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• F
or o
ver
20 y
ears
, th
e R
ichm
ond
Ani
mal
Pro
tect
ion
S
ocie
ty (
RA
PS
) ha
s be
en r
escu
ing,
sh
elte
rin
g h
omel
ess
anim
als,
and
wo
rkin
g t
o r
educ
e th
e p
et
po
pu
latio
n
thro
ug
h s
pay
and
ne
ute
r in
itia
tive
s in
Ric
hmon
d, B
C.
• In
200
7, R
APS
was
aw
arde
d th
e c
on
tra
ct t
o r
un t
he
R
ichm
ond
Ani
mal
She
lter,
tu
rnin
g it
into
a n
o-ki
ll sh
elte
r.
• R
APS
curr
en
tly o
pera
tes
the
RAP
S C
at S
anct
uary
and
th
e
Ric
hmon
d A
nim
al S
helte
r; b
etw
ee
n t
hese
tw
o fa
cilit
ies
it
care
s fo
r n
ea
rly
1000
ani
mal
s in
clu
din
g d
ogs,
cat
s,
rabb
its,
bird
s, s
mal
l an
imal
s, f
arm
ani
mal
s, a
nd w
ildlif
e.
PRCS - 13
• T
he R
APS
Cat
San
ctua
ry:
-Is
ou
r or
gani
zatio
n's
first
she
lter;
it
was
bu
ilt in
199
9 th
anks
to
a g
ener
ous
ind
ivid
ua
l's c
on
trib
uti
on
-
Gre
w t
o a
cco
mm
od
ate
we
ll o
ver
1000
cat
s th
at
wo
uld
oth
erw
ise
hav
e lo
st
the
ir li
ves
in o
the
r sh
elte
rs o
r to
sta
rva
tion
and
dis
ease
on
the
str
eets
-
Cu
rre
ntly
pro
vide
s a
ho
me
fo
r 50
0 ca
ts a
nd a
ccep
ts c
ats
fro
m t
he
City
of
Ric
hmon
d (a
t no
cos
t to
th
e C
ity)
tha
t ha
ve b
een
de
em
ed
un
ad
op
tab
le d
ue
to m
edic
al o
r be
havi
oura
l is
sues
, sa
ving
th
e C
ity t
he
cos
t o
f car
ing
for
thes
e ca
ts l
ong
term
-
Is k
no
wn
wo
rld
-wid
e a
nd b
rings
man
y vi
sito
rs t
o t
he
city
eac
h ye
ar lo
cally
an
d fr
om
aro
un
d t
he
glo
be.
PRCS - 15
• T
he R
APS
Th
rift
Sto
re is
co
mp
lete
ly
op
era
ted
by
volu
nte
ers
.
• 10
0% o
f th
e p
rofi
ts g
o to
op
era
tin
g
the
RAP
S C
at S
anct
uary
, w
hic
h in
co
mb
ina
tio
n w
ith
pri
vate
do
na
tio
ns
fully
fun
ds
the
San
ctua
ry.
• Its
a g
rea
t R
APS
loca
tion
to
vo
lun
tee
r; m
an
y se
nior
s e
njo
y vo
lun
tee
rin
g a
t th
e T
hri
ft S
tore
.
• It
pro
vid
es
a pl
ace
for
citiz
ens
of
Ric
hm
on
d t
o b
uy
sup
plie
s to
car
e fo
r th
eir
pet
s a
t a
low
cos
t.
PRCS - 16
• T
he R
ichm
ond
An
ima
l S
helte
r:
Is l
ocat
ed a
t 12
071
No
.5 R
oad
and
is o
pe
n t
o t
he
pu
blic
7 d
ays
a w
eek;
re
ceiv
es d
ozen
s o
f vis
itors
eve
ry d
ay.
RAP
S op
erat
es t
he
She
lter
as n
o-ki
ll, o
pe
n-a
dm
issi
on
she
lter.
