RAPS Cat Sanctuary

RAPS Cat Sanctuary 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/

We received the sweetest update about James Earl (now Barry). Barry arrived into our care in the Fall of 2024. He was ad...
04/08/2025

We received the sweetest update about James Earl (now Barry). Barry arrived into our care in the Fall of 2024. He was adopted out then returned... and we are overjoyed that he has now found his forever family who absolutely adore him.

"We just wanted to let you know James -- now Barry (Sir Barrington Fluffypants of Kitshire) after the berry field we got stranded in, since he didn't answer to James anyway lol -- is THE most affectionate, friendly, sweet kitty! I can't imagine him ever being aggressive with anyone. First cat I've had who loves his belly rubbed :)

Right away, all he wanted was attention and snuggles. He now sleeps through the night on the bed. He follows us everywhere and talks to us with the tiniest little mew. I couldn't ask for a nicer kitty. He is quite the acrobat too; he does actual somersaults when he's playing :) ! Loves his feather toy and kitty tube and to watch birds on his catio. I know you must wonder about the kitties when they leave your care so just wanted to let you know he is very much loved and seems to be very happy :)

Thank you again for helping us adopt James/Barry !"

A friendly reminder to vote daily ❤️ Best of Richmond is back! Voting is open until April 11 and we appreciate your supp...
04/08/2025

A friendly reminder to vote daily ❤️ Best of Richmond is back! Voting is open until April 11 and we appreciate your support 🙏

Vote here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe00fewbj_g0YDCikrh6MKONa_HI3GT5UMwqa8SEeQRAK6oYQ/viewform

Please help RAPS by voting every day for best in:

🐕 Best Community Organization - RAPS
🐈 Best Gift Shop - RAPS Thrift Stores
🐕‍🦺 Best Canadian Owned Business - RAPS Animal Hospital
🐈‍⬛ Best Veterinarian - RAPS Animal Hospital

You'll need to vote in 15 categories. Click below to vote for our amazing community partners who help us do what we do ❤️
https://www.rapsbc.com/2025/03/vote-for-raps-in-best-of-richmond-2025/

Please vote every day. It only takes a minute, but it makes a huge impact on public awareness and helps us save more animals! Thank you! 🫶

04/07/2025

Thank you to CBC Vancouver for the coverage. Our team is working to save scores of kittens and young adult cats living in a nightmarish hoarding situation. They will leave no one behind.

Adults who can not be rehabilitated with socialization will call the RAPS Cat Sanctuary forever home, while kittens and adults who are open to human socialization will be adopted into loving homes.

Please support this massive rescue:
https://www.rapsbc.com/newton-colony-rescue/

Other ways to help:
- become a volunteer fosterer to pregnant moms, moms with new kittens and orphaned kittens. Email [email protected]
- donate high-quality canned kitten and All Life Stages canned food from our Amazon Wish List:
https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/25ZHFXUP6I43X

Thank you for your continued support ❤️

The RAPS Cat Sanctuary is celebrating Easter and Mother’s Day! https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/special-events-at-the-raps-ca...
04/06/2025

The RAPS Cat Sanctuary is celebrating Easter and Mother’s Day!

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/special-events-at-the-raps-cat-sanctuary-tickets-1302657386309?aff=oddtdtcreator

On Easter weekend (Saturday & Sunday, April 19 & 20), we will welcome folks to an Easter egg hunt, with lucky visitors discovering eggs stuffed with cat treats and a special figurine that can be redeemed for chocolate as you depart! (Remember! Keep chocolate from your pets at this time of year and always!)

We’re repeating the fun on Mother’s Day weekend (Saturday and Sunday, May 10 & 11)!

A fun contest featuring Sanctuary residents who are moms will invite visitors to compete and enter a contest for valuable gifts to be drawn from among the entries at the end of each weekend.

Mother's Day weekend will also feature tea, coffee and other refreshments.

