Our Mission

Happy Tales Ranch and Rescue is a state regulated, no-kill, nonprofit 501(c)(3) rescue located near Colfax Iowa since 2014.  We are 100% volunteer based, ALL donation go towards the care of the animals.

Our mission is to rescue, provide a safe haven, and care for abandoned animals until a permanent home can be found.  We concentrate on special-needs felines, rehabilitation, and rescue from small pounds and shelters.   We promote spaying and neutering and assist in paying for it when possible.

Sponsor a Feline for a Month

Can’t adopt but want to help, sponsor a feline for a month.  It is $10 for each cat and that helps us buy food, litter and treats.  Your sponsor will be on facebook.  You may use the paypal button(in the comments please put who is to be sponsored)  or contact us with questions.  happytalesiowa@gmail.com       Know someone hard to buy a gift for, sponsor a feline in their name.  We will send them a card with a picture of who is sponsored.

( We currently need 50 cats sponsored each month to pay for their food and litter)

Thank you

Happy Tales sends a big THANK YOU to Robert S. and family for their very generous donation  in Memory of Patti T.  Your continued support is greatly appreciated by staff and the kitties we are able to help each day.  2018

Happy Tales wants to thank Relay Iowa for inviting us to run 2 checkpoints again this year. Big Thank You for the donation. Relay Iowa started to donate money to an African orphanage. Check them out http://www.relayia.org/   2019

Thank you to The Miccio Foundation for their donation to replace our wallboard with waterproof sheeting.  2019  https://miccio.org

Thank you Purina Fancy Feast for the Appetizers.  9-19

Thank you Eufy for the Robot Vacuum.  8-19.

Thank you Casey’s for the Gift cards for our Basket fundraiser. 7-19.

Happy Tales Ranch and Rescue  thanks the Petfinder Foundation and P.L.A.Y. Pet Beds.  10-19

Happy Tales Ranch and Rescue sends a big thank you to the Petfinder Foundation,  support with a Senior cat grant.   @petfinderfoundation  4-20

Thank you Petco Foundation for their support with a grant to TNR felines.  5-20

Thank you Petfinder foundation for the 2020 COVID-19 support grant.

Happy Tales Received  2020 Community Business Grant for our April, May electric bill

Happy Tales sends a big THANK YOU to Robert S. and family for their very generous donation  in Memory of Patti T.  Your continued support is greatly appreciated by staff and the kitties we are able to help each day.  2020

Thank you Greater Good for the Supplies for shelters–iHeartDogs blankets, toys, scratcher, 6 Kuranda Cat Bed, Advantage II Large, Cat Castles, Pets Cat Treats
ihttps://www.facebook.com/www.GreaterGood.org/    2020

Thank you to the Jasper County Foundation for their donation to assist families with the vet care of their animals.

Thank you Dawn for the donation in honor of your late stepson Paul David Kendrick, whose cats brought him so much happiness and companionship.

Thank you family and friends for the donations in memory of Laura Smith

We received a generous donation from Doug and Jennifer A. in memory of John Nutt. Thank you

  Thank you Theisens for the Grant Money 12-2020

Thank you Miccio Foundation for the Grant Money awarded to Happy Tales  12-2020

Thank you to The Petco Foundation for the grant Money to help us get our felines ready for adoption 1-21

The Petsmart Charity has sent us a monetary donation for our adoptions at their facility in Ames.  The funds will be used for our felines medial expenses .

Thank you Jon and Gail for you generous monetary donation 4/21

Huge thank you to Mary M.  for her very generous donation to help our felines.  4/21

The Miccio Foundation has given us a grant to increase our intake area

Thank you to the family and friends of Merlin “Mert” K. for their donations to the rescue in his memory.

Thank you to the Jasper County Foundation for their continued support with the grant awarded.  

Thank you to family and friends of Galen Heyveld for their donations to Happy Tales felines in his memory

Thank you to the Swanson family for the donation and continued support in memory Patti T. Happy Tales sends a big THANK YOU to the Swanson family for their very generous donation in Memory of Patti T. Your continued support is greatly appreciated by staff and the kitties we are able to help each day.

Thank you to the family and friends of Barb Heater for their donation in her memory to help our Happy Tale Felines.  

Thank you Petco Love for the Adoption Awards to help us continue finding homes for our felines 12-21

Happy Tales was awarded the 2022 Kia Pet Adoption Grant, We want to thank Kia for their support and the Petfinder Foundation. These funds make it possible for us to keep our adoption prices reasonable even with inflation. Petfinder Foundation