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...
Meet the Human: Fearn Edmonds
Longtime president reflects on decades of dedication – and the unexpected way she ended up in the animal rescue business! RAPS is all about the animals. But everything we do is possible because of...
Animals are the Stars in New TV Docuseries
Pets & Pickers follows the team at the Regional Animal Protection Society, in Metro Vancouver, from the folks who accept and process items at RAPS’ social enterprise thrift stores to the...
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...
Saying Goodbye to George
It is with the saddest of hearts we share with you that beloved George has passed. George was almost 16-years old. Beautiful George was found in a Richmond ditch on a rainy, cold day in December...
RAPS sets up clinic in the Downtown Eastside
Supporting people’s relationships with the pets helps individuals and the entire community. Last Sunday, veterinarians and support staff from the RAPS Animal Hospital volunteered their...
Friends use crafty skills to help animals!
Inez Sham and three friends – Rin, Monique and Eclaire – launched an adorable fundraising project to support RAPS! They create collectable stickers with cartoonish cats and educate the public about...
Announcement: Top Animal Law Expert Rebeka Breder Joins RAPS Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of the Regional Animal Protection Society is thrilled to welcome Rebeka Breder to the Board. Rebeka Breder has been recognized as one of Canada’s 25 most influential lawyers....
A development company that is explicitly “pet-friendly”
Kevington Building Corp, one of RAPS’ great corporate partners, recognizes that animals are a part of our lives and families – and the company creates communities that reflect that reality. Finding...
RAPS Calls on Federal Government to Encourage More Charitable Giving
Letter to Prime Minister outlines ways government can encourage individual donors. The Regional Animal Protection Society has joined hundreds of other charities across Canada in commending the...