On the First Day of Christmas, look what came to Rikki’s,

a chukar in a cherry tree.

We rescued three more chukars in November.

Chukars are ground dwelling birds, they’d rather run and hide than fly to escape danger. Apparently this makes them popular with hunt clubs. They’re often used as bait to train dogs on. And for canned hunts, where they’re raised captive, and then suddenly released for the hunt. Not having been in the wild, they don’t know how to protect themselves from predators, human or dog. Most are killed. A few escape with injuries. Very few escape to survive in the wild. Most of the chukars who live with us now had been injured and left to die. Thankfully these three new ones are healing well, and will live a safe protected life here at Rikki’s Refuge in Chukar Chalet.

YOUR support helps animals like Chad, Cyrus and Caroline LIVE. It pays for the wound care, emotional support during their healing, and their daily care, food and housing for the rest of their natural and happy lives.

Please think about a $25 gift to Rikki’s Refuge Chukar Chalet.

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This has been a really bad day. It started when SHE was in the rain box for so long. I screamed and screamed. I scratched at the glass. But I couldn’t get the door open. I knew SHE was going to drown. And SHE hadn’t even fed-ed me Breakfast yet !!! If SHE drown-ed who’d feed me? I was scared. And I screamed. Finally SHE got out. And then I gotted my favorite breakfast. When I went back to bed …

bad Sylvestra had taked my nice warm heated bed by the window. I was mad. But if I tell Sylvestra I’s mad, she probably grown and smack me. Then here comes Charlie… I mean I love Charlie. But he thinks I’m his mommen and he always wants me to lick his face. I was just tired and wanted to go back to bed. The sun was already up. I needed my sleep. Sigh ….. I guess SHE go-ed away somewhere, cus SHE came back and scratched my ears. And my ear was itchy. So SHE did horrible things to me. Horrible I tell you. SHE called for Uncle Kirk to come help. I knew it was going to be bad when SHE put me on the table. I’m glad my hoomans are vegetarians, so I knew they weren’t gonna eat me or anything like that. SHE put those sticks in my ear and pulled out gunk. It wasn’t so bad. It felt nice to get the itchy gunk out. But then it got BAD. SHE tried to squirt water gunk in my ear!! Right in my ear!! That is really NOT nice. So I shook my head and it got all over HER and Uncle. Then SHE said to Uncle, hold him tighter, don’t let him shake. TIGHTER? I was already not breathing!!! So SHE put more stuff in my ear. And it just scared the pee out a me. Uncle said, I hear something dripping, oh, it’s the cat, it’s peeing all over. Well SHE thought Uncle meant Leo was peeing. Cus one of our potty stations was right there and Leo pees on puppy pads cus he can’t get his legs into a litterbox. He got hurted like me when he was a little baby and his legs don’t work. Maybe later they will. Like SHE helped to get my legs working some. But anyway. It wasn’t Leo peeing. And SHE just kept gushing my ear around and not letting me shake my head and I was so scared I just peed and peed. When SHE finished with me and let me get on the floor and scoot away. SHE said, OH the table is all wet, OH the floor, OH Uncle … your pants … oh no did it get in your shoes? I hope it did, cus it was mean to do that to me. But the good thing is my ear does feel better, and now I don’t have to climb up and into a litterbox. And I think I’m going to bed. Maybe tomorrow be better.
Love, Timmy
aka Timothy L. Cat, official Senior Spokes Cat for Rikki’s Refuge

Do YOU know what this is?

It’s frozen poop!! Did YOU guess right? And do you know what we, at Rikki’s Refuge Animal Sanctuary, do with it before the sun come up, and again after the sun goes down? Scoop it up. Whack it to break it loose. Chip at it. When it’s barely above freezing all day …. or way below freezing at night …. it can be pretty solidly attached to the ground. But we still gotta clean it up !!!!!

YOU stay home and stay warm, please. We’re here to do the dirty work. But if you’d just help us out a little? We have to buy new pooper scoopers, in all sizes and shapes, from chicken to cow, much more often in the winter cus they break quicker trying to dig up that solid poo !!!!

