Founded by Francine and Patrick Violas, La Tanière is first and foremost a shelter whose primary mission is to welcome and protect all animals abandoned, in distress or without a solution, whether they come from zoos, circuses, laboratories or have been seized.
The teams care for these animals and re-home those that can be re-homed, in facilities that share the same values and ethics. It's also a project with an educational mission, with the aim of changing the way people look at animals and enabling them to understand them better.
La Tanière has also set itself a unique scientific vocation, with animal welfare as its driving force. The refuge is involved in breeding programs and the preservation of endangered species, but not in breeding.