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...
More good news about sweet Blossom
Neglected and abused, resilient dog recovering and readying for forever home. It is almost miraculous to see animals with terrible histories of abuse and neglect survive and thrive when rescued and...
Blossom’s come a long way
Abused and neglected, a dog demonstrates resilience when shown love and care. Resilience. Among humans and animals, resilience is an astounding characteristic. In Blossom’s case, it is a testament...
Help Us Keep Our Promise to Rhoda
The RAPS Animal Hospital is appealing to the community to help save the life of Rhoda, a nine-year-old Chihuahua-mix. Rhoda has an extremely low heartbeat and requires a pacemaker to save...
After more than a year, Chips finds his forever home!
A long wait for the right family What does it mean for a dog to be “unadoptable”? Different animal agencies define the term differently. In too many cases, some shelters use “unadoptable” when they...
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...
Sweet reunion! Runaway pup gets in a jam, but RAPS helps family reunite
RAPS Animal Shelter staff received a special visitor bearing gifts on Sunday when 11-year-old Isabelle Chen dropped by to thank RAPS staff for reuniting her with...
Missing Pet? ALWAYS call RAPS First!
And make sure they are tattooed or microchipped too! Ace is an older, diabetic and partly blind Alaskan Husky. Recently, for reasons his family do not understand, Ace decided to tear apart the gate...
How does RAPS’ adoption process work?
Ever wonder about RAPS’ adoption process? How do animals come to us? How do we decide which home they will be adopted to? What do we do with challenging animals, such as those with behavioural...
Rider meets his match!
Rider was about four years old when he came to us as a stray. This sweet black lab had a few non-life-threatening conditions, including problem skin, missing fur on his head and, most significantly,...