May 15, 2025 – Creatures, Large and Small

Rikki’s Refuge, no kill animal sanctuary, and protected woods and wetlands.

So many seek refuge with us here.

When you donate to Rikki’s Refuge, 97.8% of your money goes directly to caring for the animals. Our overhead is so low because volunteers do all the administrative work, fundraising, accounting. No high paid executives here.

Just happy critters. Zillions of wild ones seeking haven.

Growth and development of the county means so many acres of woods leveled to the ground, habitat destroyed, never to be returned to it’s rightful owners, the wild animals, homes and nests destroyed, animals killed, babies left in nests on the ground left to die, babies in dens starving to death; wetlands filled in, destroying homes and lives. Some animals can escape and run for protected woods and wetlands, some can’t and they die. We welcome those who come seeking refuge here. The big ones, bear, deer, fox, bobcats, and the small ones, frogs, turtles, birds, spiders, snakes.

Our 300 acres of woods and wetlands will always be there for them.

The domestic animals and farm animals have the remaining 150 acres for their homes.

Lots of space for all of us here.

You can help us feed and care for our domestic and farm animals, cats, dogs, goats, sheep, cows, horses, chickens, emus, ducks, etc. and help us to maintain the woods and wetlands.

Your donations mean life. Life is good !!!

www.RikkisRefuge.org/Donate

May 12, 2025 – Time to Change the Litter

When it’s time to change YOUR litter do you pick up a bag or bucket?

We need to get the tractor to haul it all !!! We use a ton, literally, of litter every week. WOW.

If you want to help us change all that, and scrub the boxes, oh, and they’re BIG boxes, not sold as litter boxes but as cement mixing tubs, ask about volunteering !!!

If you’d rather buy us a bag of litter, it’s only $6.99 for a sack, worth not having to be the one changing it all, don’t you think?
www.RikkisRefuge.org/donate

May 12, 2025 – A Cool Morning


A cool 48 degrees to start this beautiful morning off.

Our wish today, as it is every day, is to have enough food to go round. It’s a tough challenge with all the mouths to feed. The price of feed of every sort, from cow to cat, from donkey to dog,

and everybody in between has gone up dramatically over the last few years. Donations haven’t gone up as much as our costs. We need your help more than ever. Would you be willing to skip that donut, or special cup of coffee, or an afternoon snack to help the animals have enough to eat? We appreciate every donation, no matter how small or how large, every dollar you can spare will care for an animal for the day.

Thank you so much. www.RikkisRefuge.org/donate

April 25, 2025

An early morning visitor.


Did you know Rikki’s Refuge has 300 acres of pristine woods and wetlands just for the native wildlife? This is so important with all the hooman growth that is happening. So many wooded areas are being chopped down for more housing, more shopping, more more more for the hoomans. And where do the animals who called that home go? Many wonder to the woods at Rikki’s Refuge and find safe haven. Hoomans fill in wetlands, destroy beaver dams, steal their homes and put up hooman habitats. So many many animals displaced with the clearing of just one acre of land. And thousands and thousands of acres are being cleared every year. Help the animals. Support Rikki’s Refuge, www.RikkisRefuge.org/Donate

Visit Rikki’s Refuge Kids Activity Table TOMORROW, April 26, at Earth Day on the Rappahannock in Fredericksburg, Virginia

March 29, 2025


Come out and visit us at Deep Roots Home and Garden Center, 28284 Constitution Hwy, Rhoadesville, VA 22542.

We’re here till 4 pm TODAY March 29th. Lots of cool merchandise. Talk to our volunteers. All proceeds go to feed the animals at Rikki’s Refuge Animal Sanctuary.

ALSO – from noon – 2 pm, Rikki’s Refuge is OPEN for DONATION-DROP OFF and you can visit the animals on self guided tours. 21410 Constitution Hwy, Rapidan, Route 20, just down the road from Deep Roots, at the Rainbow Fence, turn at Quarterhorse Ln and immediately into our gate. Doug, our sanctuary manager, will be waiting to meet you there !!!

We can only feed our animals if you help us out, please stop by, make a donation, bring food, or help us out on line.
www.RikkisRefuge.org/FeedMe

March 14, 2025

The goats were engaged in an exciting game of kick ball ….

when suddenly they paused ….

here comes Uncle Paul with the Door Dash Delivery of produce !!!!

Mmmmm Mmmmm looks like we have two pallets of celery and other fresh veggies and fruits today !!!

Everybody is happy ….. except the cats

and dogs …

nothing for them today …. and they refuse to eat celery.
Would you help them buy a case of food they like? $15.36 will get a case of cat or dog food.
Can you spare a few bucks to help them out?
www.RikkisRefuge.org/FeedMe

Can YOU quack?

Can you quack? I NEED YOUR HELP — last year’s duck will be in Spain this year and miss Rikki’s Refuge’s Easter Egg Hunt with a Day of Fun Activities and Easter Hat Contest.

Saturday, April 19th, the event will run from noon to 3 pm. Easter Egg hunting by age groups and so much more. Our DUCK has always been the hit of the show. CAN YOU come to help us at Rikki’s Refuge, and don the outfit and be OUR DUCK !!! No age limit as long as you’re at least 4’9″ tall to safely wear the suit, you can be 10 or 100 or anything in between. Just wonder around and QUACK to the kids !! If your time is limited. 12-1 is the most important time for DUCK’s presence !!!
Thank you, please let us know asap if Rikki’s Refuge can count on YOU !!!
Thanks !!
email: Events@RikkisRefuge.org or message us at facebook.com/RikkisRefuge/

February 17, 2025 Happy Presidents Day


Hey Patrick, Riley, did you see how empty the pantry is? I’m not sure there’s nuf cans for dinner. What’s this presidents’ day thing all about? Show me all the green president papers you got this week.

We need to work together here to collect ‘em all so we can take the goat cart to the cat food store and get more. Riley, can you count?

Patrick, how many cans can we buy with all these presidents? I don’t think it’s gonna be nuf. Hey YOU, yes, YOU hooman reading this. Will YOU help us, pleaz? WOW can you imagine how many cans a benjamin paper would buy!!! I never seen one of them. But if you have a spare one ….. an andrew will buy is a case, like 24 cans. Did you know we need 26 cases everyday for us each to get some for breakfast and dinner. And we really like our canned nums, especially when it’s so cold. But even a george or two will really help us out !!! Green presidents is all good cus the cat nums store will trade them all !!
Thank you so much, Mufasa
PS when I get rich and famous, I promise to take you out for nums too!!

You can make a deductible contribution in so many ways !
by going to our website
https://RikkisRefuge.org/donate
or by mailing a check
Rikki’s Refuge, PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
or on the site of your choice
Paypal https://paypal.me/RikkisRefuge
Paypal mail@RikkisRefuge.org
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or by sending a care package to us at
Rikki’s Refuge, PO Box 66, Rapidan VA 22733

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THANK YOU FOR HELPING US!!!

WE ALL LOVE YOU !!!!

LOTS !!!