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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Bujulito (leeto)
Bujulito is on the at-risk list due to behavior. She is a senior cat with limited socialization to people and is not thriving in the care center. Although she has made limited progress while co-house with other cats in the free roam room and has shown herself to benefit from the company of other cats- she 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 and significant length of stay, 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 under socialized senior cat adjust to strangers. The behavior team highly recommends she go to a home with resident cats to assist in her decompression and socialization process.
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Kiri
Kiri 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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Pepper
Pepper 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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Colby

Colby is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Colby was returned from his adopteers due to not being the right fit. Colby is a high energy, "mouthy" young dog, who is struggling to acclimate. While highly social and affectionate with handlers,he demonstrates poor impulse control, and a low threshold for arousal. He has a history of jumping and mouthing occasionally hard enough to bruise and exhibits significant reactivity toward other dogs, including kennel fighting and hard-staring on walks. This treat motivated boy needs an experienced adopter capable of managing his reactivity and refining his manners. Medically, Colby is apparently healthy.
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Neda
Neda 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.
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Daniels
Daniels is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Daniels has demonstrated low threshold for arousal and handling pressure, with rapid escalation when overstimulated. He has been reported to bark and lunge at strangers, and during interactions outside has quickly become highly aroused jumping repeatedly on handlers and mouthing with moderate pressure despite redirection attempts. In-kennel, Daniels has begun leash biting during leashing attempts, though he is currently able to be refocused with treats and toys inconsistently. Medically, Daniels is apparently healthy.
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Keith
Keith is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Keith arrived at the Care Center as an owner surrender. It was reported during a family dispute Keith scratched and bit one of the people involved. Minimal information was provided and we have been unable to gather any more details. While in care, Keith has been observed to hard bark and growl towards handlers that approach his kennel, but is easily leashed for walks. Keith has been noted to be receptive to treats, allow handling for his medical exam and transport. Medically, Keith has a lingering cough from a recent CIRDC infection but is otherwise healthy.
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Lucy
Lucy is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Lucy was returned to the care center for persistent "mouthy" behavior, which includes nipping at ankles and jumping toward people to mouth their hands or clothing. These behaviors, including an incident where she nipped a person’s coat coming out of an elevator, have continued during her time at the center. Lucy is affectionate, responds well to training, and would succeed with positivie reinforcement training. Medically, Lucy is currently healthy,
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Brie

Brie is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Brie has been observed to be highly dog reactive, noted to cage fight intensely while in the kennel room and lunge towards other dogs while on leash. Recently, Brie has been observed to be licking her kennel bars. With handlers, Brie is observed to have a soft body. Medically, Brie is apparently healthy.
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Oreo
Oreo 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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Teddy
Teddy is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Despite our best efforts at making his comfortable Teddy has been obsvered to show signs of kennel stress. Noted to jumping up high and scale the walls of his kennel when the room is active continuously. While on leash Teddy is also noted to have a low threshold for arousal and has been obsvered to mount handlers. With handlers Teddy has a soft body and is social. Medically, Teddy is healthy.
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Sumi
Sumi is on the at-risk list due to behavior. She is not thriving in the care center and continues to display challenging behavior during interactions. She 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 her mind and body, the cat may react with rough play, potentially resulting in bite/scratch incidents. 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 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.
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Hair Scrunchie
Hair Scrunchie 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 kitten socialization and helping a fearful cat adjust to strangers.
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Tron
Tron is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Tron arrived at the Care Center via NYPD following multiple bite incidents in his previous home. Both bite incidents were bite and release and did not break skin. Tron's previous owner reports that he allows all contact with familiar people, enjoys being bathed, enjoys chew toys, and understands basic commands. Medically, Tron is apparently healthy.
