RAPS and partners mobilize to provide vet care in the Downtown Eastside. Pets who don’t always get the veterinary care they need got checkups, vaccinations and some routine care they needed, thanks...
Humans of RAPS: Sherrie Ayre
RAPS is all about the animals. But everything we do is possible because of a team of amazing humans. This week, meet Sherrie Ayre, manager of the RAPS Animal Hospital! What does your job...
Good health makes Potato chipper!
Potato proves older animals can have great quality of life. Potato came to RAPS when her family surrendered her because they could not afford the medical care she required. Potato, who is about 12...
Humans of RAPS: Dr. Matin Imani
Everything RAPS does is about the animals. But everything we achieve is possible because of amazing humans. This week, meet Dr. Matin Imani, the newest member of the medical team at the RAPS Animal...
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...
The Happiest of Happy Endings
Blossom was one of the worst cases of neglect the RAPS team had ever seen. Today, this resilient beauty formally joins her forever family. When Blossom arrived at RAPS almost two years ago, she was...
Animals are the Stars in New TV Docuseries
Pets & Pickers follows the team at the Regional Animal Protection Society, in Metro Vancouver, from the folks who accept and process items at RAPS’ social enterprise thrift stores to the...
Meet the Humans: Dr. Satveer Dadrwal
RAPS is all about the animals! But everything we do is possible because of some aMAZing humans. This week, meet Dr. Satveer Dadrwal, a veterinarian with a global reach! Tell us about yourself. I was...
Volunteer of the Month: Jasleen Randhawa
RAPS Volunteer of the Month is Jasleen Randhawa! Jasleen started her volunteer role at the RAPS Animal Hospital in June 2021. She is an invaluable asset and well-loved and appreciated by the...
A community says goodbye to a beloved icon
RAPS Animal Hospital will soon offer at-home euthanasia. Buddy’s story is an extreme example of why that matters. Twelve or 13 years ago, Tom Polich was playing a round at Musqueam Golf Course, near...