Lassie (now Esmée) has found her loving forever home and received the medical care she needed! We are constantly in awe of our community! Just a few days...
Lassie Needs Help!
UPDATE: We are overjoyed! Lassie had her surgery Thursday and she’s recovering like a trooper! She slept beautifully Thursday night and by Friday she was raring to go, like the puppy she is!...
Keep Your Loved Ones Safe All Summer
Protecting and caring for your furry family is a year-round obligation. But summertime presents additional dangers that we need to address to keep our pets safe and happy. IT’S HOT! Keep your pets...
RAPS Helps Victims of Gastown Fire
On Monday, a catastrophic fire tore through a Gastown commercial and residential building, leaving more than 140 people homeless, including some in adjacent buildings. Residents of the...
Sweet tale for Mooncake!
Injured cat is rehabilitated and finds forever home. Some Good Samaritans found an injured stray cat hanging around their property. He was limping and evidently injured. Because the cat (who they...
Miracle in a blueberry field
RAPS staffer catches a glimpse of something in a farm field and rescues an injured dog – who turns out to be a loveable couch potato with a habit of making weird noises. While driving to work as...
Miracle babies!
Emergency C-section saved Dior and her five kittens Dramatic moments involving one young member of the huge group of felines rescued from Calgary recently. Dior is a young mother who has already...
Help Us Keep Our Promise to Rhoda
The RAPS Animal Hospital is appealing to the community to help save the life of Rhoda, a nine-year-old Chihuahua-mix. Rhoda has an extremely low heartbeat and requires a pacemaker to save...
Beaver killed, skinned in Richmond
RAPS and The Fur-Bearers have offered a reward for information leading to the arrest of someone who killed and skinned a beaver in Richmond recently. Mandy Lichtmann, RAPS’ Volunteer and Outreach...
RAPS helps animals … and their people!
Pets welcome at emergency shelter, vet care courtesy of RAPS Animal Hospital People come to the Salvation Army’s Richmond House Emergency Shelter for a lot of different reasons. They may...