The Good Samaritan who went to Mounties after finding a small poodle locked into a carry-on suitcase has been honoured for his kindness – and saving the life of the callously abandoned pooch. The...
Mini Donut ready for a new home in Richmond
The little dog found last week locked inside a suitcase and dumped in a ditch could be on his way to a new home. More than a week after a dog-walker found the toy poodle alive inside the luggage...
Sanctuary is at the heart of the “RAPS Model”
The RAPS Cat Sanctuary is home to hundreds of unadoptable cats, many with special needs. This sanctuary, on acres of idyllic farmland in east Richmond, is Canada’s only one of its type and among the...
Man Sees Suitcase In The Woods — And Finds The Friendliest Dog Locked Inside
Last Sunday, Graham Barrett was walking his two dogs through the woods near Richmond in British Columbia, Canada, when he noticed something odd. They had wandered past a ravine, and Barrett noticed...
Cosmo goes home – after a year!
A resident in Richmond had been trying to trap an injured raccoon on her property for quite some time when she accidentally trapped a beautiful stray orange cat instead! Thankfully, the resident...
Spring’s sprung – and we need foster homes for kittens and mamas
In March, a high school student found a mother cat and her four kittens hiding near the furnace of the school’s woodshop. RAPS sent an animal control officer, who trapped the family and transported...
A happy survivor
Olympia’s Story Olympia came to RAPS as a stray cat who was found wandering in a Richmond neighbourhood. She was brought in by a Good Samaritan. When she entered the Shelter, our usually unshakeable...
Surrender – don’t abandon
Yesterday, we brought you the story of Donut, a dog whose life was almost ended by an act of stunning cruelty. It’s an opportunity to remind everyone in the community that RAPS is here to help...
Cute poodle found dumped in locked suitcase on hottest day of the year
How in heck could someone have done this? Police and animal-welfare officials are investigating after a cute poodle was found inside a locked suitcase dumped in a ditch in a suburb of Vancouver,...
Little dog found in double-locked suitcase on hottest day of year
Walking his two dogs close to Richmond's Walmart late on Sunday afternoon, Graham Barrett’s attention was diverted to a weird bumping and scraping noise coming from the undergrowth. It was the...