GOOD MORNING GOOD NEWS of Cows and Pumpkins
Titan
I work bery hard as spokes
kitty .... I work hard and I eat hard .... and I save other aminals who need
help. This Monday Titan gotted saved.
My friends Cindy and David helped too. Titan lived near them ... he'd been like a pet to the people he lived with ... Cindy and David drove by every day when they went to or from their house .... and they stopped to pet Titan and to give him apples.
My friends Cindy and David helped too. Titan lived near them ... he'd been like a pet to the people he lived with ... Cindy and David drove by every day when they went to or from their house .... and they stopped to pet Titan and to give him apples.
Then one day they heard this
little cow was going to market .... and they knew that didn't mean to go
shopping either ... So they talked to Titan's owners who said they loved him so
much, and hated to sell him .... but this was the prime time to get the most
money for him .... so to the hamburger factory he had to go ....
This made Cindy and David
very said .... and you know what they said? Do you?? They said, would you let
him go live at Rikki's Refuge instead of killing him? And the owner said, nope,
sorry, we love him so much, and we'd so much like to see him stay alive ... but
we can make money selling him ... so selling is what we gonna do, Sorry.
So Cindy looked at David. And
David looked at Cindy. And they said, ok, we buy Titan if you can drive him to
Rikki's? And the owner said yippie yeahhh .... and cows cost lots ... like as
much as a car .... maybe not a brand new car .... but a car for sure ...... But
Cindy and David said ... oh well ... maybe we no eatz for a while fur Titan
ain't a gonna be hamburger.
So Titan came to Rikki's
Refuge on Monday !!!!! Welcome TITAN !!!!!
Buddy to the left,
Titan to the right
Titan's not very old. All our
cows are well grown up. A while back a mostly blind cow named Buddy who is very
young came.
Buddy was very scared. Moving
was really hard for him. But he was glad the move was to Rikki's and not the
hamburger place.
He was scared. And our big
cows didn't like him. And pushed him away from food. Poor Buddy.
So Buddy had a place all his
own. But Buddy was very lonely. Very.
Then Madison came. Madison is
a horse. Madison looked like he was about to die.
Madison, when we
went to pick him up. Animal control has
told his owner get him medical care, put him down, or get rid of him, you
cannot take care of him, you cannot keep him.
Luckily for Madison, his owner called Rikki's Refuge for help.
He was so skinny and so sick
when he came. But soon Madison got better. But Madison was lonely. So Madison
moved in with our other horse, Honors. But Honors wasn't nice to Madison. So we
let Madison meet Buddy and they became horse and cow friends.
Madison looking after his shy and scared friend Buddy
But recently Lucy a very poor
and pathetic horse came. She's been left in a field and was all covered in
burrs. Her tail and mane were soo full, I mean like so so so bad. So bad we
couldn't even get them out. We got them off her body. But had to cut her mane and
tail to get it all out. It was just horrible. And she had sores all over from
being pricked by them all the time.
That's not some
fancy crazy hairstyle on Lucy. That is
so many burrs that her mane and tail were all tangled up. It took two hours of gently cutting it all
out so she no longer had then sticking in her.
Now she's happy too .... and
she and Madison fell in love.
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But once again ..... Poor
Buddy had no friends.
So today when Titan came .... we said let's see if Titan will be nice to Buddy ..... they both need a friend right now. ........ Buddy on the left .... Titan on the right ..... just meeting each other ..... everybody is standing by to see it they get along or if they fight ..... if they fight ... I running and getting out a here ..... let da hoomans deal with that ... I not gonna get stepped on .... Opie
So today when Titan came .... we said let's see if Titan will be nice to Buddy ..... they both need a friend right now. ........ Buddy on the left .... Titan on the right ..... just meeting each other ..... everybody is standing by to see it they get along or if they fight ..... if they fight ... I running and getting out a here ..... let da hoomans deal with that ... I not gonna get stepped on .... Opie
But look !!!!! I think Titan
is gonna dopt Buddy as his baby !!!!! They seem to like each other !!!!
I so happy !!!
How bout you?
Does it make you happy to
save somebody and see them make friends and be happy ?