Get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/special-events-at-the-raps-cat-sanctuary-tickets-1302657386309?aff=oddtdtcreator

Best of Richmond is back! Voting is open until April 11 and we appreciate your support 🙏 Vote here:https://docs.google.c...
04/05/2025

Best of Richmond is back! Voting is open until April 11 and we appreciate your support 🙏

Vote here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe00fewbj_g0YDCikrh6MKONa_HI3GT5UMwqa8SEeQRAK6oYQ/viewform

Please help RAPS by voting every day for best in:

🐕 Best Community Organization - RAPS
🐈 Best Gift Shop - RAPS Thrift Stores
🐕‍🦺 Best Canadian Owned Business - RAPS Animal Hospital
🐈‍⬛ Best Veterinarian - RAPS Animal Hospital

You'll need to vote in 15 categories. Click below to vote for our amazing community partners who help us do what we do ❤️
https://www.rapsbc.com/2025/03/vote-for-raps-in-best-of-richmond-2025/

Please vote every day. It only takes a minute, but it makes a huge impact on public awareness and helps us save more animals! Thank you! 🫶

Today's the day! We'll livestream the RAPS Mega Car & 50/50 Lottery starting at 2 PM on our Regional Animal Protection S...
04/04/2025

Today's the day! We'll livestream the RAPS Mega Car & 50/50 Lottery starting at 2 PM on our Regional Animal Protection Society FB page.

Good luck to everyone who purchased tickets! Thank you for your support 💚💙

Make sure to pick up your phone if it rings... you could be the proud new owner of a Nissan 2025 Kicks, the 50/50 Jackpot or many other subsidiary prizes!

Frank DiscussionFrank isn't really social.And he didn't appreciate being bullied by a couple of dudes in the Front Court...
04/04/2025

Frank Discussion
Frank isn't really social.

And he didn't appreciate being bullied by a couple of dudes in the Front Courtyard. Since the two meanies who were Frank's nemeses got adopted and left the Sanctuary, Frank's life has become more enjoyable. He's still not fond of most of his fellow residents, but he's settled in fine!

Read the latest blog by Brigid Coult, featuring images by Brigid Coult, Kim Howe, Karen Nicholson
https://catsanctuary.ca/blog/frank

04/04/2025

Our team is working to save scores of kittens and young adult cats living in a nightmarish hoarding situation. They will leave no one behind.

Adults who cannot be rehabilitated with socialization will call the RAPS Cat Sanctuary forever home, while kittens and adults who are open to human socialization will be adopted into loving homes.

Please support this massive rescue:
https://www.rapsbc.com/newton-colony-rescue/

Other ways to help:
- become a volunteer fosterer to pregnant moms, moms with new kittens and orphaned kittens. Email [email protected]
- donate high-quality canned kitten and adult food from our Amazon Wish List:
https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/25ZHFXUP6I43X

Thank you for your continued support ❤️

Massive Rescue Operation – Please Help!https://www.rapsbc.com/2025/04/huge-cat-and-kitten-hoarding-rescue-underway/RAPS ...
04/03/2025

Massive Rescue Operation – Please Help!
https://www.rapsbc.com/2025/04/huge-cat-and-kitten-hoarding-rescue-underway/

RAPS is engaged in one of the largest operations we have ever undertaken — rescuing scores of kittens and cats from a disastrous hoarding situation.

"We were called by a family member to intervene in a situation where a person with some significant issues had been hoarding cats and kittens in a large townhouse,” says Valerie Wilson, manager of the RAPS Cat Sanctuary and RAPS Adoption Center. “What we discovered was unlike anything most of us had seen in decades of animal welfare work.”

Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUqpzwP-99U

When the rescuers arrived at the home in Newton, dozens of cats and kittens scattered like insects. Opening bathroom cupboards, drawers and looking behind appliances, there were kittens and cats everywhere throughout the house. The entire house was festering with urine and f***s everywhere and the stench was unbearable. The home has almost no furniture and the frightened kittens were scampering under urine-soaked blankets to hide from the human “intruders.” When our team cold-called unannounced, there were no litter boxes and most of the cats were locked in a room with no furniture, surrounded by f***s and urine.

Please read about this ongoing, desperate rescue operation. Shocking video and photographs tell the story of these kittens and cats, including multiple pregnant moms, who depend on us to save them and ensure they survive and thrive.
Story: https://www.rapsbc.com/2025/04/huge-cat-and-kitten-hoarding-rescue-underway/

Please help us save these animals.
https://www.rapsbc.com/newton-colony-rescue/

Thank you for the shout-out Daily Hive!https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/cat-love-art-showOn Saturday, April 5, from 2 - 1...
04/03/2025

Thank you for the shout-out Daily Hive!
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/cat-love-art-show

On Saturday, April 5, from 2 - 10 PM, .yvr is hosting a Cat Love Art Show at Jigspace in Vancouver, 106 - 8889 Laurel Street.