Thi
s m
eans
th
at
we
ne
ver
turn
an
anim
al f
rom
th
e C
ity o
f R
ichm
ond
away
and
th
at
no a
nim
al is
eut
hani
zed
for
old
age,
tre
ata
ble
illn
ess,
lac
k o
f spa
ce o
r ba
d b
eh
avi
or
(unl
ess
the
y po
se a
da
ng
er
to s
ocie
ty).
We
deal
wit
h s
tray,
su
rre
nd
ere
d,
seiz
ed,
ab
an
do
ne
d a
nd
inju
red
ani
mal
s (i
ncl
ud
ing
orp
ha
ne
d o
r in
jure
d w
ildlif
e).
We
pro
vid
e A
nim
al C
ontr
ol s
ervi
ces
7 da
ys a
wee
ks.
PRCS - 18
• O
ver
835
do
me
stic
ani
mal
s w
ere
ad
mit
ted
in
to t
he
Ric
hmon
d A
nim
al
She
lter's
car
e in
201
4 (a
2.5
% in
crea
se f
rom
2013)
.~_
• 78
6 an
imal
s e
xite
d t
he
Sh
elte
r la
st y
ear:
-40
1 a
do
ptio
ns
"
~
-88
fos
ters
~
235
recl
am
atio
ns
~,
Thi
s m
eans
th
at
we
achi
eved
a
save
rat
e o
f 9
6%
29 t
rans
fers
to
res
cue,
or
tra
nsf
er
to t
he
RAP
S C
at S
anct
uary
-33
via
na
tura
l d
ea
th o
r eu
than
asia
.
• R
APS
spay
ed a
nd n
eu
tere
d 2
80 R
ichm
ond
anim
als.
• O
ur
An
ima
l C
on
tro
l O
ffic
ers
resp
on
de
d t
o 1
135
An
ima
l C
on
tro
l ca
lls.
• W
e ha
ve o
ver
265
volu
nte
ers
wo
rkin
g a
t th
e S
helte
r.
PRCS - 19
This
illu
stra
tion
show
s ho
w r
apid
ly t
he
City
of
Ric
hmon
d's
popu
latio
n ha
s gr
own
sinc
e th
e R
ichm
ond
Ani
mal
She
lter
was
bui
lt in
197
4; a
nd a
lso
show
s ho
w
sign
ifica
ntly
th
e n
um
ber
of
anim
als
pass
ing
thro
ugh
the
She
lter
has
incr
ease
d du
ring
th
at s
ame
peri
od.
Pop
ulat
ion
of
Ric
hmon
d -
Po
pu
lati
on
of
Ric
hm
on
d
2100
00
:r~SUO-
1900
00
1700
00
1500
00
1300
00
1100
00
74t
9000
0
7000
0
5000
0
1974
20
11
2012
20
13
2014
1000
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
Ann
ual
An
ima
l In
take
-C
ity
Sh
elte
r -
An
nu
al A
nim
al
Inta
ke
1974
20
11
2012
20
13
5
2014
PRCS - 20
• R
APS
wo
rks
clos
ely
wit
h i
ts p
art
ne
rs a
t th
e C
ity o
f R
ich
mo
nd
: .
Par
ks D
ep
art
me
nt:
en
suri
ng
th
at
the
co
mm
un
ity
and
its a
nim
als
are
re
ceiv
ing
the
hig
he
st le
vel o
f ser
vice
Byl
aw E
nfo
rce
me
nt:
en
suri
ng
th
at
the
City
's A
nim
al C
on
tro
l B
ylaw
s an
d D
og L
icen
sing
Byl
aws
are
bein
g u
ph
eld
.
• W
he
n t
he
Ric
hmon
d A
nim
al
Sh
elte
r w
as b
uilt
in t
he
197
0's
it's
inte
nd
ed
ca
pa
city
was
ab
ou
t 70
ani
mal
s. T
oday
, th
ere
are
187
an
ima
ls a
t th
e S
he
lter
&
ove
r 1
50
in R
APS
fost
er
hom
es.
• O
ur
fost
er
pro
gra
m f
aci
lita
tes
the
S
he
lter's
ove
rflo
w o
f a
nim
als
-al
l w
hile
giv
ing
th
em
a h
om
e a
nd t
aki
ng
th
e b
urd
en
off
of t
he
City
.
