Love working at this place and support from the staff. Love the therapy pets that are all from rescue. Cannot get better than this ;)
I adopted a cat from this rescue a year ago. Amazing experience with staff members and volunteers. Clean facility too.
The organization has so much to offer. They are using all sorts of rescue pets as emotional, support and comfort animals to assist those with mental illness or for those just wanting to hang with some of best most loving and talented animals. They are amazing!
I love volunteering at Creme De La Creme. All volunteers work so hard to make sure all cats get taken care of and feel loved.
I visit here at least once every six months to get my kitty fix. Love the way the place is setup and vet clean and cozy for both the animals and people.
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Love love - looove volunteering at this place. Not only do the rescue animals but they are soon to offering animal assisted therapies. Emotional, comfort and therapy pets galore! Unique services coming from a great cause. Love all the smacking animal temperaments.
This little rescue has done big things! Coming to visit warms your heart. Love to see so many with imperfections cared for. ❤️
I love love love this place! It’s full of hard workers that love and care for animals from the bottom of their hearts! I have four furry friends from there and they are the best!
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I have 4 amazing girls from here. They are so well behaved and loving. I also love to volunteer here. The owner is a hardworking lady who has a passion for animals and I’m honored to be able to assist in any way I can!
CDLC is a great facility with plenty of cuddly kittens and beautiful older cats. The smaller rescue organizations like this often do not get much publicity but always do a fantastic job with limited funds and assistance.
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We adopted Java, a very beautiful black fur goddess from here about a year ago -this shelter is just amazing!
The owner and staff are dedicated, knowledgeable and such caring people who truly love animals. Would highly recommend Creme de la Creme to anyone looking to adopt, foster, volunteer or donate!
Fabulous!!! I have volunteered for the past several years and I love the place. Glad to have them in our neighborhood.
Super nice facility. Very helpful as I was trying to see what animal might best serve me and family.
Creme De La Creme Animal foundation helped me find my best friend. I adopted a cat from here, Rocco is now living his best life with me. If it was not for this foundation and all of the great service and help I would have never been able to find the best cat for me and my family.
Amazing facility with the sweetest staff and animals! I adopted the cutest kitten and it was such a smooth and enjoyable process, I can’t say enough good things about Lisa and her adoption center! Thank you Creme de la Creme for allowing me to find my new best friend!
I volunteer here and my current cat came from here. The cats are loved and cared for greatly by the volunteers. Many cats get placed intotheir happy homes through this organization.
This is an amazing organization. The animals are so loved and taken care of. It's a great place to adopt a new friend.
This organization continues to do excellent work rescuing, protecting and rehoming the most vulnerable of animals. 5/5 stars!
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I love volunteering at CDLC! Lisa, the owner is so dedicated and cares very deeply about the well being of all the rescue animals, great and small. The cats and kittens at the shelter are beyond adorable and extremely sociable, greeting every person who walks through the door. They patiently wait for their forever homes in a clean, comfortable, cage-free environment where they are free to roam, stretch, scratch or bask on a sunny windowsill.
Our family has adopted 2 cats from this animal rescue, which does amazing work in the NW suburbs. The animals are very well cared for in a clean and comfortable sanctuary. No hesitation in adopting again from CDLC!
We got three beautiful healthy cats and two outstanding black labs from CDLC. Supper friendly staff nothing but genuine smiles, and happiness. Beautiful shelter clean, and cozy.
Just the other day I had the honor to volunteer at the shelter and it was such an unbelievable experience and extremely rewarding left me smiling ear to ear.
Supper happy with how clean it was, and how nice everyone was. All around a fantastic place. If I could put 10 stars I would have.
Cat heaven on EARTH!! LoL! This place is freaking amazing and I would never adopt from anywhere else. All the cats come directly from animal control‘s that euthanize for population control. This place gives all these kitties and dogs a chance to find great homes. During their waiting time, they are well cared, the place is cleaned than 99% of my friends homes , feed excellent diet’s and extremely loved. They even have a flat screen TV in every room including Netflix and pretty much any other channel they want to watch. Elaborate fountains to drink from, cushy beds, climbing wall furniture, cool scratchers, and cat trees galore! Fabulous adoption center! Visit for tlc - their cats are so friendly... it like they are on cat nip 24/7. Since I love cats and will never be without a few... I will return to adopt of just visit for some kitty love... ❤️ I highly recommend this organization. They do rescue justice !
