October 23, 2024 – Wet Food Wednesday

Wet Food Wednesday here at Rikkis Refuge Animal Sanctuary

YES !! It’s Wet Food Wednesday !!! And the cats and dogs NEED YOUR HELP !! Please send them a case. They’re not picky, any kind will do. We’re having to scrounge the local store shelves to find enough each day right now. PLEAZ send some !!!

You can use our wish lists, we do our best to keep them updated with the best prices:
Chewy4Rikkis.shorturl.com
Amazon4Rikkis.shorturl.com
Walmart4Rikkis.shorturl.com

You can mail packages to
Rikki’s Refuge
PO Box 66
10910 Barr Ln
Rapidan VA 22733

If you’d rather go shopping, you can drop off at Re-Tail our Thrift Shop in Fredericksburg, 3503 Lafayette Blvd. Or in the donation box alllllll the way down Barr Ln, just before the gate. Or at Giant at Hilltop Shopping center in Fredericksburg. OR you can come visit us on Saturday, 10/26, from noon-2 during Donation Drop Off when the gate on rt 20 will be open.
21410 Constitution Hwy, Rapidan. That’s at the corner of rt 20 (Constitution Hwy) and Quarterhorse Ln, at the end of the RAINBOW FENCE. Do not go down Quarterhorse Ln, a small gravel road, or you’re in the wrong place. You gotta come in our gate to Life Center Way!!!

And I’ll even make a deal with you if you don’t wanna be bothered looking on line or going shopping if you send me some green trading papers, I’ll learn to drive the goat cart tonight and go shopping for you !!!
https://RikkisRefuge.org/donate

Crybaby says these things (paper towel rolls) are great to play with after the big 2 legged creatures use all the white paper off of them. But, they need more please? I promised not to gack any hairballs till they have more paper towels, but I have a lot of hair, and I like to keep clean, and ….. please hurry ….. I feel a good gack coming on ……

Can you see who’s up on the roof together?

We just can’t get our ducks together ….. but we’re doing pretty good on lining up the cats !!

Who’s hungry ?????


Yuck!! This water has NO flavor.

Mmmm so much better over here ……

Hey YOU … yes YOU …. would you do me a favor and bring the hoomans some bleach … they’re always complaining about the flavoring we add to our water and saying they have to sanitize our homes ….. silly hoomans.

It’s a potato plant, in Piggy Paradise!! Now how’s that get there? The pigs missed eating a potato and it started growing. I wonder how long it will grow before someone decides to eat it !!!

A couple persimmons left on the tree and the pigs are already fighting over who’s gonna get ‘em!

Love from Charlie

YOUR official SpokesKat
PS: can you help me be a good SpokesKat on my first Wet Food Wednesday?
https://www.rikkisrefuge.org/FeedMe
Pleaz?

October 22, 2024


Another beautiful day on planet earth !!! What a wonderful planet to live on!

Hey YOU! Are you coming out on Saturday the 26th to visit us? And bring ME NUMS?
Saturday is a DONATION DROP OFF DAY
and that means the gate will be open from NOON to 2 pm
21410 Constitution Hwy, Rapidan. That’s at the corner of rt 20 (Constitution Hwy) and Quarterhorse Ln, at the end of the RAINBOW FENCE. Do not go down Quarterhorse Ln, a small gravel road, or you’re in the wrong place. You gotta come in our gate to Life Center Way!!!

Patrick high fives Doug for serving delicious nums ….. and cleaning up for all of us.

Wouldn’t it be a great day to have your nums delivered while you laz around in the sun? Them lucky sheep. Why do we have SpokesKats that have to work when everybody else around here just lazes in the sun?

Here’s a quiz for YOU! Let’s see if you can guess where Shadow has found some shade to hang out? Come on, tell me your guess?

We all know where he is, but we’re not telling. It’s a really cool place when it’s not facing the sun and the day started out chilly and no hooman has used it yet today.

  

Love from Charlie
YOUR official SpokesKat

PS: can you help me have enough to feed everybody breakfast tomorrow?
https://www.rikkisrefuge.org/FeedMe
Pleaz?

October 18, 2024.

