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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Chonks
Chonks is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Chonks has shown concerning behavior in kennel, including lunging and snapping toward two staff members as she was being removed. It is unclear if she may have been guarding her bedding or a toy at the time. She has also recently been reported to vocalize and pull toward other dogs on walks and now towards strangers.. Outside of this incident, Chonks has been social and affectionate with handlers, approaching for attention, leaning into petting, and taking treats readily but is struggling to acclimate. Medically, Chonks is Overweight has suspected allergies, dermatitis.
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Liutenant Limeade
Lieutenant Limeade is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Lieutenant Limeade has shown intense fearful behavior, including growling, trembling, whale eye, lip licking, urinating and, pacing in search of an exit, and avoiding interaction with handlers and continues to struggle to acclimate to the shelter environment despite patient handling. Medically, Lieutenant Limeade is apparently healthy.
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Max
Max is at risk for behavior reasons. Max is dog reactive and was kept in a pop-up crate initially for space. When moved to the dog room, he began to deteriorate, jumping up and biting at the leash persistently making him a handling risk in care. We have been better able to manage him in a crate in an office which is not ideal living situation in the shelter. Medically, he is overweight.
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Nutmeg
Nutmeg is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Nutmeg was brought to the Care Centers following a bite incident in the home that resulted in a puncture wound to the victim’s finger. In the Care Centers, Nutmeg has demonstrated fearful behavior, including freezing and taking time to interact and become comfortable with staff. When staff approach slowly and allow him time to acclimate, he has displayed a looser body and solicited mild attention from handlers, including permitting brief petting. Medically, Nutmeg has otitis externa.
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Double Dutch
Double Dutch is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Double Dutch has displayed intense and persistent leash biting both during walks and when returning to his kennel. He can become difficult to redirect, at times ignoring treats and toys or quickly returning to biting the leash after being redirected. Double Dutch can be managed with toys and high-value treats at times, but continues to struggle with high arousal and leash biting despite these efforts, making it difficult to remvoe him front kennel. Double Dutch loves pattern games when he did go out with staff and is social. Medically, Double Dutch has Dental disease.
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Edward
Edward is at risk due to behavior concerns. Edward has not adjusted well to the care center environment and has shown fearful shut down behavior when attempts are made when removing out of his kennel for walks. Despite our best efforts to keep him comfortable, Edward displays significant fear including freezing, planting, lowering his body and was noted prior to have thrash, leash biting, growling, and snapping when leash pressure or handling is increased. He is more comfortable when interactions are slow and low pressure, and he will accept treats from familiar handlers and has been observed to have loose and wiggly body language in kennel. Medically, Edward is currently receiving treatment for CIRDC.
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Jujubee
Jujubee is at risk for behavior reasons. Jujubee has begun to deteriorate in care, leash biting, helicoptering, and causing herself to faint when exiting the building. She has shown resource guarding with certain items such as the wobble wag ball, escalating to snapping when in an aroused state engaged with the toy. Jujubee loves to relax in the yard, laying across the bench with a tennis ball. When walked on her harness she is pulling hard at the end of the leash. Medically, she is apparently healthy.
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Barney
Barney is at risk due to behavior concerns. Barney has been observed to become hyperaroused, jumping up on handlers, grabbing onto the leash and is no longer responding consistently to treats or intervention. Barney has been known to shown little reactivity towards other dogs or people. Medically Barney is apparently healthy.
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Senorita Roja
Senorita Roja is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Senorita Roja has shown defensive behavior during intake and handling, including hard barking, lunging, growling, baring teeth, and snapping at handlers. She redirected and bit the finder’s thumb during an attempt to leash her, though the bite did not break skin. During medical handling, she remained tense and snapped when touched, continuing to bare her teeth and snap while awaiting sedation. She has allowed handlers to give her treats and readily accepts enrichment. Medically, Senorita Roja has cherry eye and is emaciated.
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Treasure Map
Treasure Map is at risk due to his behavioral concerns. Treasure Map is noted to have a bite history in the finder's home. When the finder raised their voice to tell him no, to correct him for house soiling and waved their finger at him, he jumped and bit them on the finder's breaking skin. He is also noted to have bitten when his toys are taken; that bite did not break skin. Finder described as playful and affectionate. In the care center, he frequently retreats, lowers his body, avoids eye contact, trembles, refuses to move, and is often unreceptive to treats. While outside, he remains highly fearful and may continue shaking, avoid interaction, and eventually refuse to move. Medically, Treasure Map is currently healthy at this time.
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Rocky
Rocky is on the at-risk list due to behavior. He is not thriving in the care center and continues to display distance-increasing behavior when approached for interactions. He has not warmed up despite staff using treats to build a positive association. Due to his stress levels, it is in his best interest to move out of the kennel environment and into a stable home as quickly as possible. He would do best in a home with adopters who are willing to give him plenty of time and space to adjust, and who have experience with helping a fearful cat adjust to strangers.
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Sirius
Sirius is on the At Risk list due to behavior. He is not thriving in the care center and continues to display challenging behavior during interactions. He is extremely intelligent and high energy, and needs to expend energy constructively with interactive play sessions 3-4X/day. In addition to playtime, this cat would also benefit from mental exercise from activities such as puzzle toys/games, lick mats, or clicker training. Without providing activity for his mind and body, the cat may react with rough play, potentially resulting in bite/scratch incidents. It is in his best interest to move out of the kennel environment and into a stable home as quickly as possible. He would do best in a home with adopters who are willing to give him/her plenty of time and space to adjust, and who have experience with feline body language, overstimulation, rough play, and who have the time to invest in managing these behaviors on a consistent basis to avoid further bite/scratch incidents.
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Piglet
Piglet is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Piglet has shown fearful behavior, including trembling, avoiding the leash, growling, barking, and remaining tense around handlers and in his previous home noted to have separation anxiety. Piglet has shown improvement once out of his kennel, approaching handlers for attention, leaning into petting, and soliciting play with other dogs during playgroup, but still shows some reluctance with select staff when being removed in kennel and is generally still fearful. Medically, Piglet is apparently healthy.
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Choco Bean
Choco Bean is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Choco Bean has displayed high arousal on leash, including hard pulling, jumping up to grab the leash, and persistent leash biting that can be difficult to redirect with treats or toys. Outside of these moments, Choco Bean is social and affectionate with handlers, leaning into petting, seeking attention, and engaging well in training. Medically, Choco Bean is apparently healthy.
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Zero
Zero is on the At Risk List due to severe dental/periodontal disease requiring a dental procedure, persistent low body condition/weight loss, and recent URI requiring treatment. His scheduled dental procedure was canceled due to his URI. He is also fearful and has limited tolerance for handling and oral examination, making ongoing medical assessment and treatment more challenging in the shelter environment. Placement is recommended for continued recovery, management of his medical needs, and eventual dental care.
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Galloway
Galloway is at risk due to behavior concerns. Galloway has been known to resource guard food as well as pull very hard on leash to the point of passing out. Galloway was observed to do very well with training knowing sit and paw. Medically, Galloway is healthy at this time.
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