Rikki's Refuge Wish List
So you can't come and help on the farm? Well, check out the items on our wishlist and see if you have any of these items hanging around your home. We will gladly accept "gently used" items (ie: clean and don't need to be repaired), but some things we can only accept new due to health concerns. You will see a "Need New" icon next to these items.
Also, while it is true one man's trash is another's treasure -- and although we are very good at coming up with innovative and new uses for things -- sometimes we just can't accept your donations due to lack of storage space or other concerns. Let us know what you want to bring ahead of time so we know how to plan for it.
Cats
• Dogs • Pigs •
Goats • Sheep • Horse
• Emus • Cows •
Rabbits • Guinea Pigs
• Peacocks • Chickens
Guinea Fowl • Turkey
• Pigeons • Geese
• Ducks • Wildlife • Care
and administration
| Canned cat food, we have plenty of dry ($.25 buys a can of namebrand cat food) |
Support one
cat for a month ($35) |
| Tuna packed in water for the sick kitties who don't want to eat ($.50 buys one can) | Worker to feed and clean up after us ($50 buys one worker for one day) |
| Scoopable cat litter, we get free delivery on 2,000 pounds (our weekly use) at a time at a cost of $7.79 for 40 pounds ($7.79 buys 40#, $389.50 buys a week's supply) | Small dog houses, igloos ($40 buys a small one, $200 a large one). Used houses are fine, but please wash and disinfect before bringing them to us. They don't need to be mint, just sterilized so our guys can go right into them. |
| Baby food, but only the meat variety for the sick guys ($.79 buys a jar) -- if you have unopened food that your kid won't eat, we can use it. |  Big climbing cat trees ($50 buys a small one, $300 a huge one). If you know how to build things consider making us some from scratch. You can even come out and use fallen logs and branches you find along our trails. |
| Science Diet AD canned for sick cats ($1.59 buys one can) |
If you are crafty and know how to sew you can make some yourself. Just be sure fabric is washable and bleachable. They don't have to be fancy (ie: squares of Walmart $1.00/yard fabric stuffed with something soft). |
| Kid's play houses that the cats can use to climb on and hide in, plastic lawn chairs and tables for the same purpose. | Cover our vet bills ($15 a vaccination, $26 buys an office visit, $30 a neuter, $50 a spay, $89 blood work, $130 a dental) |
Dogs Back to top
Good solid chew bones ($2 buys one) (Made in the USA only please) |
Support one dog for a
month ($55) |
| Hot dogs for the sick doggies who don't want to eat or need help taking their medications ($.99 buys a pack) | Worker to feed and clean up after us ($50 buys one worker for one day) |
| Canned namebrand dog food, we have plenty of dry ($.50 buys a can) | Cosequin, glycoflex, glucosomine and the like for arthritis ($20 supplies one dog for one month) |
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Good solid collars and 6 foot leashes. These can be used, but please wash them first. |
Paint for our new Club Houses, 4 gallons of bright colors for each run ($15 buys one gallon) |
| Dog walkers to take every dog out on the trails at least once a week. | Cover our vet bills ($15 a vaccination, $26 buys an office visit, $30 a neuter, $50 a spay, $89 blood work, $130 a dental) |
Pigs Back to top
| Salt block to lick ($5.99 for a big block) | Worker to feed and clean up after us ($50 buys one worker for one day) |
| Bread, a truck full, most day old bakery shops will sell you a whole pick up truck load for only $10 ($10 buys a pick up truck of bread) |
Support one pig for a
month ($23) |
| Fresh produce by the truck load, pumpkins, strawberries for Claire, anything, fruits and veggies, corn on the cob, -find left overs at your local store ($1 buys a pound, $200 buys a pick up truck full and a serious meal) | Big houses, usually called calf houses ($250 buys one) |
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Grain, soy, oats, corn, sweet feed, we're not picky but we eat 50 pounds a day ($7.99 buys one day of grain) |
Cover our vet bills and preventative care (you pick the amount you want to spend, $10 covers a good worming, $1,000 a serious health problem) |
| Go vegetarian for day and save our brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, sons and daughters (cost to you - nothing but better health) |
Goats Back to top
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Goat feed, sweet feed or standard goat grains ($7.99 buys one 50 pound bag) |
Support
one goat for a month ($30) |
| Salt block to lick ($5.99 for a big block) | Worker to feed and clean up after us ($50 buys one worker for one day) |
| Trees, ornamental plants and other good things to eat, but seriously now bananas are Sammy's favorite and Oreos are Nanny's, anything green is usually good ($1 buys a pound) |
Cover our vet bills and preventative care (you pick the amount you want to spend, $10 covers a good worming, $1,000 a serious health problem) |