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Luna
Luna is at risk due to behavior concerns. Luna came to our care center as a stray. During her stay at the care center Luna has started to escalate with her leash biting when handlers attempt to leash and while on walks. It was reported when exiting for a walk Luna jumps up for both the leash and the handler's arm. Once outside the room, a second handler tosses treats on the ground while the main handler adjust Luna's harness. However, Luna jumps towards the second handler's arm once they stop tossing treats. Luna has been observed to fixate, stare, and has a tense body when seeing or hearing another dog. Staff reported she is social with handlers seeking pets and walks with a loose leash/ mild pull. Medically, Luna is apparently healthy.
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Rella
Rella is at risk due to behavior concern. When Rella initially arrived, she was fearful, displaying a tense posture and vocalizing when staff attempted to remove her. She gradually warmed up with the use of treats and toys. Recently, while loose in a room, Rella displayed concerning guarding behavior. She escalated to snarling and baring her teeth at a staff member when the staff member moved near her while she was eating from a bag of treats she had pulled down. Medically, Rella is apparently healthy.
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Hoss
Hoss is at risk due to behavior concerns. In the Care Centers, Hoss displays fearfulness and requires coaxing to exit his kennel and to return after walks. He has been observed planting himself on the floor and, at times, requiring more than one staff member to encourage movement. In the kennel, he growls at staff when they attempt to place a slip lead on him. He does show interest in treats and will eventually walk when food is used as motivation. Medically, is apparently healthy.
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Kota
Kota is at risk due to behavior concerns. At the Care Centers, Kota has displayed defensive behaviors when staff attempt to remove him from his crate, escalating to growling and a tense body posture. He continues to display this tension during walks, and at one point snapped at a handler that clipped his collar. While Kota is fearful around unfamiliar people, he allows handling from familiar staff and shows a loose, relaxed body when interacting with them. Medically, Kota is apparently healthy.
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Brick
Brick is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Brick arrived at the Care Center as a stray with no known history. Despite efforts to make Brick comfortable, Brick has only allowed minimal handling. Brick has been observed to thrash on leash, and at times growl at handlers that approach him. Brick has been receptive to treats and recently handlers have been successful in taking him out for walks; however Brick continues to show high levels of fear, anxiety, and stress (FAS) in the shelter. Medically, Brick is apparently healthy.
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Paige
Paige is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Paige has demonstrated a arousal concerns and difficulty in the care center despite best efforts to keep her comfortable. She has been reported to kennel fight when exiting the room and displays on-leash reactivity toward people and dogs, with vocalizing, jumping toward handlers, pulling hard through the kennel room, and persistent pacing, whining, and exit-seeking in the behavior office. Paige can be briefly redirected with food but struggles to settle and recover once aroused or frustrated. Medically, Paige is apparently healthy.
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Srirachi
Srirachi 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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Ares
Ares 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.
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Kyrie
Kyrie is at risk due to behavior concerns. Kyrie has been reported to lunge at strangers, guard objects by growling and hard staring. This behavior led to a bite and release that left a sratch while guarding food that fell from garbage can. He is also noted to have handling sensitivity and may escalate to growling and barking. In the Care Center, Kyrie attempted to bite a staff member during intake. He has shown interest in treats. Medically, Kyrie is receiving treatment for CIRDC currently.
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Tony The Tiger
Tony The Tiger is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center Tony has shown a concerning level of escalation when uncomfortable or startled. Tony during a medical exam rapidly escalated under handling, growls, snarling, and multiple lunging attempts during procedures. Tony The Tiger in the care center also has been deteriorating, starting to kennel fight when leaving kennel rooms making it difficult to walk him at times and chewing his kennel walls. Medically, he has mild otitis.
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Nelson
Nelson is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Nelson arrived to Care Center following a bite incident in the home. A resident opened the door for the police and Nelson exited the apartment. During the comotion to secure Nelson, he was reported to bite an officer. This bite did break skin however, no further details are known. While in care Nelson has been obsvered to be fearful and is not receptive to coaxing from handlers. Medically, Nelson is a cryptorchid but otherwise healthy.
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