Local artists with a feline focus featured! Live music and performances! Find out more on Instagram .yvr

Organizers have chosen RAPS as their charity of choice! We will have RAPS volunteers on-site to provide info about RAPS and receive donations.
delay.art/Instagram

We are devastated to learn of the heartbreaking tragedy at Happy Cat Sanctuary in Medford, NY. A fire has claimed the li...
04/02/2025

We are devastated to learn of the heartbreaking tragedy at Happy Cat Sanctuary in Medford, NY. A fire has claimed the life of the sanctuary’s founder, Christopher Arsenault, and over 100 of the beloved cats he dedicated his life to rescuing and protecting.

Christopher was a true guardian of the vulnerable, turning personal grief into compassion after the loss of his son by founding a sanctuary that became a haven for countless cats in need. His selflessness, kindness, and quiet heroism touched lives far beyond his community.

Our hearts go out to the surviving animals still in critical condition, to the volunteers working tirelessly to help them, and to all who knew and loved Chris.

A light has gone out in the rescue world. May his legacy of love endure.

03/30/2025

! Here's what's happening this weekend...

RAPS CAT SANCTUARY
Open Saturdays & Sundays
1 - 4 PM
3380 No 6 Rd, Richmond

Visitor info:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/visit-the-raps-cat-sanctuary-tickets-161146113363

RAPS ADOPTION CENTRE
Open Saturdays & Sundays
1 - 4 PM
3380 No 6 Rd, Richmond
(Drop in)
See petfinder.com under Regional Animal Protection Society's page for bios of adoptables.

RAPS MEGA CAR AND 50/50 LOTTERY! Last chance to get your tickets and support our animal welfare work!! Ticket sales end on March 31!!!

Get your tickets here:
https://www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/raps-bc

We’ve got two massive chances to win! We’re doubling down! Running concurrently with this astounding contest is our annual RAPS 50/50 Contest.

Good luck and thank you for your continued support!!

Prize Raffle License #155340. 50/50 Raffle License #155343. Terms & Conditions apply. See website for details. BC residents 19+. Know Your Limit. Play Within It.

03/29/2025

2 more days to get your tickets for our RAPS Mega Car Raffle & 50/50 fundraiser! 🐈🐕‍🦺🐈‍⬛

https://www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/raps-bc

Last day of ticket sales on March 31!
Draw on April 4! Tickets start at 10 for $10.

Huge thanks to Applewood Auto Group for the donation of a 2025 Nissan Kicks! And thanks to Holly & Nira from Virgin Radio for their support!! Good luck and thanks for your support ❤️

Prize Raffle License #155340. 50/50 Raffle License #155343. Terms & Conditions apply. See website for details. BC residents 19+. Know Your Limit. Play Within It.

03/28/2025

3 more days to get your tickets for our RAPS Mega Car Raffle & 50/50 fundraiser! 🐈🐕‍🦺🐈‍⬛

https://www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/raps-bc

Last day of ticket sales on March 31!
Draw on April 4! Tickets start at 10 for $10.

Huge thanks to Applewood Auto Group for the donation of a 2025 Nissan Kicks! And thanks to Holly & Nira from Virgin Radio for their support!! Good luck and thanks for your support ❤️

Prize Raffle License #155340. 50/50 Raffle License #155343. Terms & Conditions apply. See website for details. BC residents 19+. Know Your Limit. Play Within It.

A very special thank you to the student volunteers from Heritage Woods Secondary who came out, rolled up their sleeves a...
03/28/2025

A very special thank you to the student volunteers from Heritage Woods Secondary who came out, rolled up their sleeves and did a great job of volunteering at the Sanctuary! This group has come out several times to lend us a hand with projects.

Have a work, school or social group who'd like to volunteer? Contact [email protected] for information.

We can host up to 20 volunteers and tasks range from 1.5 to 4 hours in length and are customized by our maintenance manager, Ken. Completion of tasks is followed by a Sanctuary tour and hang out time with the cats.

03/27/2025

Win a brand-new 2025 Nissan Kicks 🚗

All while supporting animals in need 🐶

Time is running out to secure your tickets for the RAPS Raffle. Don't miss your chance to win a gorgeous new vehicle while giving back to such an impactful organization.

Ticket sales end Monday, March 31st, and winner will be drawn on Friday, April 4th. Click below to grab your tickets NOW 👇

https://www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/raps-bc

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3380 No 6 Road
Richmond, BC
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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/