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...
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...
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...
Two weekends left to visit the cats!
The RAPS Cat Sanctuary residents, staff and volunteers have been thrilled to welcome visitors back on weekends for the past several months. Unfortunately, as the COVID rates in the region have...
Concerned employees help RAPS save cats
The Adesa Auctions team spotted a mama cat and kitten on their car lot – and helped RAPS trap what turned out to be a whole little feline community. When RAPS rescues stray or feral animals, it is...
Urgent Heat Warning
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...
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...
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...