About Us

Located in the beautiful Inland Northwest just north of Spokane Washington, Cat Tales is a one of a kind, multi facetted wildlife center with three purposes; exotic and wild animal rescue, rehabilitation, and retirement; a family learning center with out-of-school educational programs; and job skill training for the highest standards in zookeeping.

Whether you think of us as a shelter, a sanctuary, or a zoo, our mission is to provide professional, compassionate care and a secure future for wild and exotic animals in need of a second chance.

Our hard working energetic family of staff, students, interns, and volunteers put their heart, soul and muscles into caring for the wildlife that call Cat Tales home.

We pride ourselves in educating and entertaining generations of our regions families by personalizing and sharing animal stories that inspire.

We are the forever home for small to extra-large felines including servals, bobcats, lynx, pumas – also known as cougars or mountain lions – Bengal tigers and Siberian tigers. Also foxes, coyotes, and wolfdogs, our big black bears and other small mammals like raccoons.