Foster families know that their time with an animal is limited. That doesn’t always make it easy. Fosterers are a vital part of the RAPS family! Kittens and new mamas, cats with special needs, and...
RAPS is urgently seeking seven very special households
We have four dogs who need fostering and/or foster-to-adopt situations immediately. As construction begins on the new City of Richmond Animal Shelter, the RAPS contract to operate the Shelter ends...
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,...
Ways to Give
There are so many ways to help RAPS … many don’t cost you a cent! RAPS saves and improves the lives of thousands of animals every year. We are able to do this not because we have one or two giant...
RAPS Foster Network: Kiko
Kiko’s story illustrates the RAPS promise Meet Kiko! Kiko is a 13-year-old Maltese mix who has been cared for by his dedicated foster dad for quite some time now. He is a very sweet older dog and...
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...
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,...
Fostering helps animals prepare for forever homes
The City of Richmond Animal Shelter has a superb staff team and a huge number of volunteers who make life for the animals as loving and caring as possible. Still, no animal wants to be in a shelter....
Support a RAPS kitty
**Urgent** Foster home needed! We are looking for a temporary foster home for 6-month-old Isaac. Poor Isaac has had a rough go of things. The last remaining kitten of his litter, he was extra...