_ In
ten
de
d C
apac
ity
_ A
ctu
al C
ap
acit
y _
Fost
er
Car
e
o "
" 00 ~
CIT
Y S
H E
L TE
R
PRCS - 21
• S
taff
and
vo
lun
tee
rs a
re c
on
sta
ntly
wo
rkin
g t
o p
rom
ote
and
fa
cilit
ate
a
do
ptio
ns
thro
ug
h t
he
She
lter,
ad
op
tio
n e
vent
s, a
dver
tisin
g, a
nd
sate
llite
ad
op
tion
pa
rtn
ers
suc
h as
lis
ol
Pet
Sto
res.
• In
th
e la
st y
ear,
RAP
S ha
s w
ork
ed
har
d to
exp
and
its p
art
ne
rsh
ips
wit
h
oth
er
resc
ues.
We
no
w w
ork
wit
h o
ver a
doz
en l
ocal
res
cues
, tr
an
sfe
rrin
g a
nim
als
into
th
eir
car
e to
fre
e u
p sp
ace
in t
he
She
lter.
PE
DIG
RfE
A
DO
PT
ION
DR
IVE®
l..A C
AM
PAG
NE
D'A
DO
PT
lo .. 1
PE
DIG
ReE
""
PRCS - 22
• R
APS
pro
ud
ly b
oast
s a
volu
nte
er
ne
two
rk o
f sev
eral
hu
nd
red
ded
icat
ed
ind
ivid
ua
ls;
265
of w
hic
h v
olu
nte
er
at t
he
Ric
hmon
d A
nim
al S
helte
r.
• W
e al
so r
ecei
ve s
up
po
rt f
rom
man
y lo
cal
busi
ness
es a
nd g
ener
ous
ind
ivid
ua
ls w
ho
do
na
te g
oods
, se
rvic
es,
and
muc
h ne
eded
fun
ds.
PRCS - 23
RAP
S -
Serv
ices
Pro
vide
d to
the
City
• R
APS
curr
en
tly
prov
ides
th
e f
ollo
win
g s
ervi
ces
to t
he C
ity
of
Ric
hm
on
d:
She
lters
ne
arl
y 20
0 o
f th
e C
ity's
gro
win
g a
nim
al p
op
ula
tio
n
Pro
vide
s o
pe
n-a
dm
issi
on
and
no
-kill
sh
elte
rin
g v
ia a
sus
tain
able
mo
de
l
Pro
vide
s A
nim
al C
on
tro
l ser
vice
s 7
days
a w
ee
k in
co
nju
nct
ion
wit
h B
ylaw
s
She
lters
500
of t
he
City
's u
nw
an
ted
ani
mal
s ~
----""
-P
rovi
des
fre
e c
at s
pa
yin
g/n
eu
teri
ng
to
Ric
hmon
d re
side
nts
"-
Pro
vide
s lo
w c
ost v
ete
rin
ary
car
e to
Ric
hmon
d re
side
nts
• ~ ~ -
-•
........
, -
Pro
vide
s fr
ee
pe
t fo
od
to
low
inco
me
res
iden
ts o
f R
ichm
ond
_ •
K '
h C'
,
I'
d I
. .
• T
he
la
st g
rou
p o
f -
eeps
t
e It
y sc
at
popu
atlo
n u
n e
r co
ntr
o v
ia t
rap
pin
g
. %
_
serv
ice
s a
re 1
000
0 _
Brin
gs in
to
uri
sm v
ia t
he
Cat
San
ctua
ry
• fu
nd
ed
by
RA
PS
at
•
Coo
rdin
ates
hun
dred
s o
f fo
ste
r ho
mes
-
no
co
st t
o t
he
Cit
y -
Invo
lves
hu
nd
red
s o
f co
mm
un
ity
volu
nte
ers
-_
of
Ric
hm
on
d
_-
Pro
vide
s fr
ee p
et
educ
atio
n to
th
e c
om
mu
nit
y -
_ •
-...