Its very clear that this organization's number one priority is their furry friends. They are all so loved and cared for. The time and love put into each cat individually is unlike any shelter! It's a refreshing sight to see.
Two months ago I began volunteering at Creme de la Creme & I mean it when i say that this shelter has changed my life forever! It feels amazing to be involved in such an amazing organization that actually helps animals in need. The environment at CDLC is unique in the sense that a lot of people are there because they want to be, not because they have to be. Life is short, & volunteering has given my time purpose.
i volunteer here every saturday and i have to say that i love every minute i spend here, whether it's cleaning up with a couple of my friends surrounded by cats or brushing the cats, it only gets better with each visit. i would recommend ANYONE that loves cats to come and volunteer and you'll surely have a good time while simultaneously helping the amazing people that run this foundation.
I’ve adopted both a dog and cat from this organization. So impressed with the love and care they give all their animals-true professionals with a big heart for rescuing fur babies in need!
I found this shelter through a source that my school provides to hopefully get some volunteer hours in one day. I decided to sign up to volunteer on their website to see if there were any volunteer positions available and luckily, I got a response. I was told I was able to come volunteer and I loved it. I came about a total of 5 times and my favorite part was that it was easy to get hours and it was nice to volunteer in an environment where the cats are just roaming around freely. The volunteer work was not too difficult and the organizers there were very friendly and nice to me. The best part was that I was able to play and pet the cats at the end. I would volunteer there instead of anywhere else for volunteer hours.
We've adopted our 4 babies at Creme De La Creme. It is amazing what Lisa and the volunteers do for these sweet little animals. Everyone is super friendly and take great care of every single cat. It is the best place if you're looking to adopt a little angel.
Kittens and "serene" adult cats are brought via local animal control vans to this clean and warm shelter. The cats are cared for by Lisa, the founder, and volunteers like me. As a no-kill not-for-profit, the shelter provides medical care and a loving temporary home while cats await forever homes. If you'd like to help this vital organization, you can donate time at the shelter right in the heart of Algonquin, feeding the animals, washing up, and cuddling these kitties (who crave affection!). Volunteers can help from home by cutting up cloth into rags for ecological cleanups. The shelter always appreciates donations of food, cleaning supplies, and financial support.
I volunteer at this rescue and have for several years. The organization is clean and the animals are well cared for and loved. There are volunteers that help on a daily basis and deeply care about the animals. They are free roaming which is different than most places. I love coming and seeing all the happy faces staring at me.
Creme de la Creme is top-notch. When you walk into the adoption center with quite a few cats, there is absolutely no kitty box order. The rooms and cages are clean every time I visit, which is usually weekly. Most importantly, the cats are happy, loving and social. The owner, staff and volunteers couldn’t be nicer or more helpful.
I volunteered at CDLC for over three years. I loved the environment that Lisa, the owner, has created for the kitties outside of cages. It's more like a home and they are much less stressed while they wait to be adopted. I loved the staff I worked with and of course the cats. I highly recommend this shelter. They really care about saving the animals and making them comfortable until they find their next home.
My wife is a volunteer here and she absolutely loves it. She speaks so highly of the woman who runs the shelter, and she is so excited to tell me all about her day when she comes back from cleaning up. She showed me the place and we fell in love with two awesome cats! They weren't even related but get along like sisters. I would recommend this place to anyone looking for a new fur baby.
CDLC is an amazing animal rescue organization. The staff is very friendly, dedicated and helpful. They save so many animals and take such great care of all the fur babies that come into the organization. The facility is very clean and well kept. We adopted 2 kittens and their Mama from CDLC. I highly recommend Creme De La Creme Animal Foundation.
I adopted my cute little kitty from this rescue! Very polite staff and no problems adopting. Highly recommended!!
This is one of the cleanest shelters around. The kitties are well taken care of. Lisa the founder, puts her heart and soul into making their lives better.
I have volunteered with this organization for the past 3 years. CDLC consistently takes in animals that have no other options other than euthanasia or living their lives in an animal control. I love the cage-free environment. The director understands a full circle process and I adore working with all the other volunteers and furry friends.