Part of RAPS’ important work in the community is educating young people about the joys and responsibilities of animal companions and safe human-animal interactions! We recently visited Richmond High...
Pops tops after therapy
Rescued from near-certain death, then infection, special cat loving life at RAPS Cat Sanctuary Six-year-old Pops was born with both back legs badly disabled. He was a victim of an unethical breeding...
RAPS gone wild! Domestic animals aren’t the only ones we care for
While our adoptable animals at the RAPS Animal Shelter typically include dogs, cats, small animals and occasionally domesticated fowl, we also receive our fair share of injured or orphaned wildlife....
Sweet reunion! Runaway pup gets in a jam, but RAPS helps family reunite
RAPS Animal Shelter staff received a special visitor bearing gifts on Sunday when 11-year-old Isabelle Chen dropped by to thank RAPS staff for reuniting her with...
Missing Pet? ALWAYS call RAPS First!
And make sure they are tattooed or microchipped too! Ace is an older, diabetic and partly blind Alaskan Husky. Recently, for reasons his family do not understand, Ace decided to tear apart the gate...
Cats just keep coming!
Two more mamas and litters rescued in recent days Earlier this year, RAPS rescued 50 cats and kittens from a hoarding situation in Richmond. Those rescues quickly grew to more than 70 animals!...
Yet more happy endings
Huge rescue of 50+ cats and kittens last spring means forever homes – and new families The huge rescue of cats from a hoarding situation earlier this year continues to result in happy...
Getting lost may be the most traumatizing experience for a pet
July is National Lost Pet Prevention Month … Some advice to keep yours safe! For families, a missing pet is a frightening experience. For the pet, it may be the most traumatizing experience of their...
Welcome to our new ginger siblings!
Litter-mates Titan and Dixie came to us from Haida Gwaii, from one of the shelters we work with elsewhere in the province. The pair had been adopted and then abandoned when the owners moved. Because...
Kittens galore!
The 50 cats and kittens RAPS rescued in early April are at various stages of their process in preparing for their forever homes. Some kittens and adults have been adopted and others are getting any...