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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Chirin

Chirin is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Chirin is not acclimating well to the care center environment despite best efforts to keep her comfortable. Chirin will display behaviors including growling, baring teeth, lunging, and digging at her kennel door in attempts to remove her and during her stay. Chirin is being treated for recurrenct CIRDC infection.

Telanovela

Telanovela is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Initially Telanovela was observed to be highly fearful, noted to hard bark, growl, and snap at handlers when they attempted to leash him. Over time Telanovela warmed up to handlers and presented as exuberant and with a soft body. However, recently Telanovela has been noted to have a low threshold for arousal. Noted to intensely bite the leash, jump up high and was very difficult to redirect. He is also observed to lunge at dogs before jumping at the handler. Medically, Telanovela is apparently healthy.

Caesar

Caesar is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Caesar was brought to MACC due to a bite incident in the home with the resident child. The owner is unsure what prompted the bite. This bite broke skin and required medical treatment. While in the Care Center, Caesar presented as tense and hypervigilant. Medically, Caesar is underweight and receiving treatment for CIRDC.

Buzz

Buzz has been placed on the At Risk list for medical reasons. He has a heart murmur and ocular changes and he needs are and attention that we cannot provide. Behaviorally, Buzz has been highly fearful in shelter and avoidant of most handling by staff. In his previous home, he is reported to be a social and affectionate dog.

Handsome

Handsome needs at risk placement for medical reasons. He is a sweet boy who is uncomfortable due to ruptured corneas, inflammation in his eyes and diarrhea. He is not eating and needs an internal medicine workup including thoracic and abdominal ultrasound to develop a treatment plan.

Winston

Winston is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Winston arrived at the Care Center as a stray with no known history. Upon intake he warmed up to staff quickly and was treat receptive. Despite efforts to keep him comfortable, Winston has been showing a decreasing threshold for arousal and signs of deterioration in kennel. Winston has been observed to be leash biting with escalating intensity and is difficult to redirect. Recently Winston nearly chewed through a leash when a staff member was returning him to kennel. Winston has also been reported to chewing or pawing at the drain cover in his kennel at times. With staff he remains social and treat motivated when not over threshold. Medically, Winston is apparently healthy.

Parsley Boy

Parsley Boy is at risk due to behavioral reasons. While initially very social and friendly - presenting with a wiggly body, Parsley Boy has begun to deteriorate while in care. Parsley has been observed to have a low threshold for arousal. He is observed to turn, bite, and tug the leash into kennel and snap at the lock. When returning to kennel he is observed to pull towards the other dogs in the kennel room, before thrashing and jumping up towards the handler persistently. While out in the yard Parsley is also observed to jump up on handlers frequently. He is noted to be receptive to treats and engages with tennis balls. Medically, Parsley has pyoderma.

Grandpa Joe

Grandpa Joe is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Grandpa Joe has been observed to be highly dog reactive. Noted to hard bark and lunge towards other dogs in kennel and in pop up crates. This behavior is difficult to redirect. In the yard Grandpa fixates on dogs and pull hard towards them. Medically Grandpa has a mass and CIRDC. Grandpa Joe is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Grandpa Joe arrived at the Care Center as a stray with no known history. During his intake, Grandpa Joe was fearful but did allow handling. He was also noted to be highly reactive to dogs, lunging and barking when seeing dogs in kennels and crates. Grandpa Joe's reactivity to dogs has continued to be observed during his stay; on walks he is noted to become tense, pull hard toward dogs, rearing up on hind legs, and is very difficult to redirect. Grandpa Joe has also at times been difficult to handle when re-entering kennel, baulking refusing to enter and quickly turn and push out of kennel; but has shown recent improvement. With staff, Grandpa Joe has been social and soliciting contact from select staff. Medically, Grandpa Joe is noted to have an enlarged but uniform prostate.

Blu

Blu is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Blu has been obsvered to be on leash reactive and have a low threshold for arousal. While on leash Blu has been obsvered to pull hard and lunge towards other dogs. This behavior is not able to be easily redirected. His previous owner states that he will hard bark towards strangers that approach. Blu has also been obsvered to head whip, jump towards the handler, and mouth them when over aroused. When interacting with handlers Blu is noted to be loose and wiggly. Medically, Blu is apparently healthy.

Royal

Royal is at risk for behavior reasons. Royal is highly fearful in care and very reactive in kennel towards staff. He is only allowing minimal handling from select staff. He has escalated to growling when staff attempt to collar him. When on street walks, he is hypervigilant and flighty, fearful of passing cars, loud noises, etc. He will require an experienced owner and decompression period. Medically, he is apparently healthy.