RAPS Cat Sanctuary

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.

10/23/2026

Vancouver Coastal Health has reported that a number of people have been bitten by a rabid skunk in downtown Vancouver.

– Report Details –

SEEK TREATMENT
While Vancouver Coastal Health stated that the skunk was captured on Wednesday,
Oct. 21, anyone who had contact with a skunk between Sept. 22 and Oct. 17 is being asked to seek treatment.

LOCATION
The area covered by the advisory includes Stanley Park, the West End, and areas of downtown Vancouver bordered by Georgia and Burrard streets.

– Contact –

PET OWNERS
Any pet owner whose animal had direct contact with a skunk, in downtown Vancouver, during the four weeks identified by authorities should contact their vet immediately.

HUMAN EXPOSURE
Contact your GP or HealthLink BC
by calling 811 immediately.

REMINDER
This serves as a good reminder that if your dog or outdoor cat has not been vaccinated for Rabies within the last year, we encourage you to contact your vet to check whether their vaccine status is overdue or not.

For more information on Rabies, please visit the BC Centre for Disease Control website:
https://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/rabies

10/22/2026

In this week’s blog post, volunteer Brigid Coult introduces Ursula, a 7-year-old girl who was transferred into our care from a rescue partner in Kamloops 6 years ago. She was among many colony cats living in very unsafe conditions… this is a common way cats who now call the sanctuary forever home, come to us. 🐾

“The Double Wide deck at the Cat Sanctuary is an ideal halfway home for cats emerging from cages (spay/neuter, vaccinations, assessment) who may not be ready for the big world outside. For some, the halfway home becomes a permanent one, with only occasional outings.

Tiny-tabby Ursula has been with us more than six years and is just starting to accept that humans are not out to get her!”

Read the blog in full here:
https://catsanctuary.ca/blog/ursula/

📝 Blog by Brigid Coult
📸 Photos by Brigid Coult, Karen Nicholson, Karrie Radford, Valerie Wilson, Michele Wright

10/21/2026

Sponsor Me Wednesday - Jim 🐾

Jim is everyone’s best boy! He came to the Sanctuary in the summer of 2019 with his bonded buddy Frank, both FIV cats from Alberta, both wary – but they soon settled in the Val Jones pen and became known as Frank’n’Jim. Sadly, we lost Frank within a couple of years, but Jim has so much love to give that he just continued to give out all the snuggles and purrs he’d shared with his buddy to all the other Val Jones cats. 💚🩵

He coaxed grumpy Magnus into snuggling with him under the heat lamp; he determinedly courted shy Minuet so that she gave up hiding and fully joined the colony; now he is often found sharing cuddles with bossy Captain Jack. In many ways, he would be the perfect cat to adopt out, but he has a chronic cold we need to monitor. And he is the social glue for this sweet group of cats – he loves his friends, and they greatly benefit from his perseverance and his love.

🗓️ 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 sweet Jim in the many blog posts he is mentioned in on www.catsanctuary.ca - or see link in bio, "Our Cats."

📸 Photos by Michele Wright, Lisa Brill Friesen, Karen Nicholson

10/21/2026

More than 150 cats, kittens and pregnant mothers needed help.
But no two needed exactly the same thing.

Donation Link - https://tfg2026.raiselysite.com/

Hyatt arrived injured and in need of veterinary treatment and surgery.
Sierra was pregnant and needed something entirely different: safety, quiet and a foster home where she could give birth and care for her kittens.

That is what rescue looks like at RAPS.
Not one answer for every animal — but the right answer for each animal.
Your support helps make the next step possible, and the one after that.

Help us be ready when the next call comes:
Donation Link - https://tfg2026.raiselysite.com/

10/19/2026

10/18/2026

🎃🐈‍⬛ MEOWLLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR! 👻🐈

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!