-
PRCS - 25
• . W
ayne
Hira
yam
a, a
me
mb
er
of t
he
RAP
S B
oard
of
Dir
ecto
rs,
has
fou
nd
ed
'A
nim
al R
escu
e C
lubs
' at t
hre
e R
ichm
ond
seco
nd
ary
sch
ools
, an
d o
the
rs
have
fo
llow
ed
sui
t. T
hese
clu
bs t
each
ch
ildre
n h
ow
to
tre
at
anim
als
and
the
y ra
ise
mo
ne
y to
su
pp
ort
th
e a
nim
als
at
RAP
S an
d o
the
r re
scue
s.
PRCS - 26
• W
e re
ceiv
e m
any
he
art
felt
Tha
nk-y
ou's
fro
m m
embe
rs o
f th
e
com
mu
nit
y th
at
have
ad
op
ted
ani
mal
s fr
om
us,
th
at
we
have
hel
ped
wit
h t
he
ir a
nim
als,
or
tha
t kn
ow
of a
nim
als
tha
t w
e ha
ve h
elpe
d.
• F
or e
xam
ple,
we
rece
ived
a h
uge
ou
tpo
uri
ng
of s
up
po
rt f
rom
th
e
com
mu
nit
y w
he
n w
e to
ok
in 3
8 ab
ando
ned
dogs
th
at
had
been
le
ft a
t th
e R
ichm
ond
Ani
mal
She
lter
du
rin
g th
e n
ight
.
Aft
er
G
~
Bef
ore
PRCS - 27
RAP
S -
Typi
cal D
ay a
t the
City
She
lter
• O
n a
typ
ica
l da
y, t
he
Ric
hmon
d A
nim
al
She
lter:
Rec
eive
s 2-
3 n
ew
do
me
stic
ani
mal
s, a
s w
ell
as n
um
ero
us
inju
red
/orp
ha
ne
d w
ildlif
e.
Dep
endi
ng o
n th
e t
ime
of y
ear,
such
as
baby
sea
son,
th
at
nu
mb
er
can
be m
uch
high
er.
Rec
eive
s do
zens
of v
isito
rs e
ach
day
look
ing
to a
dopt
, vo
lunt
eer,
su
rre
nd
er
an a
nim
al,
ge
t ass
ista
nce
wit
h t
he
ir
pet,
or
just
vis
it.
Fie
lds
doze
ns o
f ph
on
e c
alls
eac
h da
y, m
any
of w
hic
h
req
uir
e t
he
ass
ista
nce
of o
ur
Ani
mal
Con
trol
Offi
cer.
Has
be
twe
en
15-
20 v
olun
teer
s an
d h
alf
a d
ozen
sta
ff
mem
bers
wo
rkin
g d
ilig
en
tly fr
om
7am
to
10
pm
to
car
e fo
r th
e a
nim
als
and
to a
ssis
t th
e p
ublic
du
rin
g o
ur
hour
s o
f o
pe
ratio
ns
fro
m l
Oa
m t
o 6
pm o
n th
e w
eekd
ays
and
gam
to
5p
m o
n th
e w
eeke
nds.
