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The RAPS Cat Sanctuary was built in order to rescue and protect homeless cats and kittens It is now one of the largest cat sanctuaries in North America.

The RAPS Cat Sanctuary was built in order to rescue and protect homeless and abandoned cats and kittens. The Sanctuary provides a safe permanent home to hundreds of feral, abandoned and surrendered cats. Our tame and feral felines cohabitate peacefully and contentedly. BLOG: http://neko-raps.blogspot.ca/
WEBSITE: http://rapsbc.com/cat-sanctuary/

20/07/2025

Hi. It’s me. **Marilyn.**

Guess what “surprise” rolled in on Sunday?
✨ **FIVE. MORE. MINIATURE TORNADOES.** ✨
Straight from that feral petting zoo we keep raiding.

That brings us to a staggering **37 kittens** rescued from one gloriously chaotic epicenter. Thirty‑seven.
Thirty‑seven reasons I’ve barricaded myself behind a fortress of blankets and eyebrow-raising.

These pint‑sized tyrants:
• **Screech** at all hours like they own the place.
• **Bounce** off every surface like caffeinated popcorn.
• **Flop** dramatically after one kibble, then demand applause.

And who’s tasked with maintaining even a shred of dignity here?
**Me.**
Your feral queen cast into a kitten-strewn reality show.

And when the chaos gets too much?
**Ken** will be on the receiving end of *The Hiss™.*
Lunges may be involved. Blanket shields *will* be required.

So enjoy the pandemonium, peasants. I’m off to rehearse my next hiss for maximum dramatic effects.

19/07/2025

KICK UP YOUR HEELS WITH US 🐈‍⬛ 🎉 Join us for the kickoff of our Catwalk-a-Thon!
Get your tickets to celebrate with us on Friday, August 1, from 6 to 8 pm at the RAPS Cat Sanctuary!
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cat-sanctuary-catwalk-a-thon-kickoff-celebration-tickets-1504959758149

We’ll have snacks and hot and cold refreshments. Oh – and plenty of cats to greet you. Music and a party vibe will get your weekend off to a fun feline start. Also, there will be a photo booth, a volunteer dressed in cat drag – and you could win a door prize.

Come as you are OR dress like you’re doing the Stray Cat Strut. (We leave that to your interpretation. All outfits welcome!) All are welcome to attend. Get your tickets below.

NOTE: Admission is free for those who have registered to participate in the Catwalk-A-Thon and have received a least one pledge. Please email [email protected] to receive your PROMO CODE.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cat-sanctuary-catwalk-a-thon-kickoff-celebration-tickets-1504959758149

Ready to challenge yourself? Join the RAPS Catwalk-a-thon: https://catwalk2025.raiselysite.com/

18/07/2025

👑📣 **A Royal Message from Her Majesty, Marilyn Monhiss** 📣👑

Peasants,
We need to talk.

There is **mayhem** in the land of fosterlings. Absolute **mayhem**.

Foster kittens have taken to **climbing inside refrigerators**, acting like every shelf is an all-you-can-eat buffet. Others are **yowling like banshees** in their cages the moment the sun even *thinks* about setting. And don’t get me started on the **dish-slapping chaos** at dinnertime. It’s uncouth. It’s uncivilized. It’s... *embarrassing*.

As the reigning monarch of this sanctuary, I, **Marilyn Monhiss**, have upheld the standard of **feral elegance**. I may hiss, I may spit, I may launch myself at unsuspecting staff — but I **do not** screech for kibble like a peasant with no pride.

So here's the deal:
The underlings are hungry.
They eat. A **lot**.
And if they don’t get food, I have to *listen* to it.

😾 I will not be subject to this racket.

Therefore, I graciously request — nay, **command** — that food be sent. Dry food. Wet food. Formula. Fancy snacks. **Churu tributes**. All shall be delivered...

**In my name.**
Because only *I* can restore order.

Send your offerings to:
**RAPS Cat Sanctuary & Adoption Center**
Memo: *In Honour of Queen Marilyn, Guardian of Sass*

Now go. Feed the gremlins. Do not disappoint me.

**Her Ferocity, Marilyn Monhiss**
Feral. Fabulous. Fully Over It.
👑🐾💅

16/07/2025

Chance is the archetypal FIV+ cat; he arrived as an angry unneutered tomcat who had obviously had a hard life and a lot of battles in his past, and when he came to us he was not a happy camper. But there’s a spark with some cats that makes our Kitty Comforters exert their skills and exercise their patience, and Chance came to realise that he was in a safe place.

