RAPS cat shelter

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-Largest cat shelter in North America
-Over 800 cats
-100 volunteers
-6 acres
-Over 43 citywide feeding stations for farel cats
-2 AIDS wards
-Cancer ward

"Richmond Animal Protection Society is a registered charity that rescues and cares for homeless and abandoned cats and kittens. Most of these beautiful animals would have otherwise faced starvation, injury, disease and an early death due to the many hazards in their environment."

"Our organization was founded 15 years ago by dedicated cat lovers who recognized the dangers to cats living on city streets, in alleys and industrial areas. There was no group helping the feral (wild) offspring of lost and abandoned cats."

"Cats that were wild, or tame but frightened, were quickly killed when taken to city animal control pounds. Unfortunately, that is still their fate in most North American cities."

Excerpt from website: www.rapsociety.com/