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...
We’ve got a winner!
Richmond mom wins jackpot in RAPS big 50/50 draw. Linda Ford wasn’t terribly surprised to get a call from Keith Liedtke. Keith is Linda’s Realtor. But when he called her just after 10 a.m. on August...
RAPS 50/50 Raffle … NOW OPEN!
RAPS has launched our first-ever online 50/50 raffle! We are raising funds to renovate the RAPS Cat Sanctuary and create the first RAPS Dog Sanctuary and Adoption Centre. This is a major project...
What do dozens of cats and kittens have to do with Giving Tuesday?
For the people of the Regional Animal Protection Society, this springtime has held a few surprises. Of course, for everyone around the world, this has not been our usual spring, to put it mildly. We...
Ways to Give
There are so many ways to help RAPS … many don’t cost you a cent! RAPS saves and improves the lives of thousands of animals every year. We are able to do this not because we have one or two giant...
RAPS Pet Food Bank
Donations welcome to support animals in households with low incomes Caring for animals is the RAPS mission. That means abandoned, surrendered, stray and at-risk animals. But the staff and volunteers...
Is RAPS on your Christmas list?
Are you making your Christmas lists? The RAPS City of Richmond Animal Shelter has a wish list. There are a few items — from the small, very affordable to the rather more grandiose — that we are...
Does your employer encourage philanthropy?
Employee matching donations can double or triple your support for RAPS Many businesses today recognize that people are using their money to make the world better. That means creating social good is...
Thanks for “Paying It Forward” McMath students!
More Richmond students doing awesome things for the animals! Students in Ms. Wendy Lai’s Social Justice 11 class at McMath Secondary chose RAPS as their “Pay It Forward” project. Working all year,...
River Rock Casino Resort steps up for the animals AGAIN!
River Rock Casino Resort steps up for the animals AGAIN! A superb community partner to RAPS, the River Rock has donated significant funds — and that means more food and shelter for more animals,...