Now he has become one of the New Aids cats that demands lap-time from the people he loves – and sometimes from visitors as well. He wants petting and treats and attention – it’s likely that he has known love from people in the past, and now that he’s safe, he wants more!
Being an FIV+ cat doesn’t mean he’s not adoptable, but his adopter would need to have a soft spot for this not-very-beautiful (but very sweet!) boy.

Become a monthly RAPS Cat Sanctuary Sponsor!
https://catsanctuary.ca/cat-sponsorship/

Monthly sponsors help us help more vulnerable cats in need and say “yes!” to new intakes. Our Sanctuary is funded by private donations and through revenue from the RAPS Thrift Stores.

Please consider helping our Sanctuary cats through a monthly sponsorship or by making an online donation today.

If you would like to sponsor a RAPS Sanctuary cat ($25 per month), talk to a team member or sponsor online.

Read more about Chance here:
https://catsanctuary.ca/blog/another-fiv-sweetheart/

Blog by Brigid Coult
Photos by Katy Cobb, Brigid Coult, Vince Edwards, Henrie Morgan, Karen Nicholson

13/07/2025

Hi. It’s me. **Marilyn.**

And guess what?
My spicy sibling formerly known as *Lucille*?
Yeah… apparently he’s a **boy** (foster mum nearly lost an eyeball figuring that out).

So, the peasants voted.
And the winning name?

✨ **Lucifer.** ✨
But, Foster Mum insists on calling him **Lou** for short.
(*How precious. 🙄*)

Personally, I’d have gone with something like *Shadow Lord of Spite* or *Bitey McMurder Mittens,*
but whatever.

So, welcome to the family, **Lou**
May your reign be chaotic, your ears forever flat, and your nips land true.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need a Churu tribute for tolerating this entire naming fiasco.

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12/07/2025

Please join us for our first annual Catwalk-A-Thon!

You choose how far you want to walk in the month of August.
25, 50, or 100km..
Get your friends, family and co-workers to pledge you.
Or, create a team to get fit and help 500 or so Sanctuary cats
https://catwalk2025.raiselysite.com/

11/07/2025

Hi. It’s me. **Marilyn.**

And gather ‘round, peasants, because the universe *finally* remembered whose kingdom this is.
The five chaotic, loud, midnight-escaping, stink monsters?
✨ **They’re GONE.** ✨

Yes—banished to another foster home where they can shriek, sneeze, and do unspeakable things to their food bowls *far* away from *my* royal suite.

Did they leave gracefully?
Absolutely not.
They left behind a cage that looks like a raccoon frat party exploded—wet food crust, litter kicked everywhere, and an *odor so tragic it should be illegal*.

To commemorate the moment, I perched like the queen I am on the cat tree *Hemlock*, the other foster, hanging off the side looking like my slightly baffled royal assistant right in front of their disaster zone of a cage.

And yes, I watched them go with a level of smug satisfaction only a true diva can deliver.
Peace, quiet, and dignity have *finally* returned to *my* kingdom.

Now, bring Churu.
And someone tell Foster Mum she’s gonna need a hazmat suit for that cage.

11/07/2025

Hi. it's me. Marilyn.

And buckle up, peasants, because Foster Mum has *truly* outdone herself this time.

On **Sunday**, she decided, “Hmm… what does this royal suite need?”
✨ **FIVE. MORE. KITTENS.** ✨
Not in another wing of the estate.
Not in a peasant guest house.
Nope — **jammed RIGHT NEXT TO MY PALACE.**

And do they quietly appreciate this upgrade?
No.
**They. Stink.**
Like stress sweat, half-digested kibble, and *audacity*.

**AND THEN — THEY ESCAPED.**
On Night One!
At *midnight,* mind you — just as I was drifting into my *fifth* beauty nap.
Foster Mum had to stomp in wearing pajamas, chasing squealing furballs like it was some feral slapstick comedy.
The nerve!
**My royal slumber?**
Shattered.
My patience?
Extinct.

Their cage now looks like the aftermath of a toddler riot: spilled food, toys, probably a few lost souls trapped under the bedding.
Meanwhile, I’m trying to preserve what’s left of my mystique, glaring so hard my whiskers nearly curled.

And Foster Mum dares to whisper,
“Be nice, Marilyn.”

