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Blogathon : RAPS : Donations Total
Blogathon Donations Totals to DateThanks to everyone that stopped by, and everyone that commented. Big thanks to my Blogathon Monitor Noelle for her constant support, check out her blog, she seems like a very cool cookie indeed.Maggie (who I adopted ...
Blogathon : RAPS : The History of RAPS
The History of RAPSOverhead View, originally uploaded by gum gum goo.RAPS was founded in 1989 by dedicated animal lovers who recognized the dangers to cats living on city streets, in alleys and industrial areas. There was no group helping the feral (...
Blogathon : RAPS : Tricia and Tara Helfer Fund
Tricia and Tara Helfer FundSince Tricia and Tara Helfer first visited the RAPS cat sanctuary on March 30, 2008, we have enjoyed Tara's company on several other Sunday afternoons.The well-known actress Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica) and one-time...
Blogathon : RAPS : Riley's Story
Riley's Story[ Photo by Barbara Doduk ]Information Provided by Leslie Landa: Riley, another one of our FIV positive cats, was living around a dangerous machinery shop on Annacis Island, in Richmond. He was trapped by RAPS volunteers with 2 other mal...
Blogathon : RAPS : Lexi's Story
Lexi's Story[ Photo by Barbara Doduk ]Information Provided by Leslie Landa: Our beautiful girls, Tilley and Lexi, have similar stories. Both were surrendered to RAPS by people who no longer wanted them, once they'd had kittens. Sometimes, for reaso...
Blogathon : RAPS : Tilley's Story
Tilley's Story[ Photo by Barbara Doduk ]Information Provided by Leslie Landa: Our beautiful girls, Tilley and Lexi, have similar stories. Both were surrendered to RAPS by people who no longer wanted them, once they'd had kittens. Sometimes, for rea...
Blogathon : RAPS : Martin's Story
Martin's Story[ Photo by Barbara Doduk ]Information Provided by Leslie Landa: Martin was found stray in Richmond and taken to the shelter we operate for the City of Richmond. Because he was an older cat with some health problems, our other shelter wa...
Blogathon : RAPS : TJ's Story
TJ's Story[ Photo by Barbara Doduk ]Information Provided by Leslie Landa: TJ (Tom Jones) strayed into the yard of a Richmond couple who already had 8 cats, so they brought him to RAPS. He's a sweet older cat who was briefly adopted to a young woman w...
Blogathon : RAPS : Howie's Story
Howie's Story[ Photo by Barbara Doduk ]Information Provided by Leslie Landa: Howie was trapped and brought to the sanctuary as a feral adult. Our blue-eyed, flame-point boy resisted all of our efforts to tame him. Every attempt to touch him resulte...
Blogathon : RAPS : My Buddy Andy
My Buddy Andy[ Photo by Barbara Doduk ]Information Provided by Leslie Landa: Andy has a long history with RAPS. Before the sanctuary was built, Andy and his brother, Amos, had been fostered as kittens and then adopted to homes that didn't prove perm...
Blogathon : RAPS : My Buddy Audrey
Audrey Hepburn[ Photo by Barbara Doduk ]Information Provided by Leslie Landa: Pretty little Audrey (named after Audrey Hepburn because of her beautiful eyes) was trapped and brought to the sanctuary many years ago. She lived in the McCracken House b...
Blogathon : RAPS : My Buddy Leonard
Leonard[ Photo by Barbara Doduk ]Information Provided by Leslie Landa: A favorite sanctuary cat, Leonard, is guaranteed to hug the chest of just about everyone who picks him up. When he was just 2 years old, Leonard was surrendered to RAPS by a woma...
Blogathon : RAPS : My Buddy Olive
Olive [ Photo by Barbara Doduk ]Olive isn't fond of the other cats, she really needs place of her own. She has staked claim the to post that is in front of the window. When someone else happens to sleep in her spot, if she gets up to eat or use the b...
