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.

Monday, November 22, 2010

Baxter


Baxter is another one of those cats who it's hard to photograph without including in the shot one's own feet. In other words, he's a friendly boy.


Baxter came to the sanctuary from the SPCA, part of the same arrangement between shelters that brought us Skouch. I found out from Lisa that Baxter is in fact the last cat we got from the SPCA.

photo by Michele

Lisa adds that "he was supposed to be feral but was in fact sweet from the moment he arrived to the point of carol even calling them to make sure we had the right cat!"

Anyone visiting him in the New AIDS building (yes, he's FIV positive) would do a similar double take at the word "feral" when applied to Baxter. Not simply tame, he's just so downright personable.

On her Flickr page, Barbara describes Baxter as "so big and loving, he always runs over for attention." He was usually the first cat she would see each week when she came out to volunteer.

photo by Barbara

photo by Barbara

2 comments:

  1. He is one of my favourite cats. If I didn't have any other kitties I'd adopt him. We always had major snuggle time and yes he was always my first stop at the Sanctuary. Miss the big boy.

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  2. It's always a pleasure seeing Baxter on Thursday nights. He keeps me good company when I'm scooping there. Lovely boy.

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