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... Read More
Welcome to our new ginger siblings!
Litter-mates Titan and Dixie came to us from Haida Gwaii, from one of the shelters we work with elsewhere in the province.... Read More
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... Read More
Troubled past + patience = Happy ending
Josh, an abandoned, terrified dog, finds the perfect person for a special animal Sue Oberhoffner reflected recently on the difficult early days... Read More
Staff Adoption Stories 3: Penelope
Written by Alyson, Veterinary Assistant at RAPS Animal Hospital In 2016, I was an Animal Care Attendant at the RAPS City Shelter.... Read More
Staff Adoption Stories 2: Willow & Laze
Written by Alisa, Animal Care Attendant I started working at the shelter in September, 2017, but my adoption story starts a few months... Read More
Staff Adoption Stories 1: Artona
Written by Nadia, Animal Care Attendant I was working the evening shift when Artona had been brought to the shelter after being... Read More
Adoption Anniversary Update: Kisu
Dear RAPS, Today (Dec 20th, 2017) is a special day for Kisu (formerly Tawny) and me. It is exactly one year... Read More
Meet Marble & Babies – Home for the Holidays: Story 1
Marble is a beautiful guinea pig who was surrendered to RAPS about a month ago after her owners decided they were unable... Read More
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... Read More
Dweezil Update
We always love to receive letters like this! Thank you Lorna & Fred for sharing.
Happy reunion for family and lost cat
Yesterday was a lucky day for Boxie and her worried family. Boxie, a tortie cat adopted from RAPS almost 10 years... Read More
Orbit lands a forever home
Orbit is one of nine beautiful Siamese cats who came to RAPS as a group of strays after they were found on... Read More
Sasha’s Happy Ending
Sasha came to RAPS as a weak and sickly stray Ragdoll-cross kitten who had a very rough start to his life. He... Read More
Cosmo goes home – after a year!
A resident in Richmond had been trying to trap an injured raccoon on her property for quite some time when she accidentally... Read More
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... Read More
Happy Ending on Queue
By Julie Desgroseilliers Queue the kitten came to RAPS in late October after she was found wandering the warehouse at a recycling... Read More
Little Red – Learning to Walk
Some relationships take a long time to gel. Marta Bannister is a volunteer dog-walker at RAPS (and also serves on the RAPS... Read More