Yma came into our care almost nine years ago – one of a colony of cats Stephanie trapped at a nearby composting facility. Some of them may have been dumped cats; others were born wild.... Read More
The Cat Sanctuary is the centre of our own feline universe, but throughout the province, and beyond, there are many wonderful rescue organizations working to alleviate the suffering caused by careless or abusive pet owners.... Read More
In the last year or so, we’ve seen more three-legged cats come into our care than I remember through all the years before… In the Front Courtyard we still have floofy orange Marmalade (missing back... Read More
Back in November, we welcomed a mother cat and her four kittens to the Sanctuary. Normally that would be No Big Deal – our Adoption Centre is kept busy with incoming feline families. But these... Read More
Electrical upgrades and other improvements are making life better for the residents at the Cat Sanctuary! Major infrastructural upgrades to the RAPS Cat Sanctuary are nearing completion! These may not be extremely obvious to visitors,... Read More
Cats are surrendered to us for a variety of reasons – most commonly because of bad bathroom habits, but reported aggression, or aging owners, or any number of other factors may bring them in to... Read More
As we enter a new year, we often take time to review the year past, to celebrate the big occasions and remember the hard ones – and in particular, to think about the friends we... Read More
Some of our Sanctuary cats DO get adopted! We have a steady flow of kittens and occasionally older cats who pass through the doors of the RAPS Adoption Centre – in from a rescue situation... Read More
The Pen 3 cats who came to us from Alberta more than three years ago have remained a cohesive family unit. Many of them have become adventurers who roam the length of the Back Courtyard,... Read More
We’ve had two cats with the name Bear at the Sanctuary (as well as our beloved and greatly missed Honey-Bear) and they couldn’t be less alike! The first Bear was surrendered when we ran the... Read More
Quite a number of cats have come to join us in the last six months or so. It feels as if we’ve lost a lot of our older cats in the last few years –... Read More
It was just the way my Kitty Comforter shift worked out last week – I ended up spending a lot more time in the Hill House than I usually do, and renewed all sorts of... Read More