Cat Tales Zoological Park is a USDA Licensed - Class C - Exhibitor (all zoos fall under this classification) that helps rescue and protect big cats. It is located in Spokane, Washington, United States. As of Spring 2005 they provided a home to 42 big cats, 2 bears, 3 parrots, 2 snakes, 2 lizards, 1 Raptor, 2 hamsters, 3 goats, 1 rabbit, 2 Ferrets, 4 dogs, 2 Geese, 5 Ducks, 10 Chickens, and 6 domestic cats.
Cat Tales Zoological Park was founded in early 1991 by, Mike and Debbie Wyche as a non-profit charity and incorporated on July 27, 1991. Cat Tales is also home to the only school which teaches exclusively zoo-keeping. Cat Tales Zoological Training Center is a Washington state licensed trade school. Details about the school can be found at www.zooschool.org. Cat Tales is Spokane's only zoo.
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—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)
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