RAPS Cat Sanctuary

09/05/2024

Not everyone is aware that while the RAPS Cat Sanctuary is "forever" home for 99% of the 370+ kitties who live there, we do have some Sanctuary cats that we think would do well in a home of their own. In this week's blog post, volunteer Brigid, introduces some of the bandana-clad adoptables.

"The Adoption Centre is full of kittens (and oh, my! - they're so cute!) but among all our Sanctuary ferals, semi-ferals, behaviour problems and health issues cats, there are just a few who would probably do well in a home with a cat-savvy person. This week's blog introduces three of the Back Courtyard cats who wouldn't do well in the Adoption Centre, but who need more individual love than we can give them at the Sanctuary. Come meet the bandana-wearing cats who are looking for someone to love: Lindor (black floofy), Peaches (calibo/tabby), Cassidy (tux) and Kramer (tabby)."

Visit the RAPS Cat Sanctuary on Saturdays & Sundays from 1 - 4 PM to meet the adoptable bandana crew, or complete an Adoption Application below if one is seriously peaking your interest to adopt! We'll set up a meet & greet!

Read the blog in full here:
https://catsanctuary.ca/cats/back-courtyard-adoptables/

Adoption Application:
https://www.rapsbc.com/cat-adoption/

Blog by Brigid Coult
Photos by Karen Nicholson

09/04/2024

Introducing Doug McKenzie, Bob McKenzie and sister, Patty, 18-weeks-old and available at our adoption centre. This litter was among several kittens that were transferred into our care from a rescue ally on Vancouver Island. They are available for adoption at Regional Animal Protection Society.

All the siblings in this litter are ridiculously sweet play machines! They get along with everyone they meet - feline and human! They're a loving, curious bunch of happy-go-lucky kitties who will surely add a ton of love to their adopters' lives.

Click here to complete an adoption application:
https://www.rapsbc.com/cat-adoption/

RAPS Adoption Centre, 3380 No 6 Rd, Richmond. Open Saturdays & Sundays from 1 - 4 pm. Potential adopters are welcome to drop in.

Kittens will be adopted in pairs or as singles into homes that already have a friendly kitty.

09/04/2024

Sponsor Me Wednesday – Lucius

Lucius is a good-natured tubby-tabby who came to us in 2021 with a group of other minimally socialized “teens” from a hoarding situation in Alberta. Some of them were rapidly identified as adoptable; some were very shy and wary of contact; with others we said “it’s just a matter of time.”

Lucius is definitely among the potentially adoptables – he’s now a human-friendly boy, but loves his cat-buddies. This is such a bonded colony in Pen 3 that we would prefer to see them adopted only with one of their family members, or to a home that already has a friendly cat. Lucius doesn’t care – he loves to interact with visitors at the weekend, but is happiest playing with his family at the back of the pen.

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 Store. Please consider helping our Sanctuary cats through a monthly sponsor 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 Lucius here:
https://catsanctuary.ca/cats/almost-ready-to-go-home/

Photos by Lisa Brill Friesen, Karen Nicholson, Michele Wright, Brigid Coult, Leslie Ann Burgess, Norton Nathaniel Wong

09/04/2024

Miss Harper is available for adoption through the RAPS Adoption Centre. This girl is simply purrfection! Our staff and volunteers are completely smitten with this adorable 2-year-old sweetheart. Harper came into our care pregnant. Sadly, she birthed a single, stillborn kitten in foster care. She has recovered well and now spends her days at the Adoption Centre assisting our team with admin duties, helping make sure the kitties get their correct food and performing quality control on our catnip supplies. Harper is full of love... an incredibly affectionate and loving girl.

Complete an Adoption Application here:
https://www.rapsbc.com/cat-adoption/

Meet & greets will be scheduled for strong applicants.

We adopt cats in pairs or singles into homes that already have a friendly feline.

