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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Kit
Kit is on the at-risk list due to behavior. He is not thriving in the care center and has been deteriorating behaviorally in care. He 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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Magnetite
Magnetite 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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Charlie

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Charlie has been placed on the at-risk list for medical reasons. She has episodes of shortness of breath and she some superficial masses. Recently, she has taken a while to recover from a respiratory infection. She needs care and attention that we cannot provide.
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Mario
Mario 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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Roman
Roman is currently at risk due to behavior reasons. Roman growled and head whipped during intake when handlers attempted to scan him and place a leash on him. Recently he has begun to leash bite at a high level in and out of kennel. Treats and toys don't always work to deter this behavior. When being petted he is tense and lip licking. Roman was friendly with the officers who brought him in, leaning into them for petting and climbing on their laps. Medically, Roman has CIRDC.
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Ratatouille
Ratatouille is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Ratatouille has been displaying high levels of kennel stress and kennel reactivity despite best efforts to keep her comfortable. She hard barks, growls, and lunges at other dogs when they pass her kennel or when moving through the room. She then redirects onto her bedding, biting, shaking, and shredding while still growling. Handlers attempt to reduce visual stressors by covering her kennel, but she also bites and pulls that in, shredding it. At other times, she paces, pants, with red eyes and flushed face. Medically, Ratatouille is apparently healthy.
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Confetti
Confetti 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 his/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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Choice
Choice is on the at-risk list due to medical concerns. Choice has severe aural masses that are causing chronic otitis. He also has a heart murmur and dental disease. If Choice's heart murmur persists, he should see a cardiologist prior to anesthesia. He will need to have the masses removed or debulked in order to treat his otitis effectively. Behaviorally, Choice is very sweet and tolerates all medical handling.
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Cash
Cash is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Cash in the care center has been intensely fearful, not interacting with staff and is observed to be shaking in kennel despite best efforts to keep her comfortable. Cash has been observed to lunge at staff when unfamiliar staff approach her kennel and during walks avoids interaction. Medically, Cash is healthy.
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Buddyboy
Buddyboy is at risk for behavior reasons. Buddyboy came into care as a stray. He was in 2 previous homes and did not get along with the resident dog. In care, Buddyboy becomes aroused when interacting with novel items such as brooms, or the hose. He can tip into aggression when staff attempt to remove these items from him. He has a bite to staff members hand which caused some swelling, no broken skin. Medically, Buddyboy is healthy at this time.
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Bradley
Bradley is at risk due to behavior concerns. During his stay in the care center Bradley has been observed to be highly fearful. Noted to bark and lunge at handlers during intake and bare teeth towards handlers while in kennel. Owner reports Bradley universally guards items such as treats, food, water bowl, and his toys. Bradley responds to the items being touched by growling, hard barking, hovering and having a tense body in front of items and even attempting to snap if anyone tries to take them away. He will become reactive to bikes and skateboard, scooters, motorcycles, and cars or traffic. Bradley's previous owner describes him as a very active and playful dog. Medically Bradley has mild dental disease.
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Lela
Lela is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Lela has been displaying a high level of kennel stress despite efforts to keep her comfortable. When people pass her kennel, she begins hard barking, growling, lunging, and baring teeth, which is a new behavior for her, indicating a high level of stress. She has also been seen at the back of her kennel, jumping all the way to the top. Outside of her kennel, Lela can be initially nervous at first and needs some time to warm up to new people. But with handlers or staff she is familiar with, she is social; Lela has displayed intermittent reactivity to other dogs on walks, but this behavior is inconsistent. Medically, Lela has been recently treated for Giardia. Lela is healthy.
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Tiger
Tiger is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Tiger has been observed to be highly fearful during his stay at the care center. Noted to maintain a tense body while with handlers and will retreat when approached. He whale eyes and is hypervigilant when walking on the street. Medically Tiger has CIRDC.