PRCS - 28
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• •
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• •
• •
: A
dm
inis
trat
ive:
•
• •
• •
An
imal
•
• •
• A
nim
al C
are
: •
Ken
nel
•
• •
• V
olu
nte
ers
•
• S
taff
&
• •
• •
• C
on
tro
l •
• •
• •
• S
taff
•
• S
taff
•
• •
• •
• M
anag
emen
t •
• •
• •
• O
ffic
ers
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
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• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
--
V
• -
y y
y y
• C
lean
ca
t roo
ms
• A
nsw
er c
alls
•
Ad
min
iste
r •
Wal
k th
e d
ogs
• R
espo
nd to
str
oy
• C
hang
e fo
od
an
d
• G
rea
t vis
itors
m
ed
ica
tion
s •
Cle
an t
he
ken
nels
d
og
cal
ls
wa
ter
• S
ho
w th
e a
nim
als
•
Cle
an c
at r
oom
s •
Was
h th
e d
ishe
s •
Ass
ist B
ylaw
s w
ith
•
Wal
k th
e d
ogs
• A
nsw
er q
uest
ions
•
Cha
nge
foo
d a
nd
•
Do
the
lau
nd
ry
bit
e in
cid
en
ts a
nd
•
Cle
an r
ab
bit
cag
es
• D
ispa
tch
AC
O c
alls
w
ate
r •
Mo
p t
he
flo
ors
d
an
ge
rou
s do
gs
• W
ash
the
dis
hes
• F
aci
lita
te
• C
lean
ra
bb
it c
ages
•
Bat
h a
nd
gro
om
•
Pic
k-up
in
jure
d
• D
o th
e la
un
dry
a
do
pti
on
s/fo
ste
rs
• W
ash
the
dis
hes
the
dog
s a
nd
orp
ha
ne
d
• M
op
th
e fl
oo
rs
• S
end
an
ima
ls to
•
Do
the
la
un
dry
•
Exe
rcis
e th
e d
ogs
wild
life
•
Bru
sh a
nd
cu
dd
le
vet
• M
op
th
e fl
oo
rs
• B
eh
avi
ora
l wo
rk
• T
ran
spo
rt a
nim
als
th
e c
ats
• M
on
ito
r a
nim
al
• E
xerc
ise
the
w
ith
th
e d
ogs
to t
he
ve
t •
Pla
y w
ith
an
d
he
alt
h
rab
bits
•
Ad
min
iste
r med
s •
Pa
tro
l th
e p
arks
ex
erci
se t
he
•
Inta
ke a
nim
als
•
He
alth
che
cks
• S
ho
w d
ogs
to
• Li
cenc
e ch
ecks
ra
bb
its
• K
eep
de
taile
d
• F
eed
an
d c
lean
p
ote
nti
al a
do
pte
rs
• R
espo
nd to
dog
s •
Hel
p w
ith
re
cord
s th
e fa
rm a
nim
als
•
Inta
ke s
tra
ys
left
in h
ot
vehi
cles
fu
nd
rais
ing
•
Tra
in v
olun
teer
s •
Bat
h a
nd
gro
om
•
Hom
e ch
ecks
•
Res
pond
to m
an
y •
Fee
d a
nd
cle
an
• A
nsw
er
em
ails
th
e a
nim
als
•
Con
duct
vo
lun
tee
r o
the
r ty
pes
of
the
farm
an
ima
ls
• P
ost a
nim
als
to
• A
ssis
t th
e p
ub
lic
ori
en
tati
on
s A
CO
cal
ls
soci
al m
ed
ia
PRCS - 29
Rea
sons
wh
y w
e n
ee
d a
ne
w s
helte
r, a
Cen
tre
for
An
ima
l We
ll ne
ss:
• T
he c
urr
en
t sh
elte
r w
as b
uilt
in 1
974
and
does
no
t m
ee
t to
day'
s S
tand
ards
of A
nim
al S
helte
ring.
• P
opul
atio
n th
en
was
74,
544
; n
ow
its
207,
500
-n
ea
rly
3 tim
es
larg
er!
• T
he c
urr
en
t S
helte
r ha
s se
rious
hea
lth a
nd s
afet
y co
ncer
ns:
cont
ains
Asb
esto
s -
no
t sa
fe f
or
anim
als,
th
e p
ublic
, o
r st
aff
and
vo
lun
tee
rs
is in
ser
ious
dis
repa
ir;
requ
ires
co
nst
an
t an
d co
stly
rep
airs
and
m
ain
ten
an
ce
is n
ot
con
stru
cte
d in
acc
orda
nce
wit
h t
od
ay'
s be
st p
ract
ices
mat
eria
ls a
nd d
esig
n ar
e h
igh
ly c
ondu
cive
to
th
e s
prea
d o
f dis
ease
and
hi
gh l
evel
s o
f em
otio
na
l st
ress
fo
r th
e a
nim
als.
