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Canada’s largest cat sanctuary! The RAPS Cat Sanctuary began because every cat deserves safety, dignity, and care. Come visit us, 1pm-4pm on weekends.

Today, the sanctuary provides lifelong refuge to 500+ rescue cats. Regional Animal Protection Society The RAPS Cat Sanctuary was built in order to rescue and protect homeless and abandoned cats and kittens. It is now one of the largest cat sanctuaries in North America. 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/

10/30/2026

⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTICE: ADOPTION CENTRE CLOSED THIS WEEKEND (Meowlloween at the RAPS Cat Sanctuary is still on!!)

Out of an abundance of caution, the RAPS Adoption Centre will be closed to visitors on Saturday, October 31, and Sunday, November 1, due to a potential exposure to a gastrointestinal parasite.

We are following the recommendations of our veterinary team at RAPS Animal Hospital and treating the cats and kittens in our care at the Adoption Centre. Thank you for your understanding as we take these precautionary measures to protect our feline friends. 💚

🎃 THE GOOD NEWS? MEOWLLOWEEN IS STILL ON! 🐈‍⬛👻

The RAPS Cat Sanctuary remains OPEN to visitors this weekend, Saturday and Sunday from 1–4 PM!

Cat and goblin lovers aged 6 and older are welcome to come in costume and enjoy our Meowlloween Spooktacular, surrounded by hundreds of cats and special activities! 🐈🐈‍⬛🎃

🎟️ Tickets and event details:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/raps-cat-sanctuary-meowlloween-tickets-2002245000696?aff=oddtdtcreator

Thank you for your patience, understanding and continued support of RAPS! 💚

10/30/2026

In this week's blog post, volunteer Brigid Coult introduces Henry and Quincy.

Many of the feral cats who come to us quickly vanish into the back of the Cat Sanctuary. Socializing them can sometime be a long-term prospect. So it's been a joy to find a couple of boys who came to us in June from Prince George deciding that it's worth braving contact to enjoy the benefits of life with humans.

Welcome to Henry and Quincy.

Read the blog in full here:
https://catsanctuary.ca/blog/two-tabby-toms/

Blog by Brigid Coult
Photos by Brigid Coult & Karen Nicholson

10/29/2026

🎃🐈‍⬛ MEOWLLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR! Sat Oct 31 & Sun Nov 1, 1 - 4 PM 👻🐈

Celebrate Halloween with HUNDREDS of cats at the RAPS Cat Sanctuary! 🧙‍♀️

🕸️ Costume contest
🎃 Spooky scavenger hunt
📸 Halloween photo booth
🎁 Prizes, treats & tarot readings!

Bring the family, dress up, and enjoy a frightfully fun afternoon surrounded by our fabulous felines! 🐈‍⬛🧡

‼️ Children ages 6+ welcome!

🎟️ Tickets: $20 online | $25 at the door

👻 Reserve your spot!
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/raps-cat-sanctuary-meowlloween-tickets-2002245000696?aff=oddtdtcreator

🔗 Instagram: Link in bio!

10/29/2026

Meowloween Spooktacular 🐈🐈‍⬛🎃

Celebrate this Halloween with hundreds of cats at the RAPS Cat Sanctuary Meowlloween! 🐈🐈‍⬛

‼️Children 6 years and older are welcome.🧙‍♀️

Reserve your spot! 👻
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/raps-cat-sanctuary-meowlloween-tickets-2002245000696?aff=oddtdtcreator
🔗 See link in bio for tix on Instagram 🎟

Join us for a fun, slightly-frightening, family-friendly afternoon filled with costumes, treats, prizes and plenty of spooky festive spirit. Come dressed in your Halloween best and enter our costume contest, explore the Sanctuary during our during our Meowlloween scavenger hunt, strike a pose at the spooky photo booth, and enter to win a special prize basket. Children 6 yrs & older are welcome!

We’ll have Halloween music, festive decorations and candy for visitors to enjoy on the way out. You can also stop by the RAPS Adoption & Education Centre for a little extra trick-or-treating.

We’re even planning some Halloween mysticism with tarot card readings as part of the festivities.

Bring your family and friends, enjoy a unique Halloween experience, and spend the afternoon with the wonderful feline residents of the RAPS Cat Sanctuary. Costumes are always encouraged!

Tickets are $20 online, and $25 at the door!

10/28/2026

Sponsor Me Wednesday – Beans! 🐾

Beans bases her life in Pen 3; she is one of the cats who came to us as refugees from a hoarding situation in Calgary back in 2021. Most of the group were teenagers and largely unsocialized and we just let them take their time to settle or to hide, as they needed.