09/01/2024

The Gingers are ready for snacks.
Anyone who is lucky enough to be owned by a cat knows that they know how to tell time.
Well these guys can tell the day of the week. They know that weekends are treat days (visiting days) and they are ready for it.
1-4 Saturday and Sunday.

08/31/2024

Sanctuary shirts in now.

$28 each, includes tax. All proceeds to the sanctuary cats .

08/31/2024

Happy ! Here's what's going on this Labour Day Weekend.

RAPS Cat Sanctuary & the RAPS Adoption Centre are open to Visitors!
Saturdays & Sundays
1 - 4 PM
3380 No 6 Rd

Sanctuary visitors can find info & purchase tix below (Potential adopters DO NOT NEED a ticket or reservation to meet kitties at the Adoption Centre & Sanctuary visitors can drop in and purchase a ticket based on capacity numbers):
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/visit-the-raps-cat-sanctuary-tickets-161146113363

ADOPTION EVENT at Tailstopia in Burnaby - Saturday, August 31.
12 - 3 PM
Coconut & Winter will be there for meet & greets.
6626A Hastings Street, Burnaby

Find bios on our adoptable kitties here - we have so many kittens and adult cats looking for loving homes (pictured are just a few!!):
https://www.petfinder.com/search/pets-for-adoption/?shelter_id%5B0%5D=BC157&sort%5B0%5D=recently_added

Happy long weekend everyone!

08/29/2024

In this week's blog post, volunteer Brigid Coult introduces you to RAPS Cat Sanctuary resident, Higgins. He's a tame & rough stray we trapped on our property who had been wandering the Sanctuary perimeter for over a month. Higgins became a Sanctuary resident in late Spring.

"The usual adjectives for cats include "beautiful" - "elegant" - "graceful"... but I think many of us at the Cat Sanctuary have a very soft spot for the not-so-beautiful ones - the ones who have obviously had a rough life, and have truly found a sanctuary with us. Meet Higgins..."

https://catsanctuary.ca/cats/higgins/

Blog by Brigid Coult
Photos by Brigid Coult & Karen Nicholson

08/29/2024

High quality kitten food donations requested please! Our intake of vulnerable kittens & their mamas is never-ending. We greatly appreciate donations of food... and it enables us to continue intake of little ones in need.

Click here for our Amazon Wish List:
https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/25ZHFXUP6I43X?ref_=wl_fv_le

Thank you! 🙏

08/28/2024

Sponsor me Wednesday - Honeydew!

Honeydew is one of the “twins” in the front courtyard; she and her sister Melon came to us five years ago from a closing shelter in Alberta. Semi-feral, they settled well enough as long as we let them have their space. The third sister, Kiwi, passed last year, but big brother Salem is still around.

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

Calicos with a lot of white in their coloring, Honeydew and Melon are easy to spot, but not so easy to differentiate. Honeydew has more continuous color in her back fur, and a white chin. Both girls are enthusiastic players when a wand toy is available, and will leap athletically for their “prey”; both are also much more comfortable around us than they were when they arrived, though they still prefer cat company.

Become a MONTHLY SPONSOR! This form of support helps us help more vulnerable cats in need! Our Sanctuary is funded by private donations and through revenue from the RAPS Thrift Store. Please consider helping our Sanctuary cats through a monthly sponsor 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 Honeydew here:
https://catsanctuary.ca/cats/who-are-they/
https://catsanctuary.ca/cats/raps-and-the-cats-of-many-colours/

Photos by Pauline Chin, Marla Jenkins, Karen Nicholson & Michele Wright

08/28/2024

This Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day, we would like to share all the sweet souls we loved and lost this year. We are so lucky to have been able to care for these cats, sometimes for years, some for only months, but we were touched by each. Please join us in remembering them. ❤️

08/28/2024

Love cats? Wanna work for them? We're hiring for a cleaning role a couple times mid-week. Please contact [email protected] for more information.