It’s Friday !!! And what’s that mean?

Yup!! It’s $5 Friday !!!

Did you know that a donation of $5 can go a loooong way ???

It sure can !!! You can care for five animals for a day, everything they need, food, shelter, cleaning, supplies, and LOVE !! Pick your species to support !!! Would you like FIVE CATS today? Or FIVE COWS ?? How about DOGS or HORSES or CHICKENS? We’ve got something for everyone !!

Can’t spare $5? Even $1 will help !! www.RikkisRefuge.org/FeedMe or see other options at the bottom.

You knew we started work at Rikki’s Refuge before sunrise, didn’t you?

BUT did you know today we started work before moonset?

By the time the sun is peeking over the trees the horses are hollaring for hay !!!

Had to load up and bring in donations – hope there’s enough to feed everybody today.

Bahhh Bahhhh Black Sheep …….. sheep?

You can’t see me hiding here!!

It’s certainly turned into a beautiful day at the refuge !!

It’s a wonderful life for of u Lucky critters !!

Love from Charlie
YOUR official SpokesKat

Go to our website https://RikkisRefuge.org/donate
or mail a check: Rikki’s Refuge, PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
or use the site of your choice
Paypal https://paypal.me/RikkisRefuge
Paypal mail@RikkisRefuge.org
Square https://RR-square.shorturl.com
Venmo Rikki’s Refuge
Zelle mail@RikkisRefuge.org
OR you can order some cat and dog food online from one of our Wish Lists
Chewy4Rikkis.shorturl.com
Amazon4Rikkis.shorturl.com
Walmart4Rikkis.shorturl.com

October 21, 2024, Magical Monday

Have a Magical Monday !!!!

Madison says before and after school Rikki’s work is way better than any daycare !!!! Why would she need somebody to take care of her when she can be here taking care of the animals !!!

Baaaaaaa

Can you imagine what this place sounded like a few minutes ago? Do you have A cat or two or six that wake you up in the morning singing about the wonderful nums you need to get up and serve them? Imagine all these cats singing in unison !!!! Soon as they see the slightest glimmer of the headlights from Doug’s truck, the songs start!!

Imagine what it takes to feed just these !! And how many more are in other houses and running around?
We need lots of canned food NOW. Please send some our way, or come out on Saturday from noon till 2 pm for Donation Drop Off, the gates will be open!! We really need bleach and papertowels too!

www.rikkisrefuge.org/FeedMe
http://www.chewy4rikkis.shorturl.com/
http://www.amazon4rikkis.shorturl.com/
http://www.walmart4rikkis.shorturl.com/

It’s about time that hoomans can see now and can turn off their headlamps. They don’t see so good in the dark you know! Ok, Mr. Doug, headlight time off. Talk about having a 3rd eye !!

Do YOU know what emus eat? Tell me the right answer and you can come to Donation Drop Off on Saturday and bring some !!

Moooo — another absolutely lovely day!!

Love from Charlie
YOUR official SpokesKat

October 20, 2024

Madison hopes you have a good Sunday !!!!

Any day she gets to go to work with daddy is a good day !!!

Even when their day starts before moonset!!!

Braaaaaaay ……….

Some cats like to be high.

And some like to …… SWIM?

And some like to dare you to come take their feather away !!!

Moooooo …….

Oink ………

Have a beautiful sunny Sunday,
Love Charlie

PS — please help me feed every one. Even $1 is a huge help. www.RikkisRefuge.org

October 16, 2024 Look what our Door Dash Driver Paul brought !!!


Wooooo Hoooooo !!! Look who showed up today !!! Our very own Door Dash Driver Paul !!! Today the haul was apples, apples, and more apples. Mmmm good. We’re helping the grocery world to have less food wastage !!


Lots of apples to go round …….. first stop Piggy Paradise, cus they’re always ready for something else to eat !!!


Door Dash Driver Paul gets to hand feed some of the critters. YOU too could haul and feed !!! Got a truck or trailer of a vehicle large enough to carry pallets of food? Just let us know and join the team!!!


Donkey dropped his apple so Door Dash Driver Paul gets down on hands and knees to help him find it.


