RAPS Cat Sanctuary » 2009

The RAPS sanctuary is home to cute cats, funny cats, pretty cats and even regal cats. And then there’s the odd one...

A little calico manx with a trilled squeak of a miaow, Sweet Pea is indeed a sweetie of a cat. Unfortunately, she...

Economic euthanasia: when a pet is put down due primarily to financial concerns, sometimes despite the fact that the condition would have...

Here’s another story from Leslie, and one of her favorites: “In the year 2000 (the sanctuary’s 2nd year), Mousie, a black and...

Hubert is a rather dignified tabby with two things that distinguish him from most other cats at the shelter. The first is...

The c-word. This is a touchy one when looking at animal shelters. I’m talking about cages. I remember once as a child...

In my last post, I wrote about a few reasons why RAPS staff may find it best to keep certain cats in cages...

Shadow is most frequently described simply as “a big black cat.” As in, “Which one’s Shadow?” “There he is over there –...

I first heard about the RAPS cat sanctuary from a friend who’d volunteered there a while back. Once I’d started volunteering there...

One of the cats featured in The Love Blog’s blogathon back in July is a cute black and white male with the...

September 2009