{"id":608,"date":"2026-09-11T12:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T19:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dretch.com\/?p=608"},"modified":"2026-09-11T12:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T19:30:12","slug":"gaga-for-the-animals-places-near-vancouver-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dretch.com\/?p=608","title":{"rendered":"Gaga for the Animals? Places Near Vancouver BC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of us relate to and love animals. For me it&#8217;s also a needed break from dealing with those &#8220;pesky hoomans&#8221;. I won&#8217;t list the obvious here, the local aquarium, whale watching trips etc. Pick up a flyer at any tourist info booth. Many of the below are also working rescues, so be sure to check ahead on their current status before planning to go. And donations are always appreciated. These are the organizations I have volunteered with, adopted from or visited over the years:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bunny Cafe<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bunnycafe.ca\/\">bunnycafe.ca<\/a><br>1696 Venables Street<br>Reservations recommended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SPCA Adoptions<br><a href=\"https:\/\/spca.bc.ca\/locations\/vancouver\/\">spca.bc.ca<\/a><br>1205 E 7th Ave<br>Worth a visit and support. Cats, dogs etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maplewood Farms<br><a href=\"https:\/\/maplewoodfarm.bc.ca\/\">maplewoodfarm.bc.ca<\/a><br>405 Seymour River Place, North Van.<br>Lots of Creatures!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O.W.L Raptor Rescue<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.owlrehab.org\/\">owlrehab.org<\/a><br>3800-72nd Street, Unit 3, Delta<br>Falcons and Owls and other cool birds.<br>Tours by reservation only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">S.A.I.N.T.S. Rescue<br><a href=\"https:\/\/saintsrescue.ca\/\">saintsrescue.ca<\/a><br>10950 284th Street, Maple Ridge<br>Awesome place. Used to volunteer there.<br>Summer tours? Or by appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RAPTS Cat Colony<br><a href=\"https:\/\/rapsbc.com\/departments\/cat-sanctuary\/\">raptsbc.com<\/a><br>3380 No 6 Rd, Richmond, BC<br>A sanctuary for cats. Ticketed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VRRA Rabbit Rescue<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrra.org\">vrra.org<\/a><br>For the bunnies. Tour status unknown but a great organization to support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cat Therapy and Rescue Society<br><a href=\"https:\/\/cattherapyandrescue.com\/\">catthreapyandrescue.com<\/a><br>These are the folks who <a href=\"https:\/\/dretch.com\/?p=521\">found and rescued Gwyd<\/a> after he had been attacked and was to be &#8220;put down&#8221;. Cannot thank them enough. My buddy.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of us relate to and love animals. For me it&#8217;s also a needed break from dealing with those &#8220;pesky hoomans&#8221;. I won&#8217;t list the obvious here, the local aquarium, whale watching trips etc. Pick up a flyer at any tourist info booth. Many of the below are also working rescues, so be sure to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":611,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-learning","category-pets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dretch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dretch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dretch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dretch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dretch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=608"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dretch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":612,"href":"https:\/\/dretch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608\/revisions\/612"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dretch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dretch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dretch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dretch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}