Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, along with conventional treatments and diet, has helped Ruth fight tumour – and she is loving life long after doctors warned she would no longer be around! Ruth is a...
Volunteer of the Month: Nav Marok
Everything RAPS does is about the animals. But everything we accomplish is because of a small staff team and an army of volunteers who make it all happen! Meet this month’s Volunteer of the Month,...
Keep Your Loved Ones Safe All Summer
Protecting and caring for your furry family is a year-round obligation. But summertime presents additional dangers that we need to address to keep our pets safe and happy. IT’S HOT! Keep your pets...
Help us save Kootenay cats!
A colony of (mostly) ragdoll cats is being rescued by our friends at Kootenay Animal Assistance Program. They are desperately trying to capture all of the remaining animals on a property that has...
Meet the Humans: Marian Lucas Lane
Keeping an animal organization running like clockwork is impossible. There are waaaay too many moving parts – including literally herding cats – to expect a large, multifaceted animal organization...
Elvis is in the building!
Sweet boy Elvis seemed all shook up when discovered by folks in Bella Bella. But there will be no heartbreak hotel for this cool cat … He’s getting all patched up at the RAPS Animal Hospital and we...
Meet the Humans: Ken Friesen
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...
The Happiest of Happy Endings
Blossom was one of the worst cases of neglect the RAPS team had ever seen. Today, this resilient beauty formally joins her forever family. When Blossom arrived at RAPS almost two years ago, she was...
Pet Valu Launches Pet Appreciation Month
Month-long “Companions for Change™” event supports over 500 animal shelters and animal charities across Canada Pet Valu Holdings Ltd., the leading Canadian specialty retailer of pet food and...
Meowing Mimi Causes Mayhem at YVR
Street cat rescued from China keeps entire airport team at bay! RAPS was involved in some big drama at Vancouver International Airport recently – with a happy ending for all after some stressful...