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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Brown Sugar

Brown Sugar is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Brown Sugar is intensely fearful in the care center, shaking, avoidant of handlers and extremely shutdown. Brown Sugar is now starting to walk with staff, but is still struggling to the care center environment despite best efforts to keep her comfortable. Medically, Brown Sugar has dermatitis.

Lily Of The Valley

Lily Of The Valley is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Lily Of The Valley is struggling to acclimate to the shelter environment despite best efforts to keep her comfortable. Lily Of The Valley has began to redirect on walks onto staff members after reacting to dogs, and has been a fearful dog in care allowing select staff to handler her, hard barking at staff that try to enter office areas or approach. Lily Of The Valley is becoming social with staff, but is struggling to acclimate to the care center. Medically, Lily of the Valley is clinically healthy.

Keanu

Keanu is currently at risk due to behavior reasons. Keanu has been anxious and fearful since arriving at the care center. He has been avoidant of the leash and will become tense bodied while seeking exit when a handling assessment is attempted. His previous care takers report that he will growl when meeting new people but once comfortable will be playful. He has previously lived with a small child and a cat, both of which he was friendly with. Medically, he is apparently healthy.

Ginger

Ginger is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Ginger has been intensely fearful in care, shaking, growling, and attempting to bite staff in attempts to handler her safely. Ginger is slowly becoming social with staff, but is still struggling in the care center. Medically, Ginger is clinically healthy.

Peepaw

Peepaw is at-risk due to behavior concerns in care. PeePaw has made it difficult for handlers to walk him when he is brought back to his kennel and back into the center. He often pancakes or plants himself and has had to be transported using a belly band or cart when he refuses to move, even with coaxing or treats. Peepaw does not respond to food or toy motivation. Medically PeePaw has dental disease and a mass.

Cersei

Cersei is at risk for behavior reasons. Cersei is not acclimating to the shelter environment. She is very shut down, and not drinking much water. She is tolerant of handling with staff but spends most of her time out hiding, shaking in fear. Medically, she is obese.