Do you know the only reason
we can do that is cus YOU help us feed them all?
I could no help nobody if you
didn't help me!!! That one reason I love you so much .... YOU care and YOU save
lives !!!!
You can help me feed Buddy
and Titan by a little click right here .... just $5 would buy them a nice salt
block all their own .... www.RikkisRefuge.org/FeedMe
Awwwww lookie lookie !!!! I
just can't stop smiling!!!! Buddy is so happy one of his own loves him back
!!!!! It makes me wipe way a tear of joy !!!! I bet you thought only hoomans
did that !!!
Wonder why this time of year
is so important? And why YOUR help is
so very much needed?
Pumpkins are a wonderful
treat for the animals ... nutritious
too .... and FREE .... if you help haul them to Rikki's Refuge you'll
be saving us money while the big animals eat pumpkins and we don't have to buy
so much feed AND you'll be giving the animals a special treat.
PLEASE SIGN UP TODAY to help
us with the Great Pumpkin Haul.
Northern Virginia? Sign up with Fred: fred@z9a.com
or 703-568-7205
He needs folks to show up to
help load vehicles and
folks with vehicles, pick
ups, bigger truck, trailers, SUVs to deliver to the refuge
He's got at least three
churches lined up and ready to give their pumpkins to the animals after
Halloween. This haul will happen on
Saturday November 4th and possibly the 5th if we couldn't collect them all on
the 4th.
The NOVA Pumpkin Pickers will
be starting early on the 4th in North Alexandria (Seminary Road), move on to McLean/Vienna
(off Rt. 7), and south Alexandria (Ft. Hunt Road) and end at Fairfax/Chantilly
(right off US-50). contact Fred to help
with these locations fred@z9a.com or 703-568-7205
Paul and Cindy will be
organizing the great Pumpkin Pick at St. Thomas in McLean, also in Northern Virginia. If you'd like to volunteer to help them load
and or drive, please contact Paul at paulcandy214@hughes.net They'll be working this site on Saturday
November the 4th, and possibly the 5th.
Do you remember the many
loads of pumpkins from last year?
We get the majority of our
Central Virginia pumpkins from Miller Farms in Orange !
This year they want us to pick, load and haul pumpkins on October 31 and November 1 -- and that is Tuesday and Wednesday .... so please HURRY to sign up .... come and pick, load and/or drive.
This year they want us to pick, load and haul pumpkins on October 31 and November 1 -- and that is Tuesday and Wednesday .... so please HURRY to sign up .... come and pick, load and/or drive.
Contact our coordinator at Volunteers@RikkisRefuge.org
PLEASE HELP US
IF YOU CAN !!!
RECRUIT YOUR
FRIENDS !!!
The very first ever
pumpkin run almost 20 years ago !!!
The 2nd Annual Fredericksburg
Thrift Shop Shop Hop is back! November 4-19.
There are 8 stores
participating this year.
Rikki's very own store, Re-Tail
will have DAILY SPECIALS!
YES you read that right ....
SPECIALS every single day of the hop !!!!
SIGN UP TODAY for the
Thanksgiving Day or the Christmas Day TOUR at Tours@RikkisRefuge.org
BIG or SMALL we save them all
!!!! This little duckling and her mom strolled
up yesterday for some cracked corn.
It's awfully late in the year for mom to be sitting on eggs. She hid her nest from us and obviously only
hatched one baby. They are now in a
nice warm safe area so baby can thrive.
I totally rely on YOU in
order to feed and care for everyone.
Won't you please help out?
$1 feeds four meals !
$25 is a HUGE help !!
Just imagine what we can do
with $100 !!!
You can donate on line at www.RikkisRefuge.org/Donate
Or by check at Rikki's
Refuge, PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Or send an Amazon Gift Card -
these days, so much can be purchased there cheaper than in a store. Of course we can't make great big huge bulk
savings deals on Amazon like we can at the store. So when you send the funds to buy food, we get to buy lots and
lots more for your donation !!!!
No matter how you want to
help .... won't you just HELP today ?
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
Opie at his very important private
perfect sized desk !
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.
