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RAPS Animal Hospital partners with Kidtropolis
Earlier this year, the Regional Animal
Protection Society opened the RAPS Animal Hospital — a full-service,
state-of-the-art veterinary facility located in the Richmond Auto Mall.
A few days ago, another RAPS Animal Hospital
opened – a replica at the World of Kidtropolis that allows kids to imagine
themselves as veterinarians.
Kidtropolis, located on No. 2 Road near the
Richmond Oval, is an interactive city model designed to provide a safe, unique
and realistic educational environment that lets kids to do what they do best:
pretend play.
Kidtropolis is a cityscape of pretend urban
fixtures, including a grocery store, a bank, a school, a dental office, a
pizzeria and more … And now, there is a RAPS Animal Hospital, too.
“We jumped at the opportunity to bring our
hospital to the kids and families who come to Kidtropolis,” says Eyal
Lichtmann, CEO of the Regional Animal Protection Society. “An important part of
our mandate is to educate young people about the joys and responsibilities of
animal companions … and also about personal safety around animals. By being
part of Kidtropolis, we hope that more young people see animals and veterinary
care as an integral part of our cityscape.”
Ginny Lam, President CEO of Kidtropolis,
welcomed RAPS Animal Hospital to the community.
“We were excited to invite the RAPS Animal
Hospital to join us,” she says. “Animals, whether they are big or small, play a
large role in our community. We really want the kids who come here to understand
not only that animals are part of our community, but also that responsible
pet-ownership includes regular visits to the veterinarian. And because the RAPS
Animal Hospital is a not-for-profit facility, with revenue being reinvested to
save and improve the lives of more animals in our community, we are so happy to
support it.”
At the Grand Opening on Nov. 17, kids donned
veterinary coats and stethoscopes while exploring the freshly opened
mini-hospital.
Kidtropolis will host special RAPS Community
Days where visitors can meet and talk to veterinary professionals. The next one
is on Saturday, February 16. And when visitors show their RAPS Animal Hospital
VIP card, they get 10% off admission to Kidtropolis. (Get your VIP card at
www.rapsanimalhospital.com/vip-members and receive 25 per cent off most
in-hospital services, plus other benefits. Full details online.)
“We had such a great time at the opening
event,” says Dr. Assaf Goldberg, RAPS Animal Hospital veterinarian. “The kids
and their parents were so interested to learn about the hospital and asked lots
of questions about veterinary healthcare. We are really excited to be able to
connect with young people and families with a message that animals make our
lives, families, neighbourhoods and community safer, healthier and happier.”
Pat Johnson is communications director of the
Regional Animal Protection Society, RAPSbc.
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