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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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 repeatedly pulls with extreme force, resulting in heavy panting and multiple episodes of briefly passing out, including while wearing a harness. She also frequently jumps on handlers and fixates on people, requiring frequent redirection. Galloway has additionally displayed resource guarding around food, including growling, hard barking, lunging, and baring teeth during feeding and kennel interactions. She may also bark and lunge at dogs passing her kennel, although she has generally been non reactive to dogs and people while walking. Galloway was observed to do very well with training knowing sit and paw. Medically, Galloway is healthy at this time.
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Orlando
Orlando is on the at-risk list for behavior concerns. Orlando 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/her 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 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 bite/scratch incidents.
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Chica
Chica is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Chica has shown fearful behavior, including retreating from the leash, remaining tense, raised hackles, flinching, and lip licking during handling. Chica has shown some improvement over time, becoming easier to leash and completing walks with a neutral body, though she remains reserved with handlers but still remains intensely fearful in the care center despite best efforts to keep her comfortable. Medically, Chica is apparently healthy.
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Balenciaga
Balenciaga is on the at-risk list for behavioral concenrs. In the care centers, Balenciaga has displayed intense fearful behavior, including trembling, growling, avoiding staff, and attempting to bite during leashing. While she has begun to warm up and seek attention from familiar staff, she remains fearful and can become highly aroused in some situations, causing her to now leash bite at times, or vocalize and paw at her leash. Her previous owner reported that Balenciaga will hard bark and lunge at unfamiliar people. She has shown some interest in staff if allowed to approach on her own time. Medically, Balenciaga has a corneal ulceration.
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Harley
Harley is on the At Risk list due to behavior. While she is social in shelter, she has a history of PICA (consuming plastic), 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. It is in her best interest to move out of the kennel environment and into a stable home as quickly as possible. She would do best in a home with adopters who are willing to give her plenty of time and space to adjust, and who have experience with feline body language.
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Juno
Juno is on the at risk list for medical reasons. He is a friendly senior cat who was diagnosed with diabetes at the shelter. Juno will require long-term medical management for this disease. Juno has allowed for all medical handling and solicits attention during his exams.
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Goku
Goku is at risk due to behavioral concerns. His owners report Goku has destructive tendencies in the home and will guard resources around other dogs. Goku has also been observed in care to accept treats with hard pressure and has allowed minimal handling in care, often whale eyeing and becoming tense when attempting to handle him. Goku is otherwise well behaved on leash and enjoys yard time during which he engages with familiar handlers. Medically Goku has a pyoderma.
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Rocco
Rocco is on the at-risk list due to behavior. She is not thriving in the care center and continues to display distance-increasing behavior when approached for interactions. She has not warmed up despite staff using treats to build a positive association. Due to her stress levels, it is in her best interest to move out of the kennel environment and into a stable home as quickly as possible. She would do best in a home with adopters who are willing to give her plenty of time and space to adjust, and who have experience with helping a fearful cat adjust to strangers.
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Nym
Nym is on the at-risk list due to behavior. She is not thriving in the care center and continues to display distance-increasing behavior when approached for interactions. She has not warmed up despite staff using treats to build a positive association. Due to her stress levels, it is in her best interest to move out of the kennel environment and into a stable home as quickly as possible. She would do best in a home with adopters who are willing to give her plenty of time and space to adjust, and who have experience with helping a fearful cat adjust to strangers.
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Breadstick

Breadstick is at risk due to behavioral concerns. In his previous home, Breadstick was reported to hard bark, growl, and lunge if his boundaries were pushed. With this noted behavior Breadstick does have a bite history to a child, the incident resulting in breaking skin. His previous owner also reported that he becomes anxious when left alone, crying and chewing on items. In the Care Centers, Breadstick has been extremely social with staff, readily engaging in play and rolling around for attention. He has also shown interest in interacting with other dogs and attempted to engage in play during Playgroup. Medically, Breadstick has been treated for an ear infection and has shown lameness in left front leg which resolved with rest. At this time Breadstick is healthy.
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Leopard
Leopard is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Leopard has shown significant kennel stress, including repeatedly throwing herself against the kennel door, lunging at the door when staff pass, barking, heavy panting, and difficulty settling while kenneled. Leopard when first entering the care center was initially highly fearful and displayed some amount of defensive aggression, but has improved and outside of her kennel, Leopard is generally loose and social with handlers, leaning into attention, playing with toys, and engaging well in training. Medically, Leopard is apparently healthy.
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Benz
Benz is on the at-risk list due to medical reasons. He has developed CIRDC with possible pneumonia. Due to his level of stress, fear and anxiety in the shelter, his medical care is difficult. He needs to recover in a low stress environment where his anxieties can be alleviated.
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Bambi
Bambi is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Since arriving at the care centers he has been observed to pull very hard on leash and has shown lack of impulse control consistently during interactions. He has shown a low threshold for arousal and has escalated to leash biting, jumping on and mouthing handlers. Additionally Bambi has shown signs of deterioration in kennel shortly after arriving and will intensely bite his crate bars or kennel walls. Bambi has otherwise shown social behavior toward handlers when interacted with. Medically, Bambi is apparently healthy.
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Beau
Beau is on the at-risk list due to behavior. Although he is displaying social behaviors in the shelter, Beau does have a multiple bite and scratch history in his previous home. It would be 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 managing cats who rough play and may be prone to overstimulation.
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