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.

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At-Risk Animals

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Haley

Reserved

Haley is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Haley has not acclimated well to the shelter environment, remaining highly fearful and avoidant of interaction with handlers/staff, and is reluctant to leave her crate or cross through thresholds when trying to walk her out of the building, pancaking and thrashing lightly at times. Medically, Haley is apparently healthy.

Brownie

Brownie is at risk for behavioral concerns. Brownie has begun to deteriorate despite the best efforts to keep her comfortable during her stay. While Brownie has show highly social behaviors with handlers, she quickly becomes aroused and begins leash biting or will start to grab treat pouches (pulling on them once she has a hold), jacket sleeves, pants, safety tools that handler's are carrying with moderate-hard pressure; she has caught a handler's thigh and another's hand and back of their thigh, leaving some bruising. Medically, Brownie has dental disease but is otherwise healthy.

Pepper

Pepper is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Pepper has been intensely fearful and avoidant in the care center, repeatedly retreating from leashing attempts, growling, hard barking, and pacing between the front and back of her kennel. During sessions, Pepper maintains a low, tense frame with tucked tail, whale eyes, and exit-seeking behavior, skittering away from handlers and vocalizing when overwhelmed. She becomes somewhat more comfortable in the presence of familiar handlers, loosening her body and approaching for gentle treats, but remains highly sensitive to handling pressure and unfamiliar environments and is unable to complete a handling assessment. Medically, Pepper has been treated for otitis externa but is otherwise healthy.

Moose

Moose is at risk for behavior reasons. Moose is deteriorating in the shelter environment. Moose was highly fearful initially but warmed up with staff relatively quickly. Lately he has been fearful of new people, hard barking at volunteers. There was a bite incident during an interaction with handler and Moose snapped towards handler moving forward to pet him. This bite did not break the skin but left bruising. He requires slow introductions to new people. Medically, Moose has mild dental disease but is otherwise healthy.

Johnny Boy

Reserved

Johnny Boy is at risk due to behavioral reasons. His previous owner describes him as a playful dog however he has been obsvered to show a high level of intense behavior while resource guarding. During his assessment Johnny B. was obsvered to rush towards the assess-a-hand, bite and hold it. He then remained tense and hovering over the toy. Medically, Johnny Boy has corneal scarring and is matted.

Marjorie

Marjorie is on the at risk list for medical reasons. Marjorie is a sweet geriatric dog that has been diagnosed with CIRDC and has had a poor appetite. She also has dental disease and suspected osteoarthritis and has had significant lameness noted in shelter after being confined to a kennel all day. Marjorie needs a calm and soft place to recover from CIRDC and follow up with a veterinarian to support her mobility in her senior years. Behaviorally, she has tolerated all medical handling.

Frankie

Reserved

Frankie is on the at-risk list for medical reasons. Frankie is a geriatric cat with anemia and suspected underlying illness. She is stable and active, eating very well in care, but will need additional diagnostics with placement vs palliative/geriatric care.

Wolfy

Wolfy is on the at-risk list due to behavior. S/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 her stress levels, it is in his/her 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.

Luna Girl

Luna Girl 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.

Shanghai

Shanghai is at risk due to behavioral reasons. When Shanghai arrived in care she was obsvered to be highly fearful. Noted to bark, growl, and lunge towards handlers. She was also obsvered to bark and pull towards other dogs. Overtime Shanghai was warmed up to handlers and allows handling. However, she is still noted to be fearful. Noted to walk with a low head, tail tucked and ears pinned while with handlers. Medically, Shanghai is currently healthy.

Bark Vader

Bark Vader is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Bark Vader arrived at the Care Center as a stray with no known history. Upon intake Bark Vader was reported to be social with staff and allowed handling. Despite efforts to keep him comfortable, Bark Vader has been showing significant on-leash reactivity and has become difficult to return to kennel safely. Bark Vader is reported to pull hard to occupied kennels, and when on walks pulls hard toward dogs with tense body and is difficult to redirect. At times, Bark Vader has resisted re-entering his kennel, baulking intensely, thrashing, and head whipping when attempting to clip his leash requiring the assistance of a secondary handler. With staff he remains treat motivated. Medically, Bark Vader is being treated for CIRDC.