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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Kota
Kota is at risk due to behavior concerns. At the Care Centers, Kota has displayed defensive behaviors when staff attempt to remove him from his crate, escalating to growling and a tense body posture. He continues to display this tension during walks, and at one point snapped at a handler that clipped his collar. While Kota is fearful around unfamiliar people, he allows handling from familiar staff and shows a loose, relaxed body when interacting with them. Medically, currently is receiving treatment for CIRDC.
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Brick
Brick is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Brick arrived at the Care Center as a stray with no known history. Despite efforts to make Brick comfortable, Brick has only allowed minimal handling. Brick has been observed to thrash on leash, and at times growl at handlers that approach him. Brick has been receptive to treats and recently handlers have been successful in taking him out for walks; however Brick continues to show high levels of fear, anxiety, and stress (FAS) in the shelter. Medically, Brick is apparently healthy.
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Paige
Paige is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Paige has demonstrated a arousal concerns and difficulty in the care center despite best efforts to keep her comfortable. She has been reported to kennel fight when exiting the room and displays on-leash reactivity toward people and dogs, with vocalizing, jumping toward handlers, pulling hard through the kennel room, and persistent pacing, whining, and exit-seeking in the behavior office. Paige can be briefly redirected with food but struggles to settle and recover once aroused or frustrated. Medically, Paige is apparently healthy.
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Srirachi
Srirachi 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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Ares
Ares 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 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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Kyrie
Kyrie is at risk due to behavior concerns. Kyrie has been reported to lunge at strangers, guard objects by growling and hard staring. This behavior led to a bite and release that left a sratch while guarding food that fell from garbage can. He is also noted to have handling sensitivity and may escalate to growling and barking. In the Care Center, Kyrie attempted to bite a staff member during intake. He has shown interest in treats. Medically, Kyrie is receiving treatment for CIRDC currently.
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Amani
Amani is at risk due to behavior concerns. Amani is highly fearful in the Care Centers. He becomes tense during staff interactions and has been observed snapping when lifted from his kennel. He remains tense during walks and does not solicit attention. According to his owner, Amani is affectionate with her. Medically, Amani is receiving treatment for CIRDC.
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Compañero
Compañero is on the at-risk list due to behavior. He is an under socialized adult cat and is not thriving in the care center and continues to display distance-increasing behavior when approached for interactions. He has warmed up minimally once being moved to the free roam room and being reunited with his sibling from his previous home Gus (229026), and has been deemed to be BONDED and spends a majority of his time sitting and sleeping next to him. However, despite staff using treats to build a positive association he has not made significant progress in opening up to interactions with people. Due to his stress level, 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, under socialized, adult cat adjust to strangers.
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Tony The Tiger
Tony The Tiger is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center Tony has shown a concerning level of escalation when uncomfortable or startled. Tony during a medical exam rapidly escalated under handling, growls, snarling, and multiple lunging attempts during procedures. Tony The Tiger in the care center also has been deteriorating, starting to kennel fight when leaving kennel rooms making it difficult to walk him at times and chewing his kennel walls. Medically, he has mild otitis.
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Baby Bleu
Baby Bleu is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Baby Bleu arrived as a stray with no known history. Upon intake, Baby Bleu was noted to be fearful but allowed handling for his medical exam. Baby Bleu has been showing concerning reactivity and decreasing threshold for arousal. Baby Bleu has been noted to pull hard toward kennels with tense body when moving through kennel rooms and is difficult to redirect. Recently, Baby Bleu has been reported to leash bite intensely when staff attempt to remove him from kennel and almost caught the hand of a a handler in more than one instance. With staff Baby Bleu understands the 'sit' command, is receptive to treats, and has allowed contact. Medically, Baby Bleu recently recovered from CIRDC infection. Baby Bleu also has been seen to have a few episodes of nystagmus which is the involuntary, rapid movement of the eyes. This is a typical sign indicating there might be problem with the dogs vestibular system and further investigation would be needed.
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Nelson
Nelson is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Nelson arrived to Care Center following a bite incident in the home. A resident opened the door for the police and Nelson exited the apartment. During the comotion to secure Nelson, he was reported to bite an officer. This bite did break skin however, no further details are known. While in care Nelson has been obsvered to be fearful and is not receptive to coaxing from handlers. Medically, Nelson is a cryptorchid but otherwise healthy.
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Ship Captain
Ship Captain is at risk due to medical reasons. He is an approximately 6 month old, very friendly male cat with a grade 5/6 systolic heart murmur. He was in respiratory distress on admission, which was then treated with furosemide. He has been stable since then in the shelter, but will need a cardiac workup (cardiac ultrasound and consult with cardiologist) and continued medications. Currently he is bright, eating well, allows all medical handling, and leans into every head and bum scratch.
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Gus
Gus is on the at-risk list due to behavior. He is an under socialized adult cat and is not thriving in the care center and continues to display distance-increasing behavior when approached for interactions. He has warmed up minimally once being moved to the free roam room and being reunited with his sibling from his previous home Compañero (237812), and has been deemed to be BONDED and spends a majority of his time sitting and sleeping next to him. However, despite staff using treats to build a positive association he has not made significant progress in opening up to interactions with people. Due to his stress level, 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, under socialized, adult cat adjust to strangers.
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Leo
Leo is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. During intake toward staff, Leo displayed concerning behaviors including low growling, huffing, hard barking, lunging, and thrashing on leash when approached. During a recent incident in the care center, he escalated while being lifted into a top kennel and bit a staff member on the hand following a yelp, breaking skin. Medically, Leo is apparently healthy.
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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.
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Telanovela
Telanovela is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Initially Telanovela was obsvered 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 obsvered to lunge at dogs before jumping at the handler. Medically, Telanovela is receiving treatment for CIRDC.
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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.
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