PRCS - 30
Mo
re r
easo
ns w
hy
we
nee
d a
ne
w s
hel
ter:
• T
he c
urr
en
t S
helte
r is
no
t bi
g en
ough
fo
r us
to
do
wh
at
we
need
to
do
to
tru
ly s
erve
th
e c
om
mu
nit
y o
f R
ichm
ond
and
it's
anim
als
beca
use
it:
is s
erio
usly
ove
rcro
wd
ed
; it
was
no
t des
igne
d to
acc
om
mo
da
te t
he
nee
ds o
f a
po
pu
latio
n o
f to
da
y's
size
has
no q
ua
ran
tine
are
a
has
no is
olat
ion
area
has
no a
do
ptio
n r
oo
m f
or
po
ten
tial
ad
op
ters
to
me
et
wit
h t
he
ani
mal
s
has
no h
ousi
ng f
or
farm
ani
mal
s o
the
r th
an
wh
at
RAP
S ha
s co
nst
ruct
ed
at
its
ow
n c
ost
has
no e
du
catio
n r
oo
m
has
no s
pace
to
hol
d co
mm
un
ity
even
ts
has
no s
taff
roo
m.
PRCS - 31
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rais
ing
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• RA
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olds
num
erou
s fu
ndra
isin
g ev
ents
eac
h ye
ar in
ord
er to
sus
tain
its
no-
kill,
ope
n-ad
mis
sion
she
lter
mod
el. T
hese
eve
nts
incl
ude
pub
nigh
ts,
danc
es,
bake
sal
es,
wre
stlin
g sh
ows,
and
th
e an
nual
Paw
s &
P
umpk
ins
Gal
a (w
hich
we
like
to i
nvite
all
of y
ou t
o at
ten
d o
n O
ctob
er
31st
with
co
mp
limen
tary
tic
kets
). -
• W
e ha
ve a
lso
prov
ided
you
with
our
ful
l an
nual
rep
ort
sho
uld
you
wa
nt
mor
e de
tails
ab
ou
t an
y o
f th
e in
form
atio
n p
rovi
ded
toda
y.
PRCS - 32
-T
he n
um
be
rs d
on
't li
e; w
e a
re m
aki
ng
the
be
st o
f w
ha
t w
e h
ave
bu
t g
row
th c
on
tinu
es
and
we
de
spe
rate
ly n
eed
to g
row
wit
h t
he
co
mm
un
ity.
-A
s a
mo
de
rn a
nd p
rogr
essi
ve c
ity,
we
wo
uld
lo
ve t
o s
ee t
he
Ric
hm
on
d f
ollo
w t
he
lead
of
ou
r p
art
ne
r ci
ties
wh
o h
ave
bu
ilt m
od
ern
a
nim
al
wel
lnes
s sh
elte
rs in
th
eir
co
mm
un
itie
s (e
.g.
Del
ta,
Sur
rey,
Lan
gley
, M
ap
le R
idge
).
-G
oin
g f
orw
ard
, w
e w
an
t to
co
nti
nu
e t
o
pa
rtn
er
wit
h t
he
City
of
Ric
hm
on
d a
nd t
o
serv
e th
e c
om
mu
nit
y by
cre
atin
g a
fun
, sa
fe,
and
invi
tin
g e
nvi
ron
me
nt
wh
ere
th
e
com
mu
nit
y an
d it
's a
nim
als
co
me
to
ge
the
r.
PRCS - 33
• T
hank
You
to
th
e c
om
mitt
ee
fo
r he
arin
g us
to
da
y an
d fo
r yo
ur
con
tinu
ed
su
pp
ort
and
par
tner
ship
.
• A
nd a
spe
cial
th
an
k yo
u fo
r a
pp
rovi
ng
the
tra
iler
to im
pro
ve t
he
cu
rre
nt
situ
atio
n.
• W
e w
ou
ld b
e pl
ease
d to
ans
wer
any
que
stio
ns y
ou m
ay h
ave,
and
if
we
do n
ot
have
th
e i
nfo
rma
tio
n a
t ha
nd,
we
will
ha
pp
ily fo
llow
up.
PRCS - 34