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The Wildcat Sanctuary's
Capital Campaign

Help us give all our residents permanent habitats like DiabloThere are many ways to support The Wildcat Sanctuary. First and foremost, as we continue to develop our facility in Sandstone, MN, we ask you to consider making a contribution to our $1,400,000 capital campaign.

With funds so far, we have been able to accomplish amazing things.

  • Indoor serval building with seven natural habitats
  • Indoor big cat building with four natural habitats
  • Indoor cougar building with two natural habitats currently completed
  • Food prep area with walk-in freezer
  • On-site hospital with x-ray
  • Surveillance video through out the property
  • Office, volunteer and intern building with gift shop
  • Transport rescue vehicles
  • Heated and cooled bungalows for hybrids and domestics
  • Outdoor quarantine for new arrivals
  • Caves, perches and toys for all residents
  • Tiger Splash pool and waterfall

    Click the New Site Showcase button to view images of some of the residents and the progress we've made.

New Site Showcase

We still have big plans as we raise funds for the capital campaign.

  • Complete the remaining three habitats in Cougar Cove creating permanent homes for several more cougars
  • Build an intern bunk house to provide opportunities to students year round
  • Install a back-up generator for our current infrastructure to protect against outages during extreme temperatures and weather
  • Add an indoor quarantine building for recovering and sick animals
  • Launch the “Keep the Wild in your Heart,Not in your Home” educational tool kit for teachers and schools
  • Begin a memorial garden to honor and remember those who have touched our lives
  • Acquire a commercial Bobcat for snow removal and construction of habitats
  • Construct indoor building with natural habitats for bobcat and lynx
  • Construct and on-site education center
 
Rescue MeIn most states it is perfectly legal to keep a tiger in your backyard. All across the U.S., wildcats are bred for sale as pets, performers or exhibits in roadside zoos. In a CNN report, Humane Society President Wayne Pacelle said, “The exotic animal trade is second only to the drug trade in raw dollars. Literally billions of dollars are exchanged in the exotic animal trade.” On Internet sites you can click, point and buy lions and tigers. The motive is profit. Unfortunately, it is the cats who pay. They often live in cramped, filthy conditions. Many are fed improperly and receive no veterinary care. And most pose a very real threat to public safety. They are discarded when they grow too old to perform or breed.

The Solution

Cougar in habitat
Established in 1999, The Wildcat Sanctuary is one of only fourteen accredited facilities nationwide that can provide a haven for these powerful wildcats.

The Wildcat Sanctuary provides much-needed public education, training opportunities to future large-animal and wildlife veterinarians, and expertise and support for legislative efforts addressing captive wildcat issues. Please join us in providing a future for these graceful animals that will never be free but remain wild at heart.

The Wildcat Sanctuary's site plan has received letters of support from the following individuals and organizations.


  • Lee Ehmke, Director/CEO, Minnesota Zoo
  • Jeffrey S. Klausner, DVM/Dean, University of Minnesota Veterinary School
  • Lt. Cathy Hamm, Minnesota DNR Law Enforcement
  • Sheriff Dean Albers, Goodhue County
  • Nancy Johson, President of The Minnesota Animal Control Association
Click to view more details of the plan for our facility.
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We need a commitment from you today to make
this vision a reality. Please donate today - every dollar counts!
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(Please call to donate more than $1000)

To donate by check mail to:

The Wildcat Sanctuary
P.O. Box 314
Sandstone, MN 55072
"The Wildcat Sanctuary is managed and operated in a professional manner, and is poised to be an important resource for the safe and humane housing of many wild cats that would otherwise face euthanasia or continued mistreatment."

~ Lee Emke, Director/CEO
Minnesota Zoo



























"The College of Veterinary Medicine believes that The Wildcat Sanctuary is needed in Minnesota. In addition, the sanctuary would be an outstanding teaching site for veterinary students."

~Jeffrey S. Klausner, DVM, MS, Dean

College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota
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