| Hay ($5.75 buys a bale and a meal for all of us) | Big houses, usually called calf houses ($250 buys one) |
| Good solid collars |
Go vegetarian for day and save our brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, sons and daughters (cost to you - nothing but better health) |
Sheep Back to top
| Sheep feed, sweet feed (without copper) or standard sheep grains ($7.99 buys one 50# bag) |
Support one sheep for
a month ($28) |
| Salt block to lick ($5.99 for a big block) | Cover our vet bills and preventative care (you pick the amount you want to spend, $10 covers a good worming, $1,000 a serious health problem) |
| Fresh lettuce, apples for Bailey, carrots, good fresh green stuff, corn on the cob ($1 buys a pound) | Worker to feed and clean up after us ($50 buys one worker for one day) |
| Hay ($5.75 buys a bale and a quick snack for all of us) | Big houses, usually called calf houses ($250 buys one) |
| Good solid collars | Bute for Joseph Conrad's arthritis ($7.50 buys a months supply) |
| Donate using our secure PayPal account | Go vegetarian for day and save our brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, sons and daughters (cost to you - nothing but better health) |
Horse Back to top
| Senior horse
food ($11.99 buys a week's supply) Salt and mineral block to lick ($5.99 for a big block) |
Support one horse for
a month ($50) |
| Net to keep bugs out of my face (they sell them at PetsMart), and/or bug spray to keep the flys and gnats off of me | Cover my vet bills and preventative care (you pick the amount you want to spend, $10 covers a good worming, $1,000 a serious health problem) |
| Produce, apples, carrots, pears, I prefer the sweet things | Worker to feed and clean up after me ($50 buys one worker for one day) |
| Hay ($5.75 buys enough to last several days for me) | Bute for my arthritis ($30 buys a months supply) |
Emus Back to top
| Cracked corn or emu pellets ($7.99 buys 10 pounds for each of us) |
Support one emu for a
month ($15) |
| Berries, strawberries, blue berries, black berries, raspberries ($1 buys a nice treat) | Cover our vet bills and preventative care (you pick the amount you want to spend, $10 covers a good worming, $1,000 a serious health problem) |
| Worker to feed and clean up after us ($50 buys one worker for one day) |
Cows Back to top
| Celery for India, carrots for LuLuBell, apples for Sweat Pea, almost any fruits and veggies, pumpkins, watermelon, ($1 buys a pound of fun) | Support
one cow for a month ($40) Support one cow for a quarter ($120) Support one cow for a year ($480) |
| Cow feed ($11.99 buys a 50# sack) | A new barn for shelter ($10,000 buys the barn and dedicates it in your name) |
| Hay ($5.75 buys enough for one of us for the day) | Cover our vet bills and preventative care (you pick the amount you want to spend, $10 covers a good worming, $1,000 a serious health problem) |
| Salt and mineral block to lick ($5.99 for a big block) |
Go vegetarian for day and save our brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, sons and daughters (cost to you - nothing but better health) |
| Worker to feed and clean up after us ($50 buys one worker for one day) |
Rabbits Back to top
| Rabbits pellets - the food, not the after product ($7.99 buys a 50# bag full and last two weeks) | Support
one rabbit for a month ($19) Support one rabbit for a quarter ($57) Support one rabbit for a year ($225) |
| Salt block to lick ($3.99 for a little block) | Cover our vet bills and preventative care (you pick the amount you want to spend, $10 covers a good worming, $1,000 a serious health problem) |
| Carrots, spinach (fresh not frozen or canned), cabbage, lettuce (preferably not iceberg), tomatoes, apples, berries, all kinds of fruits and veggies ($1 buys a pound and goes a long way) | Worker to feed and clean up after us ($50 buys one worker for one day) |
| Hay ($5.75 buys enough for all of us and our guinea pig friends for a week or more) | Small dog houses, igloos, like day care play houses made for kids ($40 buys a small one, $200 a large one) |
| Clover seed for the rotunda ($40 buys enough to cover the ground) | Donate using our secure PayPal account |
Guinea pigs Back to top
| Carrots, spinach (fresh not frozen or canned), cabbage, lettuce (preferably not iceberg), tomatoes, apples, berries, all kinds of fruits and veggies ($1 buys a pound and goes a long way) | Support
one guinea pig for a month ($16) Support one guinea pig for a quarter ($48) Support one guinea pig for a year ($190) |
| Clover seed for the rotunda ($40 buys enough to cover the ground) | Worker to feed and clean up after us ($50 buys one worker for one day) |
| Guinea pig food with dried fruits and nuts ($12.99 buys 15 pounds) | Cover our vet bills and preventative care (you pick the amount you want to spend, $10 covers a good worming, $1,000 a serious health problem) |
| Hay ($5.75 buys enough for all of us and our rabbit friends for a week or more) | Small dog houses, igloos, like day care play houses made for kids ($40 buys a small one, $200 a large one) Used houses are fine, but please wash and disinfect first. |
