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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Spock

Spock is on the at risk list for medical reasons. Spock is a senior cat with comorbidities including dental disease, URI, and suspected diabetes. Additional diagnostics are being performed to confirm a diabetes diagnosis, and Spock will require follow up with a veterinarian. Behaviorally, he allows handling.

Mocha Raspberry

Mocha Raspberry is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Mocha Raspberry has begun showing signs of kennel stress and deterioration. This behavior has been observed in an increased level of kennel reactivity around dogs, including charging, barking, spinning, and jumping at kennel walls. Recently, she reacted toward dogs in nearby crates and redirected onto the handler’s leg, causing bruising and a hole in the handler’s pants. With the handler, she is noted to be social, leaning into petting. Medically Mocha Raspberry is apparently healthy.

Rosebud

Rosebud is at risk for behavior reasons. Rosebud recently underwent a gastric surgery for a foreign body. She has been on limited activity, strict diet and very limited enrichment opportunities. She has begun to deteriorate in care, seeking toys when taken out, pulling back towards the yard and not willing to walk far. Rosebud is a very playful, high-energy girl who loves to play but will show a mild amount of resource guarding, racing, body blocking or snatching her toys. Medically, she is a healthy dog recovering well from her surgery.

Campana

Campana is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Campana has not acclimated well to the shelter enviornment and is not allowing handling. She has escalated to hard barking, growling, baring teeth, and snapping at handlers and during leashing. Once out of her kennel, she thrashes, flails, and air-snaps at the lead for the duration of her time outside. Camapna did escalate to biting a staff member when they were trying to clip their ring on their finger. The bite did not break the skin. Her previous owner reported that she enjoys chicken treats and when they would take her on runs in the park.

Maximillion

Maximilion at-risk list due to ongoing medical concerns including weight gain and skin changes, and low activity levels. He has developed areas of lichenification or thickening of the skin affecting his abdomen and ears, as well as hair loss along his tail. An underlying endocrine condition such as hypothyroidism is suspected based on bloodwork abnormalities and further veterinary evaluation may be indicated. He would benefit from continued monitoring, a weight management plan and potentially medications. Maximilian is a very sweet, affectionate boy who tolerates handling and even carried his favorite toy with him on his way to his exam.

Sabrina

Sabrina is on the at risk list for medical reasons. Sabrina has been diagnosed with kidney failure and severe anemia; an acute kidney injury (ie. toxin, kidney infection, other) is suspected. Her bloodwork shows severe elevations in her kidney values as well as a severe anemia; however, Sabrina has clinically improved with supportive care and is eating small amounts and is overall brighter than she was at intake. She will need continued hospitalization with placement and her long-term prognosis is guarded at this time pending continued response to treatment. Behaviorally, Sabrina is fearful, but is warming up. Today she began leaning into petting and purring after warming.