A colony of (mostly) ragdoll cats is being rescued by our friends at Kootenay Animal Assistance Program. They are desperately trying to capture all of the remaining animals on a property that has...
Meet the Humans: Marian Lucas Lane
Keeping an animal organization running like clockwork is impossible. There are waaaay too many moving parts – including literally herding cats – to expect a large, multifaceted animal organization...
Elvis is in the building!
Sweet boy Elvis seemed all shook up when discovered by folks in Bella Bella. But there will be no heartbreak hotel for this cool cat … He’s getting all patched up at the RAPS Animal Hospital and we...
Meet the Humans: Ken Friesen
RAPS’ maintenance man extraordinaire keeps everything in tip-top shape. When anything around RAPS needs fixing, troubleshooting or … really anything, it’s Ken Friesen we call! “My role here at RAPS...
The Happiest of Happy Endings
Blossom was one of the worst cases of neglect the RAPS team had ever seen. Today, this resilient beauty formally joins her forever family. When Blossom arrived at RAPS almost two years ago, she was...
Pet Valu Launches Pet Appreciation Month
Month-long “Companions for Change™” event supports over 500 animal shelters and animal charities across Canada Pet Valu Holdings Ltd., the leading Canadian specialty retailer of pet food and...
Meowing Mimi Causes Mayhem at YVR
Street cat rescued from China keeps entire airport team at bay! RAPS was involved in some big drama at Vancouver International Airport recently – with a happy ending for all after some stressful...
Discovery Channel to highlight work done by local animal hospital
The RAPS cat sanctuary is a one-of-a-kind facility in Canada Discovery Channel has a new TV series called Pets and Pickers highlighting the work done by the Richmond-based Regional...
Animal-focused ‘Pets & Pickers’ TV series features Surrey woman who runs RAPS thrift stores
The animal hospital’s low-cost veterinary care is funded by the sale of donated items Karen Kamachi never dreamed that managing a thrift store would lead to her appearance on a TV series. “It’s not...
It’s all good at Applewood!
Already a hero to animals because they have donated millions of dollars worth of support to RAPS, the Applewood Auto Group team members saved the life of a single, vulnerable bunny! The friends and...