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Testimonials

  • “Home to over 140 animals, ranging from the common to the exotic, Creative Acres is an amazing no-kill, free roam shelter located in the wide open Colorado countryside. Sometimes called ‘A Real-Life Dr. Doolittle’, owner Maxine Mager welcomes animals that are old, sick, hurt, or just plain unwanted and, through a prescription of love, empathy, patience, and optimism, makes them feel special—for a lifetime. With public support, Creative Acres’ will expand their concept throughout the United States. Creative Acres is an animal care model that deserves to be studied, supported, and duplicated!”
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  • “I believe this to be a wonderful home for all homeless and abused animals. I wish all shelters and sanctuaries could be like this.”
    Jamie Jackson Northern Colorado Animal League
  • “Maxine’s resourceful knowledge is paramount in the animal behavior world. … She has changed my outlook, that every animal deserves a chance.”
    Kristin Des Marais, Adoption/Mobile Coordinator Maxfund Shelter
  • “Maxine’s dedication to the animals and her knowledge of so many different species has made Creative Acres a valuable shelter. Working with such a unique shelter has been a rewarding experience.”
    James LaBonde, D.M.V. Homestead Animal Hospital
  • “The staff of the Children’s Library would like to thank you for your program on Thursday, August 16, 2001. As always, your animals were beautiful and obviously well cared for and loved. All the kids and adults present enjoyed seeing them and learning about your organization. Thanks again for a great program. We hope that you’ll do more with us in the future!”
    Kristin Arnold, Children’s Librarian Denver Public Library

Blogs and Media Articles

3-Legged, 1-Pound Kitten Has 8 Lives Left After Surviving Emergency Surgery
BRIGHTON, CO — A kitten found when she weighed less than a pound and had a terrible infection has only eight lives left after surviving emergency surgery... Read More
Creative Acres Receives Tribute From the House of Representatives
BRIGHTON, CO — Considered the longest-running sanctuary of its kind, for nearly 25 years, Maxine Mager has founded and operated the only quality-of-life, no-kill, free-roam animal sanctuary, saving thousands of animals and having so many services for people. She pioneered the way people view animals of all kinds of species and how animals are treated in shelter life... Read More
Pooch + Pacemaker = Merry Xmas
Guido got a heartfelt treat this holiday season.Meet Guido. He is quite possibly the luckiest dog in all of Adams County — because of all the costly and peculiar gifts people lavish on their pets this time of year, Guido got the best one of all... Read More
Animal Sanctuary Asks for Help
The owner of a local no-kill animal sanctuary that is home to hundreds of animals says a December snowstorm buried fundraiser plans and that foreclosure proceedings are under way... Read More
Big Snow Comes as a Bigger Surprise
By Stephanie Simon, Los Angeles Times Just after Thanksgiving, climatologist Klaus Wolter released his long-term forecast for this region. The next few months, he said, would be warm and dry. No big snows until at least late February... Read More
Animal Sanctuary Seeks Help
By Monte Whaley, The Denver Post Many of the 350 or so animals at Creative Acres sanctuary east of Brighton are in a struggle for survival after last week’s blizzard. Owner Maxine Mager, hugging Howie the emu on Tuesday, has been toiling 10 to 12 hours a day digging through drifts so she can bring food to the animals. She’s seeking volunteers to help her. (Post / Cyrus McCrimmon)... Read More
In Unlikely Pairing, Chicken Sees Pig Through Tough Time
By Joseph Garcia, Rocky Mountain News Anthony and Cleopatra. Romeo and Juliet. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes... Read More
A Real-Life Dolittle
By C. K. Reporter Anna Lieb, The Denver Post, Colorado Kids Column Do you ever wonder if there really is someone like Dr. Dolittle, someone who can talk with animals, as well as hear them? If you think that no one could be like Dr. Dolittle, think again. Maxine Mager, who runs a no-kill, free-range animal shelter called Created Acres, is amazingly similar to the fictional Dr. Dolittle... Read More
Shelter a Warm, Fuzzy Place
By George Lane, The Denver Post Maxine Mager has made a home for a blind dog and a deaf dog, a one-eared sheep, a small drift of pot-bellied hogs (which used to be pot-bellied pigs), cats, chickens, goats, miniature horses, and a half-dozen full-sized horses. “We take any animal in any condition,” Mager said, “and we’re the only ones who do.”... Read More
Class’s Pet Project Teaches Students To Think of Others
By Berny Morson, Rocky Mountain News Tony Goldsby hesitated when Maxine Mager handed him the kitten. “Do you like cats?” Maxine asked the 12-year-old sixth-grader from Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Denver. “I don’t know,” Tony said. Within minutes, Tony was petting the kitten, and the kitten was playing with Tony’s silver chain... Read more
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