SUNDAY, the goat, is happy and thriving at Rikki’s Refuge now. 

She was found abandoned in the woods behind our Re-Tail Thrift Store. She was scared and skiddish. Our store staff set up a feeding station (finding out that she prefers grapes over EVERYTHING). They put grapes out for her daily, and wildlife cameras in order to establish her schedule.

Soon, she began to wander to a neighboring business to visit her “friends” (she was seeing her reflection in their windows). However, this was causing a distraction to drivers along the very busy road and was not safe for Sunday. Animal control was called many times, but they were never able to capture her.

Since she was looking for a friend, Re-Tail staff put a mirror in the woods so that she could see herself (thinking it was a friend) and she loved it! So, the experienced staff out at Rikki’s Refuge was called in to help and Sunday was caught safely and brought to Rikki’s where she has made new friends, both animal and human, and will be able to live out her life safely and loved.

We LOVE happy endings!!

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TINKERBELL and ASHLEY, two formerly feral cats, have formed a close bond at Rikki’s Refuge.

While they don’t like to be held or cuddled, they love to be admired and they enjoy posing for photos (seriously!). So of course we oblige them!

Burt & Ernie, Miley and Baby Julian are ready for their close ups to show off all of the fantastic features of sheep!  

Sheep have eyes with rectangular pupils that allow them to see everything except what is directly behind them. Imagine being able to look at your own ears!  Sheep also have a split in the middle of their upper lip.  This allows them to feel what they are eating and pick the best grasses out of even the roughest pasture. 

Sheep are amazing and we have some of the best at Rikki’s Refuge Animal Sanctuary!!  

This is Cangaroo, one of our favorite tripods. 

Cangaroo came to us from the country of Qatar. He arrived at the vet in Qatar in a chicken trap with a severely broken leg. Having been warned of his “cougar”-like aggression, the vet gingerly opened the trap to examine him, fully prepared for the worst. To her pleasant surprise she found a tiny looking “thing” with these big confused eyes, just staring, obviously very scared and in pain, but who never uttered a hiss or a growl or a snarl and trusted instantly. The kind vet knew Cangaroo was no feral cat. There was no menace in him at all. And so this little boy got lucky and after his leg was amputated, he stayed in the hospital for a long time to recuperate, with the kind vet as his sole companion. When he eventually left the vet hospital to live in a foster home, he was afraid of all the new sounds and people. But he was always a gentle boy.  With time, Cangaroo has developed into a sociable, friendly and loving kitty, and one that would never survive back on the mean streets of Qatar.

So through an amazing sponsorship and a wonderful traveler who agreed to bring Cangaroo and 4 other cats to the US, this little tripod can now live a peaceful gentle life – for the rest of his life – at Rikki’s Refuge Animal Sanctuary.

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