Our torties come to us as very sassy or very shy; Beans is one of the latter. Five years after arriving, she will allow herself to be touched but is not really tame. She can often be found hanging out with her calico sister Baby and the two will interact with visitors, but are more interested in the treats than in the touch, unlike their “brothers” Lucius and Mewlius, who love human attention.

🗓️ Become a Monthly RAPS Cat Sanctuary Sponsor for $25 per month to help us provide beautiful lives for our unadoptable cats.

🔗 Sign up to sponsor on Facebook below and see link in bio on Instagram:
https://catsanctuary.ca/cat-sponsorship/

📝 Read more about Beans here:
https://catsanctuary.ca/?s=pen%203%20part%203

📸 Photos by Lisa Brill Friesen, Karen Nicholson

10/26/2026

🐾 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A CAT WITH CEREBELLAR HYPOPLASIA RUN?! 🐾

💚💙 Check out Pluto RIPPING around the adoption centre! And guess what? This could be a multiple-times-a-day occurrence in YOUR home! 😂🐈💨

Sigh. We are STILL searching for the purrfect adopters for our most amazing boys, Jupiter & Pluto.

These sweethearts are now 7 months old and have been in our care for 4.5 months. 💔

Words simply cannot convey how incredibly loving, affectionate and sweet these two are. We KNOW they're going to fill their lucky adopters' hearts and home with more love than they could ever imagine. ❤️

We understand that adopting a special-needs pair might feel intimidating. But here's what we want you to know: while Jupiter and Pluto are wobbly, their needs really aren't that demanding!

🏡 A single-level home
🐾 Non-slip flooring, area rugs or other soft landing spots
🥣 Silicone bowls for food and water
❤️ And, most importantly, a heart full of love!

That's it. A few simple accommodations can help these boys thrive while they fill your days with laughter, their hearts with love, and your home with the most spectacular zoomies!

Jupiter and Pluto deserve a family who sees beyond their wobbles and recognizes the extraordinary, loving little souls they are. Could that family be YOU? 💚💙

Our team would LOVE to tell you more about this tremendous twosome and introduce you to them personally!

📧 [email protected]
📞 Adoption Centre: 604-275-2036

🙏 PLEASE SHARE FAR AND WIDE!

Their perfect people are out there. Let's help Jupiter and Pluto find the forever home they've been waiting for. 🏡💚💙

10/24/2026

🐱 14 NEW KITTENS = 14 CANS OF FOOD A DAY! 🥫

Yesterday, 14 teenage kittens arrived at RAPS, transported in style by our friends at Sky Whisker from our rescue partner at Shuswap Paws! 💚💙

These lovely, mostly shy kitties need our help learning to trust humans as we prepare them for adoption and the wonderful homes they deserve. 🏡

But growing kittens have BIG appetites! 😻 We’re always in need of canned kitten food to keep up with our growing crew.

In addition to this new crew of kittens, we have another 50 kittens available for adoption, nearly available for adoption and those in our foster network who are too little yet or receiving socialization. That's a lot of tiny mouths to feed! 🐈🐈‍⬛

🥫 Can you help fill their bowls?

🛒 Donate through our Amazon Wish List:
https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/25ZHFXUP6I43X

🔗 Or find the link in our Instagram bio!

Every can makes a difference. Thank you meowy much for helping us feed our hungry babies! 💚💙🐾

10/23/2026

😻 Introducing the most handsome gentleman around… HODGE! 💚

This chatty, affectionate 2-year-old was trapped by our team after hanging around the perimeter of the RAPS Cat Sanctuary for weeks. He was an unneutered stray, but it didn’t take long for Hodge to steal everyone’s hearts!

Hodge is the sweetest boy, a total chatterbox, and the most endearing father figure to the young kittens in our adoption room. 🥹💕

Hodge needs a kitty companion! He must be adopted into a home with another cat or alongside a feline friend.

While Hodge is a lovebug, change can make him anxious, and he may give a little nip when overstimulated. A calm, predictable home with older children only would be ideal for this handsome fellow.

🏡 Hodge is currently in foster care! Approved applicants will be contacted to arrange a meet-and-greet.

Could Hodge be your new best friend? ❤️

🐾 Apply to adopt:
https://rapsbc.com/departments/adoption-centre/adopt/cat-adoption-application/

🔗 See link in bio on Instagram for our adoption application.

Address

3380 No 6 Road
Richmond, BC
V6V1P5

Website

http://catsanctuary.ca/

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