08/27/2024

17-week-old Lupin is still available for adoption! Here's what his foster mom says:

"Lupin continues to be what we call a ‘spa cat’. Always ready to relax and unwind 🙂 he was put in this position and he proceeded to stay there and have a nap 😂 He’s a great tv watcher too. In his non-spa time he likes to do regular kitten things like play with a coil spring toy and wrestle with his sister Hazel."

Adoption Application:
https://www.rapsbc.com/cat-adoption/

08/24/2024

Peach is a 4 year old chihuahua that was hit by a car. She has a fractured pelvis, fractured ribs, and bruising all over her body. She was referred to RAPS A...

08/24/2024

Meet beautiful Shayne! Sadly, she was abandoned by her former people. We traced her tattoo and learned she's about 5 years old.

Shayne works hard and naps harder! She's a big lap girl, enjoys a bit of petting and likes to be around her people to supervise what they are up to. She would likely take over the bed and steal your spot when you got up off the couch too.

Shayne has a torn pupil, so her depth perception can be a little off. Otherwise, it doesn't seem to bother her.

Complete an Adoption Application here:
https://www.rapsbc.com/cat-adoption/

RAPS ADOPTION CENTRE
Open Saturdays & Sundays
1 - 4 PM
3380 No 6 Rd

08/23/2024

Gorgeous Donegal and Dublin from the "Irish" litter are still looking for their purrfect homes. They are 17 weeks old absolute joys.

Everything you'd expect a kitten to be, these boys are fun, playful, energetic, social, affectionate life-loving little munchkins. They are currently fostered by a RAPS volunteer. They do not necessarily need to go to the same home but must be adopted with another kitten or into a home that already has a playful kitten or cat.

Complete an Adoption Application here:
https://www.rapsbc.com/cat-adoption/

Strong candidates will be contacted to schedule a meet & greet.

We also have adoptable kittens and mature cats available at the RAPS Adoption Centre, open Sat & Sun, 1 - 4 PM. 3380 No 6 Rd, Richmond, BC.

08/22/2024

Shockingly, we have not received any adoption applications for these two cuties!! Cocoa Puffs (black) and Shreddies are two sweet "cereal litter" sisters who are looking for their purrfect home through the RAPS Adoption Centre. They are loveable, affectionate, sweet girls who are 19-weeks-old. They are going to add a ton of love to their lucky adopters' lives.

Fun facts... Shreddies gives high-fives and Cocoa Puffs likes to dip her paws in water after she uses the bathroom!!

Kittens will be adopted in pairs or as singles into homes that already have a friendly kitty.

Click here to complete an adoption application:
https://www.rapsbc.com/cat-adoption/

Cocoa Puffs & Shreddies are in home foster care. Strong applicants will be contacted to schedule a meet & greet.

RAPS Adoption Centre, 3380 No 6 Rd, Richmond. Open Saturdays & Sundays from 1 - 4 pm. Potential adopters are welcome to drop in.

Photos by Lisa Brill Friesen

08/22/2024

We have a volunteer guest blogger this week! Big thanks to Brit Burant for introducing us to Trooper who resides in the New AIDS pen. Trooper arrived into our care at the RAPS Cat Sanctuary in June from a horrific experience that resulted in the amputation of his leg. This amazing "tri-pawd" does not let anything slow him down... he's a happy and social guy with visitors and felines alike!

Read Brit's blog in full here:
https://catsanctuary.ca/cats/trooper/

08/22/2024

Yesterday we introduced Winter... now meet Snowball, one of three ridiculously adorable littermates who are seeking forever homes. Snowball and siblings are 21-weeks-old and were transferred into our care from our rescue allies at Sammy's Forgotten Felines in Kamloops.

If you want to add a ton of fun, love and entertainment to your life, these are your boys! We adopt in pairs (so make it a double... heck, even a triple!) or into homes that already have a friendly feline who is ready to welcome a new family member.

