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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Ally

Ally is at risk due to behavior concerns. Ally came to the care center as an owner surrender. Her previous owner states that she will hard bark and growl towards strangers. During intake Ally was observed to escalate to thrashing and snapping. During her stay at the care center Ally has been tense bodied and avoidant of handlers when they attempt to interact with her. She bares teeth in kennel and hard barks when handler's leash her. Ally snaps when a handler attempts to clip their leash after returning from a walk and when being returned to her kennel. She becomes tense and hovers over food. She is receptive to treats during her stay. Her previous owner stated Ally knows various verbal commands along with being social, playful and a couch potato. Medically, Ally has dental disease and is underweight.

Lee

Lee is at risk due to medical reasons. Lee has CIRDC that has now developed into pneumonia. He is currently receiving antibiotics and supportive medical treatments. He requires continued ongoing veterinary care and a quiet place to recover out of the shelter environment. He allows all medical handling and treatments.

Biscuit

Biscuit is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Biscuit has shown a low threshold for arousal around other dogs and during handling, with episodes of barking, lunging, and fence-line reactivity toward nearby dogs. He has also snapped at a handler when touched near his head while the leash was being adjusted, and continues to display difficulty settling once aroused, particularly in kennel and during interactions. Biscuit is social with staff in the care center, but is having troubling acclimating the longer he stays in care. Medically, Biscuit is apparently healthy.