The Adesa Auctions team spotted a mama cat and kitten on their car lot – and helped RAPS trap what turned out to be a whole little feline community. When RAPS rescues stray or feral animals, it is...
About RAPS’ Surrender Fees
The RAPS Adoption & Education Centre is now fully operational adjacent to the RAPS Animal Hospital. We are adopting cats as well as accepting surrenders of cats. Folks will discover that our...
Recovering Tang Tang preparing for a wonderful life!
Surrendered cat undergoes surgery … will soon be looking for a very special forever home Tang Tang is a three-year-old male British Shorthair cat who is an incredible cuddle bug! Unfortunately, he...
Happy Adoption Day, Gorgeous!
Harper Lee’s adoption is official now and we could not be more thrilled about the forever home she is thriving in with Erika and her husband, Jason. Remarkably, Harper came to us a stray and was...
Emmy finds her perfect home
It is always a sad situation when a stray comes to us and is not claimed by their people. But there is almost always a silver lining. Emmy’s story is a perfect example. Emmy was found wandering in...
RAPS is urgently seeking seven very special households
We have four dogs who need fostering and/or foster-to-adopt situations immediately. As construction begins on the new City of Richmond Animal Shelter, the RAPS contract to operate the Shelter ends...
Ever wonder how we name the animals in our care?
With the number of animals coming through our facilities every year, it can be a challenge to find unique names for every one. How do we do it? (A: It’s pretty random!)The cats, dogs and other...
After more than a year, Chips finds his forever home!
A long wait for the right family What does it mean for a dog to be “unadoptable”? Different animal agencies define the term differently. In too many cases, some shelters use “unadoptable” when they...
Big baby Balloo wins our hearts
This sweet guy will be looking for a forever home – after a little remedial work! Big, handsome Balloo arrived at the RAPS Animal Shelter in October after having been found running at large in...
Healthy and happy, Bailey finds forever home
Bailey came to RAPS as a stray in July 2019. We can never understand how or why some people do not claim their sweet animals, but no one came for her. Bailey was not in ideal physical condition when...