At-Risk Animals

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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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Ember

Reserved

Ember is at risk for behavior reasons. Ember is only allowing for minimal handling to go out on walks. She has poor kennel presence, growling at staff as they pass by. Ember escalated to hard barking at staff when they attempt to collar her. She is balking when returning to kennel and becoming difficult to walk as she would like to walk away from the care center. When attempting to coax her back towards the shelter, she is tense, gives whale eyes, huffing, having to be double leashed to return to building. Medically, she has pyoderma and is over conditioned.

Mylo

Reserved

Mylo is at risk due to behavioral concerns. In the Care Centers, Mylo is having a difficult time coping with the stress of the shelter environment. He has been observed chewing on the kennel bars, hypersalivating, and biting staff members’ leashes. These behaviors have persisted despite receiving daily enrichment and support from staff. Mylo is social dog allowing pets and takes treats from them. Medically, dental disease and otitis externa.

Ruby

Reserved

Ruby is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Ruby was reported to display resource guarding in the home, which resulted in a bite incident. He was also reported to hard bark and lunge at unfamiliar people and other dogs. In the Care Center, Ruby has displayed similar defensive and reactive behaviors, including lunging, barking, and baring his teeth at the kennel door when staff or other dogs are nearby. Despite these behaviors, Ruby has shown interest in treats and will take them directly from staff members’ hands with a gentle mouth. Medically, Ruby is apparently healthy.

Alexa

Reserved

Alexa is at risk due to her behavioral concerns. Alexa has demonstrated fear-based defensive behavior toward unfamiliar people, including stiffening, vocalizing, and snapping, making contact but didn't break skin when a person approached to pet her. She has also been reported to redirect toward handler leg when reacting to dogs and may thrash/vocalize when restrained. Additionally, include snapping when being picked up and a tendency to flee. Alexa is noted to allow light petting with familiar handlers. Medically Alexa has Otitis Externa and is Overweight.

Riddick

Reserved

Riddick needs at risk placement for medical reasons. He is a senior, emaciated dog with diarrhea and anal fissures. It is a painful condition that requires management with medication that we do not have. He is also not absorbing nutrients from his intestines as he should. He needs long term medical management with a local veterinarian to manage his condition.