Lassie (now Esmée) has found her loving forever home and received the medical care she needed! We are constantly in awe of our community! Just a few days...
Lassie Needs Help!
UPDATE: We are overjoyed! Lassie had her surgery Thursday and she’s recovering like a trooper! She slept beautifully Thursday night and by Friday she was raring to go, like the puppy she is!...
BIG NEWS: Kootenay Cats Arrive!
Rescued cats – including kittens, with more on the way! – are being cared for at the RAPS Cat Sanctuary. Support for this rescue operation still needed! HELP US SAVE THESE CATS RAPS has welcomed a...
Elvis is in the building!
Sweet boy Elvis seemed all shook up when discovered by folks in Bella Bella. But there will be no heartbreak hotel for this cool cat … He’s getting all patched up at the RAPS Animal Hospital and we...
Meet the Humans: Ken Friesen
RAPS’ maintenance man extraordinaire keeps everything in tip-top shape. When anything around RAPS needs fixing, troubleshooting or … really anything, it’s Ken Friesen we call! “My role here at RAPS...
The Happiest of Happy Endings
Blossom was one of the worst cases of neglect the RAPS team had ever seen. Today, this resilient beauty formally joins her forever family. When Blossom arrived at RAPS almost two years ago, she was...
Meowing Mimi Causes Mayhem at YVR
Street cat rescued from China keeps entire airport team at bay! RAPS was involved in some big drama at Vancouver International Airport recently – with a happy ending for all after some stressful...
It’s all good at Applewood!
Already a hero to animals because they have donated millions of dollars worth of support to RAPS, the Applewood Auto Group team members saved the life of a single, vulnerable bunny! The friends and...
Animals are the Stars in New TV Docuseries
Pets & Pickers follows the team at the Regional Animal Protection Society, in Metro Vancouver, from the folks who accept and process items at RAPS’ social enterprise thrift stores to the...
Help RAPS Save Leukemia Cats
Can you help us raise $15,000 to care for these cats? RAPS is reaching out to our community for support – so we can help rescue a group of cats with feline leukemia from Vancouver Island. CAN YOU...