as free ranging mascots at Rikki's. The other dog and all the cats were adopted out to wonderful forever homes.
The dog I'd gone to pick up was elderly. One of the other two was his brother. Why? They'd both been horribly matted up and when they shaved that one, he came out ugly looking, so they didn't even ask if I'd save him too. Like I care one iota what somebody looks like?
Those two live out their lives in peace and happiness as free ranging mascots at Rikki's. The other dog and all the cats were adopted out to wonderful forever homes.
But the thought that those
cats had faced death just for having been born the color they were ..... never
to be given a chance ... kept haunting me.
How do you stop superstitions like that? Education. How do you do that?
How do you stop superstitions like that? Education. How do you do that?
A group of Rikki's volunteers
were brain storming about it and started a facebook page to promote the
appreciation of black cats. Today we
have over 400,000 followers.
When this many people speak
up and share their myth busting posts, something happens.
Lives get saved !!!!
August 17 was a significant date to one of our volunteers, and he chose it as Black Cat Appreciation Day. Every year we celebrate it and invite YOU to join us !!!
Lives get saved !!!!
August 17 was a significant date to one of our volunteers, and he chose it as Black Cat Appreciation Day. Every year we celebrate it and invite YOU to join us !!!
Come with us on our 2017
journey and let's see how many lives are saved this year !!! August 17th has become a global celebration
at shelters all working to save the lives of predominately black cats.
If you can, adopt in honor of the day. If not, volunteer, or help a shelter, and for sure, join us on social media and share ...... that's how we reach the media and help to spread the word !!!
If you can, adopt in honor of the day. If not, volunteer, or help a shelter, and for sure, join us on social media and share ...... that's how we reach the media and help to spread the word !!!
Just a few of our many black kitties at
Rikki's Refuge
Thank you for helping the
Black Kitties of Rikki's Refuge and of the world !!!
Yup
that's right !
Rikki's
Refuge will be 19 years old
on
Monday, August 14th !!!!!
That's 6,939 days !!!!! And over 15,000 animals saved .... that's more than THREE a DAY !!
Not to shabby, huh ???
Rikki's Refuge houses over 1,000 animals every day.
We also maintain 350 acres of pristine woods and wetlands for the native wildlife.
I think we're doing a pretty good job! What do YOU think?
Rikki's Refuge houses over 1,000 animals every day.
We also maintain 350 acres of pristine woods and wetlands for the native wildlife.
I think we're doing a pretty good job! What do YOU think?
Won't you donate $19 to celebrate with us !!!!
$19 will feed 76 meals !
No, Mouky, that's NOT what you're getting for breakfast !
$19 will take care of a dog for 8 days !!
Obie works like a dog making sure all his friends have enough
to eat
$19 will take care of a cat for 12 days !!!
$19 will take care of a cow for 2 weeks !!!!
$19 will take care of a pig for 3 weeks !!!!!
$19 will take care of an emu for a month !!!!!!
$19 will take care of a chicken, turkey or duck for
two months !!!!!!!
Who do YOU want to take care of ?
or you can send a check or money order to
Rikki's Refuge
PO Box 1357
Orange VA 22960
or use www.paypal.com with our address mail@RikkisRefuge.org
THANK YOU FOR LOVING ALL OF US AND
TAKING THE TIME TO SAVE A LIFE TODAY
CUZ EVERY ONE OF US MATTER S
DON'T YOU THINK ?
Love,
Opie
YOU can fill my bowl, Pleaz?
Don’t forget to SAVE A LIFE TODAY !
Rikki’s Refuge
PO Box 1357
Orange VA 22960
And please come see me soon !!
In the mean time, Keep up with us on Facebook and
you'll get the minute to minute details about what's going on at Rikki's Refuge
.... you'll be the first to see the new residents .... and the first to know
about up coming events !!!
Rikki's Refuge
Opie and Vincent's Page
Duke's Page
Re-Tail Thrift Store in Fredericksburg
The Duke Thomas Peabody Antique and Collectables
Shoppe in Culpeper
Opie's and Mom's Purrsonal Profile
Opie's Edibles for Fun Animal Friendly Recipes and
Cooking Tips: https://www.facebook.com/OpiesEdibles
Vincent D. Cat's Gathering Place, a place to hang
out, chat, and have fun
Kitty Litter-Ature
Rikki's Crazy Cat Person Club
For the Love of Black Cats
Our Website
which needs help getting up to date .... if you
"do" WordPress and would like to help, let us know Volunteers@RikkisRefuge.org
Rikki's Refuge
is owned and operated by Life Unlimited of Virginia, Inc., an IRS 501(c)(3)
not-for-profit Virginia Corporation. Federal Tax-ID 54-1911042. Your donations
provide direct support. A financial statement is available upon written request
from the Virginia State Office of Consumer Affairs.