Num num num …. everybody but the cats and dogs are loving the apples.

Love, Charlie
your official SpokesKat

First Frost — October 16, 2024


Brrrr first frost of the year today. I don’t worry about the frost, I can’t change that.


But I do worry that this is our last roll of paper towels …… da hoomans need da paper towels to sanitize our environment !!! HELP !!!!


Mmmm a nice warm breakfast …. but you know somebody will gack sooner or later !!!!


Hugs from Doug are always the first hugs from the day for everyone.


Titan the steer says, “What are those silly cats up to now?”


”Toot Toot Chugga Chugga Toot Toot — LOOK look we made a train !!!!” Yeah, isn’t that cute!!! But those empty boxes aren’t gonna fatten you up for the winter !!! We need lots of extra canned food to put on our fat layer and grow out our undercoats.

Won’t you please help us out??

Love, Charlie
PS. I’m the one at the top of our tree!

WISH LISTS
Chewy4Rikkis.shorturl.com
Amazon4Rikkis.shorturl.com
Walmart4Rikkis.shorturl.com

Rikki’s Refuge, PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960

July 1, 2024 – GREAT BIG HUGE NEWS FOR JULY !!!

Double Your Donation
Visit Rikki’s Refuge on July 4th
Shop Re-Tail for 50% off

DOUBLE YOUR DONATION

That’s TWICE as much FOOD !!!

NOW thru the 4th (that’s midnight on the 4th)
but hurry, do it NOW so you don’t forget !!!

Three very generous donors have banded together to MATCH your donation DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR up to $9,000 !!!

Donate $1 and the animals get $2, donate $10 and the animals get $20, donate $50 and the animals get a whopping $100 !!!!!

If everyone chips in and DONATES $9,000 the animals will have enough to be taken care of, to eat, to get flea drops, and to be HAPPY for two weeks !!!! Every donation counts, no matter how small or large !!!!

HAY YOU !!!

Make a difference, DONATE TODAY !!!

Go to our website:
https://RikkisRefuge.org/donate
or by mailing a check
Rikki’s Refuge, PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
or the site of your choice:
Paypal https://paypal.me/RikkisRefuge
Or PayPal address is mail@RikkisRefuge.org
Square https://RR-square.shorturl.com
Venmo Rikki’s Refuge
Zelle mail@RikkisRefuge.org
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US!!!

 

VISIT RIKKI’S REFUGE ON JULY 4TH

It’s Donation Drop-Off day at Rikki’s Refuge!
The gates at Quarter Horse and Constitution Hwy (route 20) will be open from noon to 2pm.
No reservations needed; just drive in at the rainbow fence, follow the driveway down to the Life Center.
Doug, our sanctuary manager, will accept your donations with thanks!
Visit with the horses, goats, sheep, cows and pigs!
They love treats! Fresh produce and species-specific ones are best! (Please, no baked goods!)
Find us at 21410 Constitution Hwy, Rapidan, VA 22733.
Do not go down Quarterhorse or Barr Lanes – the gate is right there at the corner of 20 and Quarterhorse.
Look for the rainbow fence and the open gate with the big sign out front.
If you go down the dirt road, you won’t find us!
Please wear closed-toe shoes at the Refuge for your safety!
For your and our safety, no visiting animals are permitted, even in a vehicle!
Dress for the weather and bring water!

Here’s our shopping list for this week — but we always appreciate any animal food and all cleaning supplies!!

SHOP RE-TAIL FOR 50% OFF

Visit our pawsome thrift store, Re-Tail!

On July 4th the entire store will be 50% off!
Better than yard sale prices; great selection of just about everything!
Did you know that on regular days ALL clothing is $1 each item? So on the 4th, they’ll be only 50 cents!!

Open 9am to 3pm on the 4th — note the early closing time.
Get there early for the best deals!

Re-Tail, 3503 Lafayette Blvd, Fredericksburg, VA 22408.
Look for the tall sign, “Re-Tail” The letter L is the big orange cat’s tail.
You can also drop donations of cat/dog food, paper towels, heavy duty 33 lb garbage bags at Re-Tail if you can’t make it to the Refuge.