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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Leonidas

Leonidas is on the at-risk list due to behavior. He is not thriving in the care center and 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.

Rufferee

Rufferee is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Rufferee has shown high arousal and fixation around toys, including becoming tense, hovering over and body-blocking toys, and becoming difficult to redirect on walks as well when he notices random toys or items on the ground. He has also lunged and snapped toward staff when becoming aroused during medical handling. Outside these moments, Rufferee is social and always willing to engage in training sessions and yard time. Medically, Rufferee is apparently healthy.

Fluffy

Fluffy is in the at risk list for medical reasons. Fluffy has not eaten consistently for at least five days and this threatens her developing fatty liver disease (hepatic lipidosis).She needs a quiet and stress-free environment that we can not provide. Fluffy 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.

Valentino

Valentino is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Valentino has shown high arousal on leash, including persistent leash biting that can be difficult to redirect and has been not wanting to walk back to the care center after his walks, pancaking and laying on the ground. He often returns to the leash after briefly engaging with treats or toys and overall deteriorating in the care center despite best efforts to keep him comfortable. Outside of these moments, Valentino is loose and social, enjoys playing with toys and the flirt pole, and engages well with handlers. Medically, Valentino is apparently healthy.

Sparky

Sparky is at risk due to behavioral reasons. In his previous home, Sparky had multiple bite incidents pertaining to the resident children tugging on Sparky's tail. The bites were bite and release that broke skin. While in care, Sparky has been observed to be fearful. Noted to escalate to barking, baring teeth, and attempting to bite when handlers attempt to handle him. During one instance when a handler returned Sparky to his kennel, he began to bite the kennel bars near the lock. His previous owner describes him as an affectionate dog that prefers contact on his terms. Medically, Sparky is apparently healthy.

Dodger

Dodger is on the at-risk list for medical concerns. Dodger has complicated medical conditions and given our limited ability to treat appropriately in the shelter we haven't seen improvement. During his stay, Dodger has consistently had severe diarrhea and recently noted vomiting. He has a very low/absent appetite and has lost weight while in care. He has also recently developed mild CIRDC signs. Diagnostics have not reveal an underlying causes. Dodger will not take oral medications and he has medical handling sensitivities which make it difficult to treat him. Behaviorally, Dodger has allowed limited handling. He has been obsvered to growl and lip lick when handlers approach. Also noted to dodge the leash while in kennel and escalate to growling, snapping, and biting the leash. Dodger would benefit from a low stress environment for further diagnostics.

Blanko

Blanko is at risk due to behavioral reasons. In his previous home, it was reported that Blanko had gotten into fights with other dogs and scratch resident child while jumping on top of them. While in the care center, Blanko has been observed to become tense when seeing another dog while on leash. Blanko has been observed to push off the kennel walls while cage fighting. In one instance, Blano redirected onto the handler making contact with their thigh which did not break skin and then attempted to redirect onto another handler that was standing in the hallway. While out with handlers before this incident, Blanko will respond to the cue "sit" and is receptive to treats. His previous owner describes him as active and playful. Medically, Blanko is healthy at this time.

Bentley

Bentley is at risk due to behavioral reasons. He has been observed to have a very low threshold for arousal. During his previous stay in the care center, Bentley was observed to jump up on handlers frequently and head whip when contact was initiated. During his current stay, Bentley jumping and mouthing behavior has escalated in making contact with clothings and staff members arms/legs. Recently Bentley was returned to the care center due to similar behaviors. While loose in the previous adopter's home, Bentley would begin jumping and grabbing onto their clothing. Outside of these moments with handlers, Bentley has been observed to have a loose and wiggly body. Medically, Bentley is apparently healthy.

Moose

Moose is at risk for behavior reasons. Moose was surrendered for behavior reasons; he is reactive to strangers and other animals on walks and has reported resource guarding in the home. Moose was initially highly fearful with potential for defensive aggression. After a few days in care he began to warm up with select handlers. He has done well on walks but has become over aroused in the yard. Medically, he is apparently healthy.