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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Pear
Pear 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. Medically Pear is apparently healthy.
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Edward
Edward is at risk due to behavior concerns. Edward has not adjusted well to the care center environment and has shown fearful shut down behavior when attempts are made when removing out of his kennel for walks. Despite our best efforts to keep him comfortable, Edward displays significant fear including freezing, planting, lowering his body and was noted prior to have thrash, leash biting, growling, and snapping when leash pressure or handling is increased. He is more comfortable when interactions are slow and low pressure, and he will accept treats from familiar handlers and has been observed to have loose and wiggly body language in kennel. Medically, Edward is currently receiving treatment for CIRDC.
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Rocky
Rocky 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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Sirius
Sirius 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/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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Orlando
Orlando is on the at-risk list for behavior concerns. Orlando 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/her 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 bite/scratch incidents.
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Juno
Juno is on the at risk list for medical reasons. He is a friendly senior cat who was diagnosed with diabetes at the shelter. Juno will require long-term medical management for this disease. Juno has allowed for all medical handling and solicits attention during his exams.
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Nym
Nym 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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Beau
Beau is on the at-risk list due to behavior. Although he is displaying social behaviors in the shelter, Beau does have a multiple bite and scratch history in his previous home. It would be 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 managing cats who rough play and may be prone to overstimulation.
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Sabby
Sabby is on the at-risk list for medical concerns. Sabby is a cat with a history of attacking her tail. She has now had two tail amputations and continues to self mutilate. Her most recent surgery is not healing properly because she was able to open it back up. She is on multiple pain medications, but will likely need a long-term anxiolytic medication and additional follow up veterinary care to manage the current tail amputation site. Behaviorally, Sabby is sweet and has allowed medical handling.
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Remi
Remi 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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Hazel
Hazel 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 bite/scratch incidents.
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Benicio
Benicio 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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Apple Bloom
Apple Bloom is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Apple Bloom has shown fearful behavior, including hard barking, growling, dodging the leash, keeping distance from handlers, and displaying a tense body with a tucked tail. Apple Bloom has shown improvement over time, becoming easier to leash and more comfortable around handlers, taking treats, engaging with enrichment, and participating in playgroups but is still struggling to acclimate. Medically, Apple Bloom is apparently healthy.
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Lowkey Mischief

Lowkey Mischief is at risk due to behavioral concerns. In the Care Centers, Lowkey Mischief was noted to be inconsistent with kennel reactivity. He was reported to jump high up in kennel vocalizing, attempting to kennel fight as he exits. He was also noted to be inconsistent with mouthing on handlers. He has reportedly mouthed handlers sleeves and hands with various levels of pressures. At times he was able to be easily redirected with treats or cue. Lowkey is reported to be social with familiar staff, allowing for petting and gently taking treats. Medically, Lowkey Mischief is underweight.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Cookie King
Cookie King is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Cookie has been observed to be highly dog reactive while in care, noted to become tense when seeing another dog. This behavior is not able to be redirected easily. Recently Cookie has been observed to lunge towards a dog in a pop up crate and snapping towards them. This behavior was very difficult to redirect. With handlers Cookie is observed to have a loose and wiggly body. Medically, Cookie is apparently healthy.
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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.
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Cruz
Cruz is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Initially when Cruz arrived at the care center he was observed to be fearful. Noted to show whale eye and vocalize when handlers attempted to interact with him. Recently Cruz has been social with handlers. While in kennel, Cruz has been observed to jump up and bite the leash. During his reassessment, Cruz was noted to jump up and bite the leash, almost catching the handler's arm. Medically, Cruz has unspecified dermatitis and a wound.
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Prince
Prince is at risk due to his behavioral concerns. In the prior home he is noted to have a history of resource guarding, handling sensitivity, fearful/defensive behavior, and multiple bites. His previous owner reports that he will resource guard his prior owner and has escalated to biting, becomes reactive when restrained or having his paws touched, and may bark, growl, lunge, snap, or bite when startled. He is also reported to bark or attempt to bite approaching people and dogs while on leash. In the care center he is noted to escalate to snapping during releashing attempts or when his drag lead is removed from his collar. With handler Prince walks with the handler on a slack leash and a neutral body. Medically Prince has Mild-Moderate Dental Disease.
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Laces

Laces is at risk due to behavioral concerns. In the care center has been observed pawing at his kennel door and licking/biting the kennel bars. During handling, Laces has shown sensitivity to head touch and may dodge the handler’s hand, although he tolerates petting along his back and rear. Outside of the kennel, he generally presents with a loose body with familiar handler allowing petting, walks appropriately, checks in with the handler. Medically Laces has Mild-Moderate Dental Disease.
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Flocca
Flocca is at risk due to behavior concerns in care. Flocca is noted on walks to be difficult to settle and may fixate on toys, kennels, and other dogs, particularly during returns to the building, where he is noted on occasions to have shown hard pulling, snarling, and baring teeth toward neighboring kennels. He has also been observed pulling toward dogs with a tense body. Flocca is also noted to have shown signs of kennel stress and was reported to remove and flip his kennel drain. Flocca is noted to be social and affectionate with handlers. Medically Flocca CIRDC apparently is resolved.
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King Bear
King Bear is at risk due to behavior concerns in the care center. King Bear is noted to display fearful behavior often becoming avoidant of unfamiliar handlers. King bear will displayed a lowered body, pinned ears, retreating, and exit seeking behaviors. With familiar handler King Bear is responsive to handlers, accepting treats and petting, and walking with minimal to moderate leash tension without reactivity toward people or dogs. Medically King bear has Dermatitis.
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Cajun Fries
Cajun Fries 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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