Adoption Application:
https://www.rapsbc.com/cat-adoption/

Snowball and brothers are at the RAPS Adoption Centre, open for potential adopters on Saturdays & Sundays from 1 - 4 PM.

08/21/2024

Sponsor Me Wednesday – Cole

Cole came to us originally with aggression problems, and the anger he took out on his owner was also acted out on us, and on the cats around him. Cole is a big leggy boy, and with him around, the front courtyard was not a peaceful place. When we moved him to the back, he became the prime gate-buster, lying in ambush to sneak past legs into the between-gate area, where he had to be captured and returned – an ending he didn’t appreciate.

Seven years later, he’s a very different cat. Obviously older and thinner now, he has his chosen people with whom he cuddles happily; he reaches up with his front paws, asking to be picked up and carried around. He has made the laundry room his home, finding comfortable beds in freshly dried towels, and he has constituted himself quality control manager at feeding time.

Click here to become a monthly sponsor:
https://catsanctuary.ca/cat-sponsorship/

Become a MONTHLY SPONSOR! This form of support helps us help more vulnerable cats in need! Our Sanctuary is funded by private donations and through revenue from the RAPS Thrift Store. Please consider helping our Sanctuary cats through a monthly sponsor 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 Cole here:
https://catsanctuary.ca/blog/cole-tall-dark-and-handsome/

Blog by Brigid Coult
Photos by Karen Nicholson, Louise Parris, Tanisha Vincent & Michele Wright

08/20/2024

Introducing Winter, one of three ridiculously adorable littermates who are seeking forever homes. Winter and siblings are 21-weeks-old and were transferred into our care from our rescue allies at Sammy's Forgotten Felines in Kamloops.

If you want to add a ton of fun, love and entertainment to your life, these are your boys! We adopt in pairs (so make it a double... heck, even a triple!) or into homes that already have a friendly feline who is ready to welcome a new family member.

Adoption Application:
https://www.rapsbc.com/cat-adoption/

Winter and brothers are at the RAPS Adoption Centre, open for potential adopters on Saturdays & Sundays from 1 - 4 PM.

08/17/2024

Pets & Pickers Season 3 airs on Sundays at 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET - Animal Planet Canada. Make sure to tune in!

RAPS Cat Sanctuary is one of North America’s largest cat sanctuaries and a safe haven for feral and unadoptable cats. Here they receive top notch medical car...

08/16/2024

You've helped us pick a name for special Asher... now it's time to find him a forever home! 13-week-old Asher is available for adoption!

With Asher's front leg malformation due to radial hypoplasia, his potential forever people should know that pet stairs or stools placed around the house will help Asher jump up to places like couches, chairs, the bed, etc. He also LOVES to scratch, so it will be important to have some good scratching posts around the home. Asher loves cats... he came from a large stray colony and although he may be nervous at first when meeting fellow kitties, he warms up quickly with friendly ones. He would do best in a home with another cat or kitty to play with.

Asher has had a physical exam by our RAPS Animal Hospital veterinarians who declare him happy and pain free! He will require regular physical exams to make sure he continues to be the healthy little monkey he is.

If you feel you can offer Asher a beautiful life, apply here:
https://www.rapsbc.com/cat-adoption/

Strong applicants will be contacted to schedule a meet & greet. Please note we simply do not have the resources to contact every applicant and we thank you for your patience and understanding.

08/15/2024

In this week's blog post, volunteer Brigid Coult introduces you to Root Beer who resides in the front courtyard area.

"RAPS Cat Sanctuary is sometimes described as "Club Med for cats" and most of its inhabitants have decided that they're on to a really good thing, living with us. The ferals, of course, prefer to hide out but are living a much safer life than they used to have.

But there are always a few who are not happy with the status quo, and our latest very vocal complainer is handsome Root Beer, who walks round the front courtyard growling at everyone else, to warn them to give him space."

