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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Peque

Peque is at risk due to behavior concerns. Peque arrived at MACC as an owner surrender. It is reported that Peque has a bite in his history. About 1 month ago Peque bit the resident child on the foot. This bite was a bite and release that did break skin. This bite required medical attention. During his stay in the care center, Peque has been observed to be highly fearful. Noted to snarl and growl towards handlers, when handlers are attempting to leash Peque has been observed to snap and bite the leash. He has tolerated petting when approaches slowly. Medically, Peque is apparently healthy.

Brick

Brick is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Brick has been observed to quickly escalate in behaviors. During intake Brick was observed to hard stare towards handlers, and then escalated to lunging towards them, thrashing, and jumping to bite the leash. While in kennel Brick is observed to be heavily panting and hyper salivating. When handlers attempt to interact Brick begins to lip lick intensely and retreats from the front of the kennel. Medically Brick has conjunctivitis.

Daisy

Daisy is currently at risk due to behavior reasons. When she first arrived at the care center, Daisy would remain tense and hard stare towards handlers during interactions. This type of behavior is reported by her previous owner as well, reporting that she will hard bark and growl at strangers. Daisy has since warmed up to staff, seeking petting at times and greeting with a soft body and wagging tail. Medically, Daisy has allergies.

Thor

Thor is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Thor in the care center has displayed a significant amount of handling sensitivity and defensive behaviors during interactions with staff. Thor presents social during interactions, but when handlers attempt to handle him, has escalated to head whipping, lip curling and growling at staff. Medically, Thor has hypotrichosis but otherwise healthy.

Bear

Bear is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Bear in the care center is observed to leash bite and kennel fighting, lunging and hard barking at other dogs when exiting the room. Bear is also struggling to acclimate in his kennel, panting heavily, smearing feces on his kennel wall and rebounding in his kennel. Medically, Bear is clinically healthy.

Jaxson

Jaxson is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Jaxson in the care center has been intensely fearful and has not acclimated to the kennel environment despite best efforts to keep him comfortable. Jaxson on walks will avoid interaction with handlers, pancake and refuse to walk at times and in kennel has began to lunge at his kennel glass at passing staff. Medically, Jaxson is apparently healthy.

Luscious

Luscious is at risk due to behavior concerns. He arrived at the care centers as a stray and allowed all handling a soft, wiggly body. Upon entering his kennel he was reported to thrash. Throughout his stay at the care centers he has remained social with handlers and is highly food motivated. However, it has been reported that Luscious will react towards dogs and birds, fixating, pulling very hard, and jumping towards them. Recently he has started to display deterioration behavior such as pawing at his water bowl, intensely leash biting, and biting and release a handlers pants. Medically, he is apparently underweight.

Desdemona

Desdemona is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Desdemona in the care center has remained fearful and shutdown, refusing to walk at times and escalating to lunging, hard barking and low growling at staff. Desdemona during interactions will warm up slowly, but remain highly stressed during these interaction despite best efforts to keep her comfortable. Medically, Desdemona is apparently healthy.

Mochi

Mochi 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.