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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Goofy Goober
Goofy Goober is At risk due to behavioral concerns. While in the Care Centers, Goofy Goober was reported to grab staff members' leashes while being returned to his kennel. On one occasion, he chewed through a staff member's slip lead. He has also, occasionally, displayed signs of kennel deterioration, including banging on his transfer door, vocalizing loudly, and repeatedly jumping up and down in his kennel. Outside of the kennel, Goofy Goober is social and friendly with staff and readily accepts treats offered to him. Medically, Goofy Goober has dermatitis and dental disease.
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MacHo
Macho is at-risk due to behavioral concerns. Macho's owner reports that he has had altercations with the other dogs in the home over treats and was recently bitten during a resource-guarding incident. He is reactive toward dogs, cats, and unfamiliar people approaching the home, responding with growling and snapping. While in the Care Centers, Macho has displayed a stiff body posture with select staff members but remains receptive to treats. Medically, Macho has recently recovered from CIRDC and is healthy at this time.
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Rain
Rain is at-risk due to behavior concerns. She was reportedly found tied up with another dog, and they were fighting one another. The intensity of the delivered bites is unknown. Rain is social with handlers, but easily becomes hyperaroused. She jumps up repeatedly towards handlers with an open mouth. Rain has been observed to grab at staff/handlers' shirts, pants, and treat pouches. On one occasion, she knocked treats out of a handler's pouch, but she did not take them due to her arousal. When passing another hadnler that moves out of the pathway, Rain attempts to jump on them, mouth open. This behavior has continued to intensify throughout her stay. Medically, Rain is recovering from wounds.
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Lion
Lion is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Lion has been reluctant to go for walks or leave the building. He has been seen pancaking in the middle of hallways, refusing to leave the building for a walk. On another occasion, he pancaked in the hallway immediately after leaving his room. Lion has been easy to remove from the kennel and will take high-value treats with a soft mouth when trying to coax him to walk, before he pancakes again. Medically, Lion is overweight.
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Bobby
Bobby is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the prior home, Bobby was reported to display fearful and defensive behavior toward unfamiliar people, including hard barking, growling, lunging, snapping, and attempting to bite. He is also reported to react defensively when startled. During intake, Bobby barked at an unfamiliar staff member but settled when ignored and offered treats. He also growled when his owner attempted to remove his harness. Additionally, Bobby has a reported bite history involving his owner during harnessing, resulting in a skin-breaking scrape after Bobby growled and briefly held on. Bobby is reported to love his head scratched Medically, Bobby has a cherry eye.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Brooklyn’s owner reported that he had never left the home prior to arriving at the Care Centers. Since intake, Brooklyn has displayed fearful, defensive behaviors. He has been observed growling, hard barking, and thrashing when being placed into the kennel. During walks, he has pancaked and remained fearful throughout the outing. His owner noted that he was social with both children and adults within the home. Medically, Brooklyn has pyoderma.
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Sirios
Sirios is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Sirios displays signs of kennel-related stress, including prolonged digging under his kennel door to the point of causing abrasions to his front legs. He has also shown reluctance to return to his kennel, including planting himself, refusing to walk, and attempting to push back out after entering. Sirios is social with handlers, and loves to be around staff, but is struggling to acclimate. Medically, Sirios is apparently healthy.
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Baxter
Baxter is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Baxter displays fearful behavior during handling, including startling easily, seeking distance from people, backing away during leash handling, head whipping when approached to unclip the leash, and being reported to snap during leashing attempts. Despite his fearfulness, Baxter is able to be leashed with patient, low-stress handling and has shown increasing comfort approaching handlers and participating in training games but is still struggling. Medically, Baxter is apparently healthy.
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Seal
Seal is at risk due to behavioral concerns. In the Care Centers, Seal has displayed high reactivity toward other dogs and has been reported to nip at staff members’ hands and ankles while redirecting his frustration onto staff. During walks, he pulls toward other dogs and can at times be difficult to redirect and refocus. Seal has responded well to treats and is social with staff when not in the presence of other dogs. Medically, Seal is apparently healthy.
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Dragon Tales

Dragon Tales is at risk due to behavioral reasons. While in care, Dragon has been observed to be dog and rope reactive. Noted to bark and lunge towards other dogs. During one instance when a handler pulled him away from another dog, Dragon turned and snapped at the handler. Recently, Dragon Tales has also been observed to bite the leash when handlers are attempting to leash him. Noted several times to chew through the handler's leash. When out of kennel with handlers, Dragon Tales is receptive to treats and treat lures. Medically, Dragon Tales has pyoderma.
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Nala
Nala is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Nala arrived at MACC following an incident in the home. It was reported that Nala jumped up and scratched a member of the household once and drew blood. While in care, Nala has been observed to balk on leash and requires verbal coaxing to continue walking. Recently, Nala was reported to jump up and mouth the handler's clothing. This behavior was not able to be redirected, and additional help was required. While out with handlers, Nala is observed to accept contact. Medically, Nala is currently healthy.
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Kowalski The Smartest

Kowalski is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Kowalski displays fearful and defensive behavior during leash handling, including growling, baring teeth, snapping at the leash, and avoiding leash placement. He is also struggling in kennel, including persistent screaming and jumping against the kennel door during cleaning, and pulls hard on leash at times. Kowalski is able to be leashed with patient handling, and is slowly warming up, but is struggling in the care center. Medically, Kowalski has a corneal ulceration with possible uveitis.
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Merlot
Merlot is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns in the care center and in his previous home. In the prior home, Merlot was reported to display resource guarding and attempted to bite by lunging and snapping during one incident, though no contact with skin was made. In the care center, Merlot displays high arousal, including hard pulling, frantic movement in new environments, and significant reluctance to return to his kennel, often pancaking and requiring multiple handlers, treat trails, or coaxing to complete kennel re-entry. Merlot is social with handlers, enjoys training, learns new cues readily, and engages well with toys and food reinforcement. Medically, Merlot is apparently healthy.
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Cottage
Cottage is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Cottage displays high arousal and on-leash reactivity, including persistent hard pulling, barking at dogs and people, fixating on handlers, kennel fighting, and becoming difficult to return to her kennel. She has also been reported to grab at a handler's pants during kennel re-entry. Cottage is highly food motivated, enjoys enrichment, readily engages with pools and with staff. Medically, Cottage recently recovered from CIRDC.
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Victoria
Victoria is at risk for behavior reasons. Victoria has been showing conflicting behavior during socialization. She can become quickly aroused, jumping up at staff with tense body, ears back. She has behaved well on walks. Medically, she has some dental disease, signs of chronic otitis and a dermal mass.
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Snapple Cap
Snapple Cap 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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