RAPS is short for Regional Animal Protection Society, a registered charity and operator of a sanctuary which houses and cares for nearly 500 homeless or abandoned cats in Richmond, BC, Canada. The Neko Files is a celebration of the sanctuary and all those who live and work there.

Friday, March 19, 2010

Treacle

Treacle arrived at the sanctuary at the beginning of March, left by the driveway in a carrier with a note saying something about pooping outside the litterbox that had been going on for a long time and for no reason the vet could identify. The writer of the note hadn't wanted to euthanize her, so they left her there assuming one of our staff would find her and take her in. Luckily, they did.


When she arrived, Treacle was very upset. The sign on her cage advised people to move slowly and quietly around her. Leaving her home must have been a most unwelcome shock, particularly since she seems to be one of those cats who hates other cats. And her cage was right next to Rita, one of our most famous cat-haters. I hear Rita managed to pull aside the blanket keeping them from each other's view and they proceeded to try to get one another through the partition. Now Treacle's cage is fully obscured from prying cat eyes and she's a lot more relaxed.


However she might feel about fellow felines, Treacle loves people and, despite having never met me before, was delighted by my visit. She rubbed her head against everything in reach, had me watch her eat for a bit, then capsized for a good, happy wriggle. She's a beautiful girl who will soon win herself more than a few admirers among the sanctuary staff and volunteers.

4 comments:

  1. I just met this beauty today! Such a cutie!

    Did you hear about Leonard? :(

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  2. I'm so sad to hear about Leonard! He really wasn't looking well last week, but I don't think anyone was anywhere near ready to say good-bye so soon.

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  3. OMG! Lisa asked me to open Treacle's cage while I was in the Newcomers today, she came out and screamed at "things" aka other kitties for about 20 minutes! Poor girl!!
    Ann J

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  4. Treacle was the first cat I met when I started volunterring at the sanctuary. She has since thinned down quite a bit, and she loves to climb in with the clean laundry in the drawers and get comfortable in them :)

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