RAPS transporting 10 cats thanks to forward thinking by their person. Recently, we’ve been telling you about ongoing rescue operations. Our expert trappers have been rescuing scores of kittens and...
RAPS in the News: Vancouver Guardian
Vancouver Guardian is a Vancouver-centric online lifestyle magazine focusing on arts, culture, food, history, lifestyle & more. “We feature locals to showcase the amazing talent the city has to...
Volunteers of the Month – The Kuusela Family
The individualized care we provide to animals is possible only because of a small army of volunteers. This month’s Volunteers of the Month are Dean Kuusela and daughters Emma and Mei. As a thank...
Meet the 2025 Business Interns
Awesome students help RAPS save animals. Each year, thanks to the Canada Summer Jobs Program, RAPS is able to hire a number of students to support our work through the summer, when so much is going...
Commander takes command of his future
Catastrophic car accident leaves gentle giant with life-threatening injuries. Our community is coming together to save him. Commander suffered life-threatening injuries after being hit and dragged...
Volunteer of the Month: Justin Saint
Volunteers make possible everything we do! So many go above and beyond. But even among the stars of volunteer constellations, Justin Saint stands out as stellar! Meet Justin … What...
Emergency: Commander’s Needs Our Help!
Hit by Car, Unhoused Woman and Dog Need our Help! $10,000 in Vet Care Needed Commander and his human were struck by a taxi in the early hours of this morning. We are counting on our community to...
Feargus gets special help
Born severely underweight to a mama from a tragic hoarding house, individualized care is helping this kitty – and dozens of others – thrive! The scores of cats we rescued from the horrific hoarding...
RAPS Community Thrift Stores New Furniture Blowout Sale
RAPS is fortunate to receive a huge delivery of beautiful, brand-new home furniture. We need to move this amazing inventory – and we’re blowing it out at 75% off retail value! NEW DATES: SATURDAY,...
Meet the Winners
RAPS was thrilled to give away a vehicle, a pot of cash and other prizes this week! We celebrated this week with the winners of our Applewood / RAPS Car Lottery and our annual RAPS 50/50 Draw! The...