Ever wondered what happens to feral cats? The Regional Animal Protection Society (RAPS) was founded in the 1980s to rescue and re-home stray cats in Richmond. RAPS now...
Happy Ending Thanks to YOU!
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...
Awesome Summer Interns
Meet the three extraordinary young people who worked with the RAPS administrative team this year! For the past several years, thanks to the Canada Summer Jobs program, RAPS has welcomed a team...
Richmond job fair offers opportunities for those with disabilities
Richmond Centre for Disability (RCD) is highlighting the importance of job opportunities for people with disabilities and a local store manager could not agree more. Karen Kamachi, manager of RAPS...
Kids raise funds for RAPS
Lemonade and popsicles net money to help save and improve the lives of animals. Dog lovers Acacia Dunsmoor, 13, Faith Armstrong, 10, and Neve McKintuck, 11, opened a summer lemonade stand in the...
RAPS Partners with Biotech Startup to Advance Medicine
Pawsperity is developing fecal tests to make disease detection less invasive, faster, cheaper and easier. Says RAPS CEO: “If there’s one thing we have plenty of, it’s cat turd!” A partnership...
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!...
Humans of RAPS: Alisa Verwoerd
Everything RAPS does is about the animals. But everything we achieve is possible because opf the amazing humans who work and volunteer with us! This week, meet Alisa Verwoerd! What is your role at...
BIG NEWS: Kootenay Cats Arrive!
Rescued cats – including kittens, with more on the way! – are being cared for at the RAPS Cat Sanctuary. Support for this rescue operation still needed! HELP US SAVE THESE CATS RAPS has welcomed a...
Meet the Humans: Zoe Evans
At RAPS, everything we do is about the animals. But everything we achieve is possible because of our team of devoted humans – employees and volunteers, supporters, donors and allies. This...