| Salt block to lick ($3.99 for a little block) |
Peacocks Back to top
| Wild bird seed is a special treat, especially sunflower seeds ($12.99 buys 50 pounds) | Support
one peacock for a month ($9) Support one peacock for a quarter ($25) Support one peacock for a year ($100) |
| Cracked corn ($7.99 buys a bag) | Cover our vet bills and preventative care (you pick the amount you want to spend, $10 covers a good worming, $100 a serious health problem) |
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Worker to feed and clean up after us ($50 buys one worker for one day) |
Chickens Back to top
| Wild bird seed is a special treat, especially sunflower seeds ($12.99 buys 50 pounds) | Support
one chicken or rooster for a month ($10) Support one chicken or rooster for a quarter ($28) Support one chicken or rooster for a year ($110) |
| Cracked corn ($7.99 buys a bag) | Cover our vet bills and preventative care (you pick the amount you want to spend, $10 covers a good worming, $100 a serious health problem) |
| Bread, a truck full, most day old bakery shops will sell you a whole pick up truck load for only $10 ($10 buys a pick up truck of bread) | Go vegetarian for day and save our brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, sons and daughters (cost to you - nothing but better health) |
| Worker to feed and clean up after us ($50 buys one worker for one day) |
Guinea fowl Back to top
| Wild bird seed is a special treat, especially sunflower seeds ($12.99 buys 50 pounds) | Support
one guinea fowl for a month ($10) Support one guinea fowl for a quarter ($30) Support one guinea fowl for a year ($120) |
| Cracked corn ($7.99 buys a bag) | Cover our vet bills and preventative care (you pick the amount you want to spend, $10 covers a good worming, $100 a serious health problem) |
| Donate using our secure PayPal account | Worker to feed and clean up after us ($50 buys one worker for one day) |
Turkey Back to top
| Cracked corn ($7.99 buys a bag)- | Support
one turkey for a month ($13) Support one turkey for a quarter ($39) Support one turkey for a year ($155) |
| Wild bird seed is a special treat, especially sunflower seeds ($12.99 buys 50#) | Cover our vet bills and preventative care (you pick the amount you want to spend, $10 covers a good worming, $100 a serious health problem) |
| Small dog houses, igloos, like day care play houses made for kids ($40 buys a small one, $200 a large one) Please wash and disinfect first. | Worker to feed and clean up after us ($50 buys one worker for one day) |
| Go vegetarian for day and save our brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, sons and daughters (cost to you - nothing but better health) |
Pigeons Back to top
| Sunflower seeds are a special treat ($12.99 buys 50 pounds) | Support
one pigeon for a month ($8) Support one pigeon for a quarter ($23) Support one pigeon for a year ($90) |
| Pigeon feed is a special mixture of seeds and nuts ($12.99 buys 20#) | Cover our vet bills and preventative care (you pick the amount you want to spend, $10 covers a good worming, $100 a serious health problem) |
| Pigeon gravel is needed for digestion ($12.99 buys 10#) | Worker to feed and clean up after us ($50 buys one worker for one day) |
| Clover seed for the rotunda ($40 buys enough to cover the ground) | A new tall coop with a nesting tower ($500 in materials or you bring the materials and build for them on-site) |
| Bird baths, the free standing kind so we can swim in clean water ($25 buys a nice one that won't fall over) |
Geese Back to top
| Cracked corn ($7.99 buys a bag) | Support
one goose for a month ($11) Support one goose for a quarter ($33) Support one goose for a year ($130) |
| Wild bird seed is a special treat, especially sunflower seeds ($12.99 buys 50 pounds) | Cover our vet bills and preventative care (you pick the amount you want to spend, $10 covers a good worming, $100 a serious health problem) |
| Worker to feed and clean up after us ($50 buys one worker for one day) |
Ducks Back to top
| Cracked corn ($7.99 buys a bag) | Support
one duck for a month ($12) Support one duck for a quarter ($35) Support one duck for a year ($140) |
| Bread, a truck full, most day old bakery shops will sell you a whole pick up truck load for only $10 ($10 buys a pick up truck of bread) | Cover our vet bills and preventative care (you pick the amount you want to spend, $10 covers a good worming, $100 a serious health problem) |
| Wild bird seed is a special treat, especially sunflower seeds ($12.99 buys 50 pounds) | Worker to feed and clean up after us ($50 buys one worker for one day) |
Wildlife Back to top
| Cracked corn for the wild turkeys and other birds ($7.99 buys a bag) | Donation to Rikki's Land Fund to purchase more land as safe havens for wildlife. Another acre of woods or wetlands that we can call home breaks down to: $.08 buys one square foot for us, $875 buys 10,000 square feet of home, $3,500 buys a whole acre we can call home. |
