River’s Surgery A Success!
Extremely complicated TPLO knee surgery made possible because of the support of the RAPS community. Doctor warns: It is crucial to catch... Read More
A Concert to Celebrate Brigid Coult!
Richmond Orchestra & Chorus Association is celebrating Brigid’s 30 years with the chorus – and RAPS is the community partner at a... Read More
Urgent Appeal: River Needs Double Knee Surgery
A dog whose human is experiencing insecure housing needs surgery on both rear legs. She would have been euthanasized if it weren’t... Read More
Dusty and Lucky Need a Home
False negatives make this pair positively adoptable … which they would have been even if they had feline leukemia. (But they don’t.)... Read More
Win A Car – Have you got your Tickets?
You can help animals – and maybe win a brand new car! Applewood Auto Group is partnering with the Regional Animal Protection... Read More
RAPS Fights Economic Euthanasia
Media reports highlight the heartbreaking plight of families forced to make life-and-death decisions based on ability to pay. RAPS continues to advocate... Read More
Urgent Rescue: Puppies from Northern Manitoba
If you think it’s cold in Vancouver right now, imagine being a homeless 3-month-old puppy in northern Manitoba – one of the... Read More
Cat Found tied to post in Richmond
Bellamy is going to be fine – but so many animals face danger. Bellamy was found in an extremely dangerous situation. This... Read More
RAPS Works to End Economic Euthanasia
Too often, families are forced to make life-and-death decisions about their pets based on financial considerations. “Economic euthanasia” is a term that... Read More
B.C. leads the country in animal rights
Rebeka Breder, RAPS board member, is a main reason why! Happy new year! But first … let’s celebrate a triumph of 2023!... Read More
Cat dumped at dog park
Pixie thriving in cat- and dog-filled foster home. It is never OK to abandon an animal. But the level of inhumanity required... Read More
Updates on Urgent Rescue Operations
So many good news stories! Tater would almost certainly have died on the streets if she had not been rescued and given... Read More
RAPS 50/50 Winner has Plans for Cash!
Wearing cat ears for Halloween, Tina Veloccia answered the phone and got a treat that was no trick! Tina Veloccia was at... Read More
Animal Abandonment Awareness
A number of animals have been abandoned recently – some in very dangerous places. Economic conditions can make caring for animals hard.... Read More
Meet the Cat Sanctuary Interns
We were so fortunate to have the support this summer of a group of amazing young animal allies. Thanks to the Canada... Read More
Meet the RAPS Business Interns!
Every year, thanks to the Canada Summer Jobs Program, RAPS is able to hire young people to assist in meeting our mission.... Read More
No, not all orange cats are male. But most are!
Except around here lately! The RAPS team has noticed a disproportionate number of orange females. What’s up with that? There are a... Read More
College of the Rockies
Emergency Rescue of Cat Colony at Cranbrook’s College of the Rockies is underway. RAPS will be welcoming a colony of 14 cats... Read More