RAPS staffer catches a glimpse of something in a farm field and rescues an injured dog – who turns out to be a loveable couch potato with a habit of making weird noises. While driving to work as...
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 week, we feature one of our superb volunteers! Keith is a member...
Dozens more cats arrive from Alberta
Partnering with other agencies allows us to save and improve even more lives! For the second time in the last three months, RAPS has made the epic day trip from Richmond to Vernon and back again to...
Wait … that’s not a kitten!
RAPS staff get a shock when they see what’s inside the trap they set to catch a feline family. For a quarter-century, RAPS has been humanely trapping feral cats. Every now and then – such as this...
RAPS Behind the Scenes: The Humans!
Meet Shena Novotny, RAPS Cat Sanctuary and Adoption & Education Centre Manager RAPS is all about the animals! But caring for them takes people! We are going to introduce you to more of the human...
Emergency surgery for Nanaimo cat
Working together, animal agencies can save more animals – like Coco! A near-tragedy has a happy ending – and a bonus lesson about how animal rescue organizations, working in partnership, can change...
A Home Away From Home
A Vancouver writer and RAPS volunteer explores the world of wild animal animal sanctuaries in North America in a new book called A Home Away From Home with proceeds supporting RAPS and...
Friends use crafty skills to help animals!
Inez Sham and three friends – Rin, Monique and Eclaire – launched an adorable fundraising project to support RAPS! They create collectable stickers with cartoonish cats and educate the public about...
Good luck to our summer interns!
Every year, we bring on summer interns to assist with the day-to-day of RAPS, both to take a bit of a load off our regular employees and volunteers, and to make sure our operations are doing the...
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...