We’re looking for a patient home for a current Cat Sanctuary resident with a little problem. Dango is one of our very handsome FIV boys! He is almost six years old and he’s neutered. Cats with...
Big 50/50 Winner: Brigid Coult
The winner of the RAPS 50/50 raffle is Brigid Coult! The draw was scrupulously random, of course, but we cannot hide our joy that the enormous jackpot went to one of our favourite humans! Brigid has...
Volunteers(s) of the Month: Tricia and Mike
October’s Volunteer of the Month is a two-fer! Couple Mike Larmour and Tricia Laughlin are devoted volunteers who have been helping out at the RAPS Adoption and Education Centre for about a...
Thank You to Our Outstanding Interns
The Canada Summer Jobs program allows RAPS to hire young people during the summer to assist on special projects and to cover vacation for staff, among many other things. Last newsletter, we profiled...
RAPS Partners with Biotech Startup to Advance Medicine
Pawsperity is developing fecal tests to make disease detection less invasive, faster, cheaper and easier. Says RAPS CEO: “If there’s one thing we have plenty of, it’s cat turd!” A partnership...
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...
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...
New Adoption Centre opens!
The permanent RAPS Adoption Centre has now opened! The contract with the City of Richmond, through which RAPS operated the City Animal Shelter, ended last year in anticipation of the redevelopment...
Vote for RAPS in Best of Richmond 2022!
Want a super-easy way to help RAPS? Share your love!Please vote every day until April 8th! The annual Best of Richmond competition is on now! Vote for RAPS as “Best Community Organization”,...
Volunteer of the Month: Carol Porteous
Few people have so much experience in all areas of RAPS! The Volunteer of the Month for January 2022 is someone who is familiar to most people in the organization – and someone who is familiar with...