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...
Auto wrecker finds kitten surprise
On Tuesday, May 9, the RAPS City Shelter received a call for help from Rusty’s Towing on River Road. One of Rusty’s truck drivers was about to haul a vehicle to an auto wrecker, when he discovered a...
Foster Failure
Jacob is a handsome senior cat who was dumped outside of RAPS in an open-top carrier in the pouring rain late last spring. Jacob has had a rough go since coming to RAPS as he was very thin,...
FIV cats need special attention
An outbreak of feline immunodeficiency virus is striking fear among cat owners on Vancouver Island. The virus, shorthanded FIV and sometimes called “feline AIDS” can often go undetected...
Meet Artona – Two surgeries on, she’s healing and happy
Artona is a lovely eight-month-old cat who came to RAPS as a stray. She was found lying underneath a tree, and appeared to have been hit by a car. X-rays determined that she had a severely...
Success means reinvention
Spaying and neutering programs have seen incredible successes in recent years. Over the past generation or so, responsible pet owners have come to understand the importance of these medical...
The RAPS Cat Sanctuary: A unique model
The RAPS Cat Sanctuary was built so we could rescue and protect homeless and abandoned cats and kittens. The sanctuary has the capacity to hold upwards of 1,000 cats. These cats live out their lives...
Report from the Cat Sanctuary
With spring comes upgrades to the facilities at the Cat Sanctuary. The RAPS Cat Sanctuary has had a busy winter, complicated by all the snow and ice, which has made it very difficult to keep some...