Update on Pika

Hi,

Here's some pictures from Pika's latest photo shoot. She continues to live in luxury and greets the ARC (Animal Rescue and Care) Club students every morning to get her treat. She sleeps until lunch time, then wakes up again in the hopes of some attention while the ARC Club tends to her cage. Then it's back to sleep so she can party all night, running on her wheel and rearranging her furnishings!

I'm kind of jealous!

Margaret Galan
ARC sponsor
JN Burnett Secondary

Kona the Shar-Pei

Hi,

I know you folks deal with a lot of dogs and I don't know how many you could possibly remember, but I think Kona may have left an impact, anyway. She has started doing something that I have never heard of any other dog doing. While watching TV I sit in my armchair with my right forearm on the armrest and my hand hanging over the side. Kona takes her right paw, lifts my hand and puts it in her mouth and very gently mouths my hand, expressing her love, I find it so touching it almost brings me to tears to tell people about it. I won the lottery with her, thank you, keep up the great work and never forget, there's a special place in Heaven for people like you.

Thank you

Kenn & Kona

Meatball

Hi All!

Simone and I adopted 'Meatball' a few months ago now from your shelter. We gave him a new name "Kermode' ( Kerr-Mode-Eee) as in a Kermode Bear or the White Spirit Bear here in BC. He looks just like those bears which are from my traditional territory on the north coast of BC.

He has been an amazing addition to us. He has gotten quite confident here at his home in Gastown....his Pyrenees traits are sure coming through. A great protector of his flock he is...(barking at birds trying to steal his bones on the deck)...he is VERY gentle with people and other dogs...unless they bite him then he usually puts his pancake move on them to show them how BIG he is then he calmly walks away.

We wanted to send you some pictures of him and his new life here.

I think he might run for Gastown mayor next year... he is extremely popular with the tourists, street people love him, and the residents. He is asked for his picture all the time.

And he loves Canucks games with Dad!

-David

Pika the hamster

Hi,
I just wanted to thank you for letting me adopt Pika outside of regular adoption hours - she is doing great and her new habitat has lots of cool features for her to enjoy. She is very tame and gentle. My ARC (Animal Rescue and Care) club students adore her!

Margaret Galan
ARC Coordinator
JN Burnett Secondary

An update on Ricky and Cleo

Just wanted to let everyone know how well Ricky and Cleo are doing. One of the Cat Sanctuary’s favourite “forever pairs” have found their forever home, and they couldn’t be happier. They have been through a lot, (see the Neko Files on Ricky and Cleo: http://neko-raps.blogspot.com/2010/03/ricky-cleo.html.) and spent about two years at the Sanctuary. It took them a while to get totally comfortable with us, but now they can’t get enough attention. Especially Ricky, who is a full-on lap cat. Cleo -on the other hand- is very affectionate and gentle, but definitely does not like to be picked up. She spends her time split between the ‘catio’ on our balcony chirping at birds on the feeder, or sleeping in her cat-condo. Ricky likes to sleep behind the couch or other hidden places where he feels safe. When he is awake, though, he will most likely be right beside one of us. We knew we wanted to adopt as soon as we started volunteering at the Cat Sanctuary, we just didn’t know how lucky we would get.

Thanks RAPS, for all the hard work, and for taking care of our kitties until we found them.

-Wes & Katrina

Papaya

I adopted Papaya, AKA Colby, on 1 June. He was a scared and skinny cat. Although he is still easily scared (you can tell from his eyes), he is skinny no more. His head has become so round and he fur shines. It takes me a almost 2 months to clip his nails as he scratches me so often but he is showing significant progress everyday. Papaya is getting along with my other lady cat. I think he still has way to go for his ultimate socialization with human. Believe me, he will get there!

Thanking all RAPS staff who took care and showed concern for my Papaya.

Christine

Sid, Bruce, Tiptoe and Woodette (now Penny)