Can YOU imagine the size of the pooper scooper you need for cow pies ????? And yes, we do scoop during the daylight too. With 1287 animals who all poop at least once a day …. the scooping if round the clock !!!

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It’s a COLD morning out here today ….

look at how thick the ice in the water troughs is !!!
Brrrr mid teens. Thankfully the sun is out and if we’re lucky, we’ll hit a high of 40 today !!!

Glad it’s not sleeting.

The pigs think it’s cold enough to sleep side by side ON the straw … when they think it’s REALLY cold they’ll get under the straw … and if it’s windy or sleeting or snowing, they’ll reluctantly go inside and sleep in their straw there …. but especially on a full moon night .. it’s nice to be outside !!! I wonder if they’d like an electric blanket pulled up over them at night?

Enough for musings …. back to work feeding all 1287 critters …….

Glad you’re not out here busting ice out of troughs?? We’ll do the dirty hard work …. if you’ll help buy the food and supplies !!

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Rikki’s Refuge, PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
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GOOD BEAUTIFUL MORNING FROM RIKKI’S REFUGE
I hope your day is as lovely, no matter where you live.
By the time the sun has come up over our wishing well

we have served breakfast to 1293 animals
breakfast alone costs $587 at Rikki’s Refuge
EVERYDAY !!!
And that is why we need your support !!!
Think about making a monthly donation
$30 a month would care for one animal every day
Breakfast, dinner, clean up, housing, medical care

Our supporters, like YOU, mean the world to us !!
THANK YOU !!!

Please make your tax deductible contribution by going to our website
https://RikkisRefuge.org/donate
or by mailing a check
Rikki’s Refuge, PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
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All the cows at Rikki’s Refuge will say thank MOOOOOOO for not eating us on Meatless Monday! Our page on Opie’s Edibles www.Facebook.com/OpiesEdibles has tons of plant-based recipes. Check it out and you’re sure to find some that will tickle your tastebuds! AND make our cows, goats, chickens, sheep, pigs, turkeys and geese HAPPY !!!! It takes only ONE DOLLAR a day to support an animal at Rikki’s Refuge — consider making a donation TODAY to help give some one a happy life. EVEN BETTER you can become a monthly donor, only $30 a month will care for somebody for a full year !!! THANK YOU !!!

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           HELP !!    

Rikki’s Refuge Animal Sanctuary has great big troubles.

Our winter hay was delivered, they gave us a big discount, it’s even cheaper than last year, and free delivery, and when we couldn’t pay that day, they still left the hay for the animals.
This hay lasts all winter.

And it’s SO much cheaper than if we had to buy as we go all winter long.
BUT the hay man really wants to get paid. NOW. The bill is $6,000.

Rikki’s Refuge is making it week by week. Nothing extra, nothing to spare. The usual weekly absolute essentials are getting covered. But there is NOTHING left over to pay for the hay.

           PLEASE HELP US TODAY

With almost 1,300 animals to feed and care for EVERYDAY, it costs about $1,500 a DAY to take care of them. So we need LOTS of you helping out !!!

Even ONE DOLLAR COUNTS … it all adds up.

We’ve got to raise $6,000 to pay for the winter hay, ASAP.

PLEASE help the animals of Rikki’s Refuge with what ever you can TODAY.
www.RikkisRefuge.org/Donate or
Rikki’s Refuge, PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960

    THANK YOU VERY MUCH     

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Come Visit Rikki’s Booth at Deep Roots Winter Festival
TODAY from 8 am – 4 pm
Rikki’s has adorable jewelry, wonder stocking stuffers and vintage ornaments waiting for you !!!

GREAT Christmas Gifts!!
Deep Roots has Hot Drinks, Sweet Treats and wonderful gifts, activities and crafts !!
Santa will be there from 10 am – 2 pm

Deep Roots Home and Garden Center
28286 Constitution Hwy, Rhoadesville, VA 22542-8842, United States

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www.RikkisRefuge.org/Donate

Goooooat Night

PS we need help desperately to pay for hay for the winter, can you PLEASE help?
www.RikkisRefuge.org/FeedMe

Thank you !!