At-Risk Animals

Thank you for your interest in adopting from Animal Care Centers of NYC. Our At-Risk List is posted three times a week, on the evenings of Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 6:00PM and remains viewable for 42 hours.

Schedule overview:
Animals posted at 6:00PM on Sunday evening will be viewable until Tuesday at 12:00PM noon.
Animals posted at 6:00PM on Tuesday evening will be viewable until Thursday at 12:00PM noon.
Animals posted at 6:00PM on Thursday evening will be viewable until Saturday at 12:00PM noon.

To find out the status of at-risk animals, please visit the At-Risk Outcomes page.

If this is your first time visiting this site, please read the below information carefully.

For anyone who wishes to adopt, there is a mandatory deposit fee of $200 plus a transaction fee per animal to place an adoption reservation. The $200 covers $50 toward the adoption fee and $150 for the spay/neuter deposit. If the animal has already been spayed or neutered or is permanently waived by one of our veterinarians, the $150 deposit will be refunded at the time of the adoption. If the animal does need to leave without being spayed or neutered due to his/her medical condition, the $150 deposit will be refunded at the time they are brought back for the spay/neuter surgery or when proof of sterilization being done elsewhere is provided to ACC. If you do not follow through with the adoption, the entire $200 deposit will be considered a charitable donation to ACC's Special Treatment and Recovery Fund (STAR). Also, if the adoption fee for an animal is less than $50, the difference will be considered a charitable donation to the STAR Fund. Similarly, in-shelter pricing promotions do not apply to at-risk animals.

To complete an adoption, please click reserve on the animal of your choice. That animal will be loaded in your cart and you will have 15 minutes to complete the adoption process. In order to complete your reservation, you need to check out (top right corner). At this point, you will enter in your credit card information and a receipt will be emailed to you as confirmation of your reservation. If you have any issues, please email adopt@nycacc.org for help navigating the website.

If you are interested in fostering/adopting through one of our New Hope partners, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/ozHex3uqvNkQt2dq9

At-Risk Animals

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Jalapeño

Jalapeno is at risk for behavioral reasons. Jalapeno has shown significant fear during her time at the shelter. She often appears tense, with wide eyes, a tucked tail, and a strong desire to escape while avoiding interaction with handlers. When out on walks, she tends to hesitate and pull back. Although she has started to warm up to certain staff members—showing a softer demeanor and allowing some handling—she still remains very fearful outside. This fear causes her to flatten to the ground, making walks challenging, and sometimes, she needs to be carried out due to her intense anxiety about her surroundings. Medically, Jalapeno is apparently healthy.

Jasmine

Jasmine is currently on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Jasmine has began to deteriorate in care despite best efforts to keep her comfortable. Jasmine has began to leash bite intensely in her kennel when attempting to bring her out for her walks, she begins to tug intensely and has to be coaxed with a toy in order to be removed from kennel, make it difficult to walk her safely in the care center. Jasmine has also began to kennel fight with neighboring dogs when exiting kennel, but is very social with staff. Medically, Jasmine has a mass and is overweight.

Leah

Leah is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Leah has been observed to be fearful during her stay in shelter, displayed as lip licking and seeking exit. It was reported that Leah has a multiple bite history in her previous home serveral years ago but details are unknown aside from they didn't require medical attention. Leah has been observed to be aloof to handlers. Medically, Leah has lameness in the left hind leg.

Stoney

Stoney is at risk due to behavior concerns. Overtime in the Care Centers, Stoney has displayed sensitivity with a belly banned and growled when being placed in the kennel with it. He tolerates handling but remains anxious, pacing and panting, baulks, will become tense, whale eyes, lips licks, flinches, and begins to dart. He has to be muscled and belly banned returning to kennel, and will begin growling until kennel door is closed. He recently has been soliciting pets from handlers, leaning and rubbing his face against their legs. Medically, Stoney has CIRDC symptoms.

Puma

Puma needs at risk placement for medical reasons. He is a senior, overweight dog with elevated liver enzymes and calcified skin. We suspect he is suffering the side effects of untreated hyperadrenocorticism. He needs advanced blood tests and abdominal ultrasound to confirm his diagnosis and then medication indefinitely to manage his condition.

Diamond

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Diamond is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Diamond has a history of lunging at strangers on walks, as well as other cats and dogs. Although these are behavior we have not seen in care, Diamond remains fearful with select staff members, but social with others. Diamond does have a bite history where she bit the neighbors forearm and drew blood. Medically, Diamond is diagnosed with otitis externa and is overweight.

Cleo

Cleo is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Cleo has displayed high kennel stress and on-leash reactivity towards other dogs while in care. Despite best efforts to keep her comfortable, Cleo is licking her kennel walls and door, hyper salivates to the point where she is either covered in saliva or the saliva streaks can be seen on the glass of her kennel. When out of her kennel, Cleo does seek attention and accepts treats, but when she sees or hears other dogs Cleo will begin to fixate, bark, lunge, while frantically racing back and forth. Once fixated it can be difficult to redirect Cleo's fixation. Medically, Cleo is apparently healthy.

Charlie

Charlie is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Charlie in care has been intensely fearful and has escalated to baring teeth and lunging at staff in attempts to remove him from kennel. Charlie is still fearful but has improved slightly, allowing to be leashed more easily but still remains aloof and growling/barking at handlers. Medically, Charlie has Stage I dental disease.

Tuxedo

Tuxedo is at risk due to behavior concerns. Tuxedo has been reported to escalate to biting two individuals during separate incidents while guarding his toys, both resulting in broken skin. His owner mentioned that he will hard bark and growl at strangers and snap at unfamiliar dogs. Tuxedo's owner describes him as affectionate, very active, and playful. In the Care Center, he appears tense and flinches when touched. While he is receptive to treats, he struggles to refocus when he sees other dogs, and on one occasion, he lunged at one. Medically, Tuxedo is apparently healthy.

Benji

Benji is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Benji in care has been intenesly fearful and has escalated to hard barking and snarling/attempting to bite in care and at the front of his kennel when approached. Benji at first allowed minimal handling but now allows to be pickup for walk, but is still fearful in care. Benji has a history of growling at unfamiliar people and has a history of snapping when his toys or touched or groomed. Medically, Benji is overweight.

Caffeinated Beverage

Caffeinated Beverage is currently at risk due to behavioral concerns. He has displayed social arousal such as leaning in for pets with a helicopter tail. When handlers engage he will display whale eyes, with pinned back ears. He will then persistently lick at handlers hands before nipping. He will also leash bite at times. Medically, Caffeinated Beverage has periodontal disease and pneumonia.

Heid

Heid is at risk for behavior reasons. Heid was initially very fearful in the care center. He has improved and is allowing handling but remains anxious during socialization, pacing, whining. He has shown barrier reactivity and will react to people and other dogs through a gate. Medically, he is underweight but apparently healthy.

Nena

Nena is at risk due to behavior concerns. During her current stay, Nena has shown sensitivity around her neck and becomes very anxious and vocal when staff attempt to put a collar on her. Overtime, she became social and allowed staff to place a collar on her. Recently, she was seen pushing her muzzle through the kennel bars. After being moved to a kennel without bars, she chewed on the doorknob, bending it in the process. Nena also licks the kennel door persistently, likely due to her difficulty adjusting to the environment. Medically, Nena is apparently healthy.