**Nice?**
After midnight kitten rodeos and eau de chaos wafting into my suite?
Absolutely not, darling.
I’m feral, not Mother Teresa.

Anyway, send Churu.
Send industrial-strength air freshener.
And maybe send a new Foster Mum who knows the meaning of *privacy.

10/07/2025

In this week’s blog post, volunteer Brigid Coult introduces Part 3 of her look at the Kamloops cats.

Blondes Have More Fun
“There used to be a fallacy that most orange cats were male. We now know that that percentage is considerably less – usually cited as 80% – and I would venture to say that at the Sanctuary it’s even less than that. The gene for orange coloration is linked to the X chromosome, and males only need one copy of the gene to be orange, while females need two. Having said that, it’s clear that in some colonies, the genetic odds for orange females are much higher, and that’s certainly the case with the Kamloops colony.”

Read the blog in full here:
https://catsanctuary.ca/blog/kamloops-catz-3-blondes-have-more-fun/

Blog by Brigid Coult
Photos by Lisa Brill-Friesen, Brigid Coult, Karen Nicholson

10/07/2025

Hi. It’s me. **Marilyn.**

So you remember my *“sister”* Lucille?
Turns out… plot twist worthy of daytime TV: **Lucille is actually my brother.**
Yes. Brother.
Apparently, the humans *finally* got brave (or foolish) enough to check properly between the claws and screaming.

So now they’re all,

> “Oh no, Marilyn, we need to change the name!”
> *Excuse me?* This is why you double-check your spicy gremlins *before* making an Instagram graphic, darling.

Anyway, your royal highness graciously allows the peasants (that’s you) to weigh in:
🔥 **Lucifer** for the full demon mode, obviously.
🧐 **Laurence** posh, distant, will absolutely hiss in French.
🦁 **Lionel** soft on the outside, feral on the inside, still screams at midnight.

Drop your votes below.
Because chaos needs a brand, and my spicy brother needs a new tag.

Meanwhile, “Lucille” (whoever he thinks he is today) spent all night running Zoomies ‘round the cage from midnight to 5 AM.
Because *even an identity crisis won’t stop the Feral Olympics.*

09/07/2025

Wish List Wednesday - Grover KittenGro Needed! 🍼🐾

Swipe 👉 to meet a few of the tiny kittens who rely on this lifesaving formula.

We’re currently caring for dozens of bottle babies and orphaned kittens, and KittenGro Milk Replacer is essential to help them grow strong and healthy. With more kittens arriving daily, we’re going through formula FAST.

💛 We’d be so grateful for donations of Grober KittenGro Milk Replacer!

🔗 Click for a link in bio to our Amazon Wish List.

Prefer to drop off in person? Thank you!
📍RAPS Cat Sanctuary & Adoption Centre
3380 No.6 Rd, Richmond

Thank you!

09/07/2025

Velma is the last of a quartet of little feral girls who came to us from Broken Promises rescue near Victoria – the others (Ryan, Bugle and Veruca) have all been featured earlier in this series. She is one of several little black cats in the back courtyard, and she often migrates from the Newcomers area to visit her sister Veruca in the Double Wide.
All four of them are feral – the shy-away type of feral, rather than the hissy-spitty kind. Velma prefers to remain out of reach and we can let her do that until she decides that rewards and treats are worth making the effort.

Become a monthly RAPS Cat Sanctuary Sponsor!
https://catsanctuary.ca/cat-sponsorship/

Monthly sponsors help us help more vulnerable cats in need and say “yes!” to new intakes. Our Sanctuary is funded by private donations and through revenue from the RAPS Thrift Stores.

Please consider helping our Sanctuary cats through a monthly sponsorship or by making an online donation today.

If you would like to sponsor a RAPS Sanctuary cat ($25 per month), talk to a team member or sponsor online.

Read more about Velma here:
https://catsanctuary.ca/cat-sponsorship/

Blog and photos by Brigid Coult

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The RAPS Cat Sanctuary started 25 years ago and was built in order to rescue and protect homeless and abandoned cats and kittens in our community. We have now become one of the largest cat sanctuaries in North America. The Sanctuary provides a safe, permanent forever home for hundreds of feral, abandoned and surrendered cats who are unlikely to find a family home. Our tame and feral felines co-habitate peacefully and contentedly. BLOG: http://neko-raps.blogspot.ca/ WEBSITE: http://catsanctuary.ca/

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