Keep Pets Safe – Don’t take them in the car The weather forecast calls for some of the hottest temperatures Metro Vancouver has ever experienced. Please ensure that the animals and people you love...
Volunteer of the Month – Brigid Coult
Brigid is one of RAPS’ most dedicated and beloved volunteers! That’s why she’s Volunteer of the Month for June! Since 2010, Brigid has been a constant presence at the RAPS Cat Sanctuary, fulfilling...
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,...
Whirlwind week for 43 Alberta cats
It’s been a whirlwind week for the 43 cats we brought from Calgary last weekend! Our amazing partner agency, Canadian Animal Task Force, undertook one of largest rescue operations ever – and so...
Animal rescue without borders!
RAPS welcomes dozens of cats from Alberta and B.C.’s interior. RAPS exists to rescue animals. Central to our mission is the certainty that where an animal lives should not...
RAPS 50/50 Raffle … NOW OPEN!
RAPS has launched our first-ever online 50/50 raffle! We are raising funds to renovate the RAPS Cat Sanctuary and create the first RAPS Dog Sanctuary and Adoption Centre. This is a major project...
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...
About RAPS’ Surrender Fees
The RAPS Adoption & Education Centre is now fully operational adjacent to the RAPS Animal Hospital. We are adopting cats as well as accepting surrenders of cats. Folks will discover that our...
Chonky cats get diet advice
Who doesn’t love a chonky cat? They’re adorable … but, just as in humans, obesity is a risk factor for a vast range of health issues, including shortened lifespans. Giving our pets treats and...
Cat Sanctuary Donations: Can you help?
Next time you go shopping, consider picking up a thing or two for the resdients of the RAPS Cat Sanctuary Do you have a cat? Maybe you have two or three. We have hundreds! Can you imagine the amount...