Sweet girl with a few issues. (Like so many of us.) Meet Nikita, a stunning pitty girl who was surrendered to RAPS. Nikita is a high energy, bubbly, sassy and sweet girl. She...
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...
Happy Adoption Day, Gorgeous!
Harper Lee’s adoption is official now and we could not be more thrilled about the forever home she is thriving in with Erika and her husband, Jason. Remarkably, Harper came to us a stray and was...
Emmy finds her perfect home
It is always a sad situation when a stray comes to us and is not claimed by their people. But there is almost always a silver lining. Emmy’s story is a perfect example. Emmy was found wandering in...
RAPS is urgently seeking seven very special households
We have four dogs who need fostering and/or foster-to-adopt situations immediately. As construction begins on the new City of Richmond Animal Shelter, the RAPS contract to operate the Shelter ends...
Big baby Balloo wins our hearts
This sweet guy will be looking for a forever home – after a little remedial work! Big, handsome Balloo arrived at the RAPS Animal Shelter in October after having been found running at large in...
Healthy and happy, Bailey finds forever home
Bailey came to RAPS as a stray in July 2019. We can never understand how or why some people do not claim their sweet animals, but no one came for her. Bailey was not in ideal physical condition when...
George finds happy home for later years
Finding a family to take on an older animal can be a challenge. Older cats and dogs often come with health challenges and folks who foster or adopt understand that, unlike with young pets, they will...
Tika Finds Forever Home
Tika was brought to the RAPS City Shelter by RCMP as sadly Tika’s owner had passed away. Sweet Tika arrived in very poor condition due to the unfortunate situation, pretty much on the brink of...
Happy ending for Jay Z
Personalities change. Hissy, swatty cats can decide humans aren’t so bad after all. This black beauty made his way into a volunteer’s heart – and now sleeps in her bed with a whole new family of...