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Salt block to keep the deer at Rikki's and not on territory where they can be shot ($5.99 for a big block) Deer feed to keep the deer at Rikki's and not on territory where they can be shot ($7.99 for #50 pounds, one night's feast) |
Support one opossum, raccoon, fox, deer, bear, bobcat, beaver, hawk, vulture, owl, or other wildlife for a month ($5) Support one opossum, raccoon, fox, deer, bear, bobcat, beaver, hawk, vulture, owl, or other wildlife for a quarter ($15) Support one opossum, raccoon, fox, deer, bear, bobcat, beaver, hawk, vulture, owl, or other wildlife for a year ($60) |
| Wild bird seed and sunflower seeds for our wild bird friends and squirrels and chipmunks and lots of other small animals | ATVs and/or 4 wheel drive trucks to patrol Rikki's back acres and keep the hunters out. |
| Hay ($5.75 buys a bale and a good midnight snack to keep us from roaming into hunting territory) | Donate using our secure PayPal account |
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General
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| Caretakers | Cleaning and housekeeping supplies | Maintenance and building supplies |
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Support one care taker
for a month ($1,520) Support one care taker for a quarter ($4,550) Support one care taker for a year ($18,250) Support one care taker for a day ($50) Support one care taker for a week ($350) |
Industrial, long handled dustpans, soft plastic, like Rubbermaid Lobby Dustpans for pooper scoops ($11.99 buys half a poop scoop) | Electricity to keep everything going -- donate to our electricity bills. |
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Caretaker appreciation baskets or special gifts that we can give now and then to our dedicated staff on behalf of the animals.
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Bleach for disinfecting Laundry detergent for washing bedding Lysol-type cleaning wipes, the orange ones with a scrubbie on one side are great |
Kerosene to heat the hospital and geriatric ward ($8.50 buys a day of warmth) Gravel for drive way ($275 buys a truck load) Straw to cover muddy areas during the winter wet ($4.50 covers a small area) |
| Medical supplies | Industrial, long handled dustpans, soft plastic, like Rubbermaid Lobby Dustpans for pooper scoops | 2x4 pressure treated lumbar 8' long |
| Medications, antibiotics, vaccines, wormers, advantage, fluids for kidney patients | Brooms for clean up ($1 buys one) Dishwashing liquid for washing bowls | 4x4 pressure treated lumbar 8' long |
| Alcohol for medical use | Paper towels to clean up our hairballs and Vinney Trails | Plywood ($16.99 will buy a sheet) |
| Latex gloves for hospital workers | Spray bottles for clean up ($3 buys a good one) | Duct tape for all kinds of repair jobs |
| Scissors for cutting gauze and things in the hospital | Trash bags for tossing litter and other nasty stuff ($3 buys 100 13 gallon ones, or 30 30 gallon ones, or 24 33 gallon ones) | Full size, 4 wheel drive, pick up truck (you old beat up used one from $500 to a luxury new one $35,000) |
| Syringes & needles (insulin 1cc 22-27 gauge 1/2" needle min, 1.5" 18 gauge needles for fluids, 3cc 22-27 gauge 1-1.5" needle) for giving medications ($12.99 buys a box of 100) | Sevin dust for keeping fleas away from the runs ($7.99 buys 5 pounds and keeps one house/run flea free) | Gift cards to buy the things we need |
| Small
paper plates or bowls for feeding in hospital cages
Gasoline to get to the vet |
Hoses for getting water
to our houses Latex gloves for doing
yucky clean up jobs Small rakes or bent hoes for the other side of the poop scoops ($9.99 buys the other half of a scoop) |
Gift cards to:
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| Animal supplies | Administrative supplies | Emergency supplies |
| Stainless steel feeding bowls ($2 buys one) | 3.5" floppy disks for ID and adoption photos 2HD | Fire extinguishers for safety ($24.99 buys a good one) |
| Puppy pads for hospital cage liners ($6.99 buys a box of 36) | Ink cartridges for the printer and fax machine HP-45 Black, HP-C23 Color, HP-56 Black, HP-57 Color | Good, strong, durable weather- proof flashlights, rechargeable or with batteries ($5.99 - $59.99) |
| Straw for warm bedding ($4.50 buys one bale) | A new HP 712C printer to replace our broken one, we've found this to be the best for quality for color and photos for the price ($150 for a new one) | Batteries, C's, D's and 9 Volts |
| Grass seed for muddy spots of runs ($10 buys enough for one animal run) | Post card stock, paper, in light pastel colors for printing thank you notices on ($6.99 for a ream) | 18-volt rechargeable flashlight for those after dark winter chores ($49.99 will keep us lit up all night) |
| Good heavy duty outdoor extension cords to run fans, heated water bowls and the like ($15 buys one) | Stamps 23 cents for post cards and 37 cents for letters ($.23 for one postcard stamp - $37.00 for a roll of 100 first class stamps) | |