Tender Loving Crested Rescue (TLCR) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit animal rescue organization based in Houston, Texas. The organization is dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming abused, abandoned, and neglected Chinese Cresteds, while also educating the community on responsible pet ownership and the importance of spay/neuter initiatives.

Operating entirely as an all-volunteer, foster-based rescue rather than a traditional shelter facility, the organization places its dogs into domestic home environments for careful behavioral assessment and socialization. Tender Loving Crested Rescue provides comprehensive veterinary care for its intakes—often handling severe medical cases resulting from poor breeding or neglect—and is funded through direct public donations and standard adoption fees. The rescue places fully vetted dogs into carefully screened permanent homes locally, with transport options often available for adopters across the United States.

Animals over profits: Unlike typical corporate chains, we are completely against selling animals — always, now, and forever.

You choose where 25% of the earnings goes: We believe in full transparency — we calculate this 25% before paying for any executive salaries or business overhead. By skipping the fancy corporate costs, we ensure the money actually lands where it belongs: with the animals.