Address 2037 W Birchwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60645
Phone Number +17735401870
Website http://hikittykitty.com/
Hi Kitty Kitty is a very unique shelter. It is a no cage no kill shelter where cats can be free as possible while still being cared for. In addition to being a shelter, Hi Kitty Kitty is a sanctuary for senior kitties who might otherwise not have a chance at a comfortable life. Everyone there is so passionate about each of these babies, and making sure they go to the best homes for them. I highly recommend this shelter.
Please consider coming once a week for even just a month to volunteer before you try to adopt. I'm a weekly volunteer at HKK. Jasmine is operating on a shoestring budget and minimal staff. Top priority is taking care of the cats. She is the last resort for cats scheduled to be euthanized. She always takes cats who would be refused by most shelters as too old or sick. Any condition, she rescues them and gives them a home. She works full time at an animal clinic to earn money for HKK and just doesn't have enough time or staff to manage the adoption process very well. If the cats were in cages with name plates, we probably would know names better, but I'm grateful for no cages. The cats are happy and fed and they respond to "Baby" and "Sweetie" just fine! I love socializing with my fur babies, driving an hour and a half each way to get here. The people here are loving and doing as much as they can with limited resources. Please consider getting involved or donating to help us improve our services.
Update: another reviewer stated they knew the names of every single cat and they were well taken care of and clean. I had the exact opposite experience. Not only did they not know all the cats names, they didnt know their gender or their adoption status off hand. I was shown "female" cats who were actually males. The positive reviews feel paid for from what I can tell and from.my experience with paid reviews. I wish this place would get reported and investigated. Jasmine is hoarding them and treats potential clients like crap Something is off about this place. Like the other reviewers have stated, when you try to go through the adoption process, your application is "lost", you're told they'll call you back, they don't. The place is dirty compared to other shelters I've been to. The owner was incredibly rude when I mentioned my senior cat passed recently and basically told me I should have done better. The weird thing is, even though everyone is having issues adopting here, the kittens we zaw on the website were all "I dunno, I think they were adopted or something". How do you not know what happened to the cats in your shelter? I would think adoptions would be common knowledge. I even followed up with the owner several times to find out why after 4 weeks I still had not heard back. She blew me off completely. Went to another shelter and were contacted within 24 hrs, went through and finished the adoption process in less then 48 hrs and had the kittens home with us within 5 days of submitting our application. Something is funny here... not sure what it is, but beware the games they'll play with you.
It was a pleasant experience. Cats are well treated surrounded by love, empathy, and kindness in a relaxed environment. Jasmine and staff are great, and they know the name of every single cat. I recommend this shelter to my friends.
Avoid this shelter at all costs! Please believe the negative reviews as I had a less than favorable experience at this shelter. About a year ago I went to this shelter to adopt a cat and was told I wouldn’t be able to unless I adopted a second as most of the cats there are “bonded pairs”. I wasn’t able to adopt 2 cats a year ago. This year I was in the position to adopt two kitties and my experience with the shelter this time was absolutely insane. To begin I was told my application was approved and was asked to do a phone interview before the cats would be brought to my home. After the phone interview the shelter gave a time and date for the cats to be dropped off. This was cancelled the day of because I was considered an “untrustworthy” candidate for not being privy to the fact that the cats had an adoption fee which I was more than willing to pay and able (thank god I didn’t pay early for them). Not to mention the adoption fee was not even brought up in discussion after 2 visits at the shelter each lasting about 2 hours each. The communication with this shelter is beyond laughable and embarrassing. My heart feels heavy for all the cats trapped in that house, a lot of which had been there since last time I visited! Over a year ago! Please do not waste a second of your time going here, please don’t waste a second of your time with Jasmine and her “board members”. A completely despicable and saddening place to visit.
Hi Kitty Kitty has lots of wonderful and very sweet kitties here!! This shelter works very hard to care for all the cats, and I can tell they treat them well. They will very kindly work with you and help match you with your furrever friend! They're different from most shelters and plus they are volunteer run which is incredible. If you're looking to save a sweet kitty's life this is the place for you! Stop by on Saturdays for their adoption events =^^=
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Monday:ClosedTuesday:14:00PM - 19:00PMWednesday:14:00PM - 19:00PMThursday:14:00PM - 19:00PMFriday:14:00PM - 19:00PMSaturday:14:00PM - 19:00PMSunday:14:00PM - 19:00PM
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