Read the blog in full here:
https://catsanctuary.ca/blog/rrrrrrrroot-beer/

Blog by Brigid Coult
Photos by Brigid Coult, Kim Howe, Karen Nicholson, Caitlin Norman

08/15/2024

Introducing adoptable Snorkel! Snorkel is male and 11 weeks old. He and his littermates Coral and Ocean were rescued as strays. Snorkel is a curious adventurist! This handsome boy is playful, outgoing and a lover of chin scratches. His purring motor goes full throttle when he sees his wet food coming out!

Click here to complete an adoption application:
https://www.rapsbc.com/cat-adoption/

Kittens will be adopted in pairs or as singles into homes that already have a friendly kitty.

RAPS Adoption Centre, 3380 No 6 Rd, Richmond. Open Saturdays & Sundays from 1 - 4 pm. Potential adopters are welcome to drop in.

08/14/2024

We have a name!! ASHER!!

Little Asher is currently in temporary foster care with a RAPS volunteer. He is thriving and is an absolute love! Huge thanks to everyone who donated to his care and took the time to suggest a name! We think Asher suits him purrfectly!

08/14/2024

Sponsor me Wednesday – Raisin!

Raisin is a senior lady who was trapped in a Vancouver parking lot two years ago; she lives in the feral pen at the back of the Sanctuary and prefers to stay away from both humans and other cats. She is very food-motivated and will come forward to accept treats as long as hands are not involved; she does NOT want to be touched.

Though her “home” is a cat-box in a tree, well away from the others, we’ve recently been seeing her on the porch of the main cabin at mealtimes, so she’s not as solitary as she used to be and we will continue to coax her into gentle interaction with staff and volunteers.

Click here to become a monthly sponsor:
https://catsanctuary.ca/cat-sponsorship/

Become a MONTHLY SPONSOR! This form of support helps us help more vulnerable cats in need! Our Sanctuary is funded by private donations and through revenue from the RAPS Thrift Store. Please consider helping our Sanctuary cats through a monthly sponsor 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 Raisin here:
https://catsanctuary.ca/blog/raisin/

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

08/13/2024

Meet bonded duo, Soda Pop & Pickle! Soda Pop is a 15 week old girl and Pickle is a 12 week old boy.

Here's what their foster has to say about them:

"Soda Pop is curious, playful, loves wand toys, wrestling and playing with Pickle. She and Pickle are very helpful when it comes to sweeping the floor and folding laundry, but are also content to lay on the window sill. Pickle likes to pass out in random places and is quite the little purr machine. They both go crazy over Churu treats! Both kittens would do well in a semi-quiet home without young children. Respectful teens would be ok."

Complete an Adoption Application here:
https://www.rapsbc.com/cat-adoption/

Strong applicants will be contacted to schedule a meet & greet.

Photos by Lisa Brill Friesen.

08/12/2024

Soooo many kittens and mama cats! We appreciate kitten food donations to feed the many hungry babies in our care!

Order from our Amazon Wish List:
https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/25ZHFXUP6I43X?ref_=wl_fv_le

Or simply drop off high quality canned and dry kitten food donations to the RAPS Cat Sanctuary & Adoption Centre at 3380 No 6 Rd in Richmond. Thank you!!

08/12/2024

Shayne wants to remind you that we have a 1/2 off special on adult cat adoption fees until Aug 18! Shayne is the loveliest, most affectionate sweetie who was abandoned by her former people. She's around 5 years old and currently assisting our staff at the RAPS Adoption Centre as a part time admin volunteer 😉.

Adult adoption fees until Aug 18:
* $225 for a pair
* $125 for a single
* $87.50 for a senior

Check out our petfinder page under Regional Animal Protection Society to meet our adoptable kitties. We have some amazing adults and seniors looking for their forever homes.

https://www.petfinder.com/search/pets-for-adoption/?shelter_id%5B0%5D=BC157&sort%5B0%5D=recently_added