Fighting for the Rabbits on Monday, Feb. 8th

On Monday, Feb. 8th (tomorrow), the Richmond City Council will vote on a bylaw to ban the sale of rabbits in pet stores.

I hope you can come to this Council meeting on Monday at 7:00 PM. See the agenda at: http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/council/agendas/council/2010/020810_agenda.htm

Also note, due to the Olympics, parking around Richmond City Hall has changed. Please see this website for more information: http://www.richmond.ca/discover/2010-Olympics/games-richmond.htm#CityHallParking

Following are some links to articles from other municipalities that are considering the ban of animals in pet stores:

West Hollywood
Richmond BC
Langley
Langley on Rabbits
Langley on Dogs
Burnaby

Cleopatra and Cat the Great

Here are some pictures of Cleopatra and Cat the Great [ known as Berry while in your care]. ~Joe

"Cat lovers unite!"

Hi gang,

Amy at the web site LoveMeow.com has posted some photos I took with a
little blurb about RAPS Cat Sanctuary on her web site and Facebook
group. It is a large web site with a lot of readers and exposure. Cat
lovers unite. Here is the post:

http://lovemeow.com/2010/02/raps-cat-sanctuary/

Here is where the Facebook comments are:
http://www.facebook.com/lovemeowfanpage/posts/290887892415

~Barbara

"Your babies are now my babies!"

Dear RAPS,

Here are pictures of our babies--now adults that we got from RAPS. They are part of our family and the best things to come into our lives!! Thank you RAPS for making our family a little bit bigger!!!!!

~The Zlotnik's

Chica brings joy and happiness

Dear RAPS, Here is a picture of Chica, who I adopted from you on the 2nd of September last year. She is the absolute joy of my life and brings me nothing but happiness. Thanks so much for your online newsletters. ~Pat

Catwalk through the rain at the RAPS Cat Sanctuary

Here are some pictures I took during the recent rain storm. As you can see it was quite the flood. Note the new sidewalks that go around to the back of the cabins. They certainly did the job! ~Debbie~

Sola's First Birthday

Hi RAPS,

Well, we're coming up to Sola's (Sparkle's) first birthday so I thought I'd send an update. She is about 75 pounds already, and slowing down a little on her growing (finally!). She is still full of puppy energy but turning out to be a gentle, very responsive dog.

We recently moved from the small island down to Victoria. We're right by an amazing dog park by the beach, so she spends every day playing with other dogs and splashing in the surf. She really is a total delight. Very, very social.

We're enrolled in some dog classes starting soon, so she can go from great to perfect :) Hopefully she'll make some new friends too.

Best wishes,
Catherine, Guthrie and Sola

(Some of you might recall Sola (aka Sparkle) as a puppy at the RAPS City Shelter. Her puppy picture is below).