Emergency C-section saved Dior and her five kittens Dramatic moments involving one young member of the huge group of felines rescued from Calgary recently. Dior is a young mother who has already...
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...
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...
RAPS helps animals … and their people!
Pets welcome at emergency shelter, vet care courtesy of RAPS Animal Hospital People come to the Salvation Army’s Richmond House Emergency Shelter for a lot of different reasons. They may...
Hot cars can kill a dog quickly
Keeping your beloved pet safe in summer means being hyper-vigilant when leaving them in the car. Even on a moderately warm day, the inside of a car can heat up in minutes, putting the life of a dog...
RAPS helping animals affected by B.C. fires
RAPS was honoured to provide a temporary home to dogs who were evacuated from fires in the B.C. interior. A family from 100 Mile House approached RAPS to take in their five dogs after the family was...
RAPS caring for dog cruelly abandoned in suitcase
Late last night (May 28), Richmond RCMP contacted the Richmond Animal Protection Society (RAPS) to notify us that a dog was discovered locked in a suitcase that had been discarded in a wooded ditch...
A sad story – and a cautionary lesson
The RAPS family is sad to report an incident that took place last night. A beautiful dog that was adopted a few months ago from the RAPS-run City of Richmond Animal Shelter was brought to us in...
About Isabelle
Dear friends of RAPS For those great many of you who have donated so generously and have been following the story of Isabelle, a seven-year-old pit bull terrier who was severely burned in a fire...
Update on Isabelle
Isabelle continues to need your support. PLEASE DONATE Dr. Schaufele of the Richmond Animal Hospital reports that Isabelle’s burns are approximately 80% healed. Her pain is under control, her energy...