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...
Meet Sonja!
RAPS is all about the animals. But the humans make possible everything we do. In our ongoing series introducing the people of RAPS, meet Sonja Li … “I was born and raised in Hong Kong, I came to...
Huge thanks to Richmond City Council
The entire RAPS community is overwhelmed with gratitude to the mayor and city councillors of Richmond who voted unanimously Nov. 15 on a rezoning motion that turns the RAPS Animal Hospital’s...
Welcome our new vets!
During a time when there is a severe shortage of veterinarians in British Columbia and across Canada, the RAPS Animal Hospital is extremely fortunate to attract superb talent, because our...
Volunteer of the Month, Tamara Chan
RAPS is all about the animals! But caring for them takes people! We are going to introduce you to more of the human faces of RAPS in coming months – volunteers, staff, supporters and friends! This...
Oxygen therapy speeds healing
Ellie, an older cat, suffered a serious blood clot that imperiled her back legs. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy sped healing and returned her to health. Her mom thinks it may even have made her more...
RAPS Releases Major Report on Economic Euthanasia
Calls on federal parties to make veterinary care tax deductible, fund more vets. The Regional Animal Protection Society has called on federal political parties to help Canadian households...
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...
Big News: RAPS Animal Hospital opens to more animals
The RAPS Animal Hospital is now welcoming “exotics”! In addition to dogs and cats, we now have veterinarians with expertise in treating rabbits, guinea pigs, pot-bellied pigs, hedgehogs, rats, mice,...
Don’t Pass This Buck!
Buck is one big pup. Weighing in at about 100 pounds, this one-year-old Caucasian Shepherd/Sarplaninac/Lab Mix is a big boy with a big personality. He’s headed to RAPS from northern B.C. in the next...