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Xena
Xena 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 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. She 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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Neo Trinity
Neo Trinity 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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Wasabi
Wasabi is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Wasabi has been struggling to acclimate to the care center environment. Wasabi has began to leash bite when returning to kennel and exiting kennel, and has redirecting onto a staff member making it difficult to walk her safely. Medically, Wasabi is Brachycephalic and has Dental disease
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Dandelion
Dandelion is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Dandelion has been observed to jump up and intensely bite the leash until passing out. This behavior is not able to be redirected using treats. While exiting the kennel room Dandelion has been observed to cage fight with the neighboring dogs. After reacting to the dogs Dandelion turns towards the handler, the handler has to straight arm her to keep her away. While out with handlers Dandelion allows them to pet her. Medically Dandelion is overweight and has dental disease. Dandelion is at risk due to behavioral reasons. She has been observed to be reactive while on leash and also rope reactive. During her stay Dandelion has been observed to cage fight in the kennel room. After reacting she is observed to then spin towards the handler. Dandelion has also been observed to jump up and bite the leash until passing out. This behavior is not able to be redirected. Medically Dandelion has dental disease and is overweight.
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Calindo
Calindo is at risk due to medical reasons. Calindo is a senior dog with a history of seizures. Calindo is currently receiving anti-seizure medication and will need to continue this once placed. Unfortunately we cannot effectively manage seizure conditions in the shelter setting. He has been nervous in the shelter and is tolerant of all handling.
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Otis
Otis is at risk due to behavior concerns. During his previous stay in the care center, Otis was observed to lack basic manners and be on leash reactive. He was returned from foster due his dog reactivity, and in care he continues to display the same behavior. Otis is reported to cage fight while being removed or returned from the room. He will hard bark, lunge, growl, and pull very hard towards other dogs. Recently, he has been observed to be bouncing back and forth from his kennel walls all whilst barking and heavily panting. He has remained social with handlers. Medically, he is apparently underweight.
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Sol
Sol is on the At Risk list due to behavior. She is not thriving in the care center and is declining in the Adoptions room. She is now displaying signs of confliction and overstimulation. 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 and who have experience with helping a fearful cat adjust to strangers.
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Aker
Aker is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Aker has not acclimated well to the shelter environment and has not been allowed for minimal handling. While he initially presented as loose bodied in kennel and is easily leashed, once out of his kennel, Aker quickly becomes aroused - excessive jumping, leash biting, panting, hyper-salivation, and sensitivity to leash pressure - which makes it difficult to walk him safely even with attempts to redirect him with high value treats, toys, or interrupters when he continues to escalate. On one occasion, Aker had to be double-leashed to be returned to his kennel safely. Medically, Aker is apparently healthy.
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Chonkz
Chonkz is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Chonks has not acclimated well to the shelter environment during his stay. He was initially highly fearful and avoidant of interaction with staff and handlers. Over time, he became easier to remove from the kennel but would remain mostly aloof, occasionally engaging with toys; he was still uncomfortable with most interactions. Chonks has recently begun to lunge, bark hard, and snarl at staff that pass his kennel, occasionally fixating on their legs or swiping his paw out towards their ankles. Medically. Chonkz is apparently healthy.
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Ernesto
Ernesto is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Ernesto has been observed to be highly rope reactive, noted to jump up high and bite the leash. On one occasion chewing through the leash. This behavior is not able to be redirected easily. Ernesto is sometimes receptive to a toy being tossed. One instance when a handler tossed a toy Ernest missed and made contact with the handlers hand leaving bruising. During another instance Ernesto was not receptive to the toy and bit the handler on the hand. This bite did not break skin. Ernesto has also been observed to jump up on handlers and mouth their hands. Medically Ernesto has a wound.
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Mongo

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Mongo is on the at-risk list for medical concerns. Mongo has a urethral prolapse that continues to bleed whenever he is excited or aroused. He also has a urinary tract infection and an enlarged prostate. He was neutered in care. He will need a surgical consult with placement to determine treatment for his prolapse. Behaviorally, he is very friendly and has allowed all medical handling.
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Kenny
Kenny 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. She/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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