RAPS is inviting the public to come and visit the Cat Sanctuary and see some of the lovable cats that are available for adoption on the weekend of May 27 and 28. This is the first open house...
Our no-kill commitment … Your support makes it possible
For the hundreds of kittens and cats enjoying relaxed and fulfilling days at the RAPS Cat Sanctuary, life is pretty sweet. What they can’t know is that most of them owe their lives to members of the...
Welcome to “Kitty Club Med”
For kittens and cats who wouldn’t have a future in most shelters, the RAPS Cat Sanctuary provides an all-inclusive forever home. By Marianne Moore The Richmond Animal Protection Society does much...
RAPS’ Special Role
For cats with feline AIDS or leukemia, the future is uncertain. But at RAPS, these special needs cats receive the medical care and love they deserve. By Janet Reid RAPS Cat Sanctuary has always had...
RAPS’ Secret Weapon: Kitty Comforters
By Marianne Moore We’re exceptionally proud of the many successes RAPS has had with cats who were considered unadoptable because of their nasty temperaments. These successes may be due to the...
Help Share RAPS’ Calendar
For five years, the RAPS Cat Sanctuary has produced calendar featuring magnificent photos of some of the extremely photogenic residents of the Sanctuary. This has been a successful and important...
Mad Hatters Celebrate
By Carol Porteous This year, the felines at the RAPS Cat Sanctuary requested that we have a special tea with a unique theme. The First Annual RAPS Mad Hatter’s Tea Pawty was held May 15, at the...
Mad Hatter’s Tea Pawty
The Kitties at the RAPS Cat Sanctuary have gone Mad! Mad! For the Mad Hatters Contest and Tea Party to be held May 15th, 2016 at the Sanctuary from 1 to 5 p.m. The date is fast approaching and now’s...
14 Years of Volunteering at RAPS’ Cat Sanctuary
My diary entry for February. 4, 2002 reads: “First day of volunteering at homeless cat shelter. Hard work, but satisfying”. And so it’s continued, for over 14 years. I’ve scooped at least 7,000...
Arlington
Meet Arlington, a very photogenic, former resident of our Cat Sanctuary. Arlington has now been fostered. Thank you to Michele Wright for the beautiful photo.