In March, a high school student found a mother cat and her four kittens hiding near the furnace of the school’s woodshop. RAPS sent an animal control officer, who trapped the family and transported...
A happy survivor
Olympia’s Story Olympia came to RAPS as a stray cat who was found wandering in a Richmond neighbourhood. She was brought in by a Good Samaritan. When she entered the Shelter, our usually unshakeable...
Surrender – don’t abandon
Yesterday, we brought you the story of Donut, a dog whose life was almost ended by an act of stunning cruelty. It’s an opportunity to remind everyone in the community that RAPS is here to help...
Cute poodle found dumped in locked suitcase on hottest day of the year
How in heck could someone have done this? Police and animal-welfare officials are investigating after a cute poodle was found inside a locked suitcase dumped in a ditch in a suburb of Vancouver,...
Little dog found in double-locked suitcase on hottest day of year
Walking his two dogs close to Richmond's Walmart late on Sunday afternoon, Graham Barrett’s attention was diverted to a weird bumping and scraping noise coming from the undergrowth. It was the...
Poodle ‘In Good Health’ After Found Locked Inside Discarded Suitcase
A poodle is lucky to be alive after a good Samaritan found him locked inside a suitcase discarded off a road in Canada over the weekend, authorities said. The tiny animal, since named Donut, was...
Tiny poodle found ‘cruelly’ dumped in locked suitcase in Richmond
A small poodle is recovering after being found dumped in a locked suitcase on Sunday. The pup, dubbed Donut by shelter staff because of his sweetness, is friendly and in good health, despite being...
Richmond rescue shelter pleads with pet owners not to abandon animals after 2nd discovery in 2 days
A Richmond, B.C. shelter is urging pet owners not to abandon unwanted animals after a dog and cat were found deserted within a day of each other. Sunday, a man out for a walk near the...
RAPS caring for dog cruelly abandoned in suitcase
Late last night (May 28), Richmond RCMP contacted the Richmond Animal Protection Society (RAPS) to notify us that a dog was discovered locked in a suitcase that had been discarded in a wooded ditch...
Dog Found Locked In Suitcase And Dumped In Ditch In Richmond, B.C.
The RCMP and B.C. SPCA are investigating after a poodle was found locked in a suitcase and dumped in a wooded area in Richmond. A passerby heard noises coming from a ditch near Alderbridge and No. 4...