Blogathon : RAPS : Jerry's Story
Jerry's Story(Copied from the RAPS Newsletter)[ Photos by Barbara Doduk ]Jerry is usually a well-mannered, easy-going and playful cat, but don’t ever try to break up an argument between him and another cat!Several volunteers and a few well-meaning ...
Blogathon : RAPS : My Buddy Winnie
Winnie[ Photo by Barbara Doduk ]Information Provided by Leslie Landa: Winnie was found at a gun club in Richmond (She was named after the Winchester rifle.). RAPS has a feeding site there and has taken in several cats from that location over the yea...
Blogathon : RAPS : My Buddy Lillix
Lillix[ Photo by Barbara Doduk ]Lillix is cross eyed and has a wonky paw that sticks out sideways, but she is full of lap cuddling, playfulness. She loves to chase toys. She also loves to play in the water. Yes, in the water.When I am rinsing out can...
Blogathon : RAPS : My Buddy Groucho
Groucho[ Photo by Barbara Doduk ]Information Provided by Leslie Landa: Groucho was surrendered to the sanctuary several years ago with his mother and brother, when the boys were just a year old. A family adopted his mom and bro, then came back to ad...
Blogathon : RAPS : Charmin's Story
Charmin's Story[ Photo by Barbara Doduk ]Information Provided by Leslie Landa: Charmin, our one-eyed Persian, was surrendered to RAPS as a high-strung young cat many years ago. We found a loving home for her, but her situation deteriorated a couple o...
Blogathon : RAPS : Cat Sanctuary
[ Photo by Barbara Doduk ]Richmond Animal Protection Society built and operates North America's largest cat sanctuary in order to rescue and protect homeless and abandoned cats and kittens.Located in Richmond, British Columbia, the sanctuary shelters...
Blogathon : RAPS : Baxter's Story
Baxter's Story[ Photo by Barbara Doduk ]Information Provided By Leslie Landa: Baxter, a beautiful brown male tabby, was offered to RAPS by the SPCA, who formerly operated the City of Richmond shelter. Staff at the SPCA mistakenly assessed Baxter as ...
Blogathon : RAPS : My Buddy Prince
Prince's Story[ Photo by Barbara Doduk ]Information Provided by Leslie Landa: Prince is named for Princess Street in Steveston. An artist named Jan Corkin with a studio in Steveston discovered a colony of around 20 young feral cats and began feeding...
Blogathon : RAPS : Riley's Story
Riley's Story(Provided by Lisa Weston)[ Photo by Barbara Doduk ]Riley was trapped with Boo and Dagwood at a chemical plant on Annacis Island. Whenever a new cat moves into the shelter they are immediately taken to the vet to be checked over, fixed, ...
Blogathon : RAPS : Barbie's Story
Barbie's Story(Provided by Lisa Weston)[ Photo by Barbara Doduk ]Barbie was a stray who was trapped about 8 years ago at one of our feeding sites over near Home Depot in Richmond. When Carol would go to feed Barbie would be waiting patiently and fai...
Blogathon : RAPS : Lincoln's Story
Lincoln's Story(Provided by Lisa Weston)[ Photo by Barbara Doduk ]Our precious Lincoln dragged himself into a woman's kitchen through her cat door after (we guess) being hit by a car. When RAPS got him he was immediately taken to our vet. He had X ...
Blogathon July 25-26 - For RAPS
This year the Blogathon.org site is back and in full swing.Get ready to blog for 24 hours on July 25th.This year I am raising funds for Richmond Animal Protection Agency.I have some amazing story's to share with you all about the cats that live at th...
Blogathon 2009 Raising Money for RAPS
This year the Blogathon.org site is back and in full swing. So get your fingers limber bloggers, and pick your charities and get ready to blog for 24 hours on July 25th.You can register on the BLOGATHON 2009 Website on July 1st.This year I will be ra...
