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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Giselle
Giselle is on the at-risk list for medical reasons. Giselle is a senior diabetic cat. We are unable to manage diabetes in the shelter effectively. Giselle should be placed in a home that is prepared to medically manage her diabetes long-term, as this is most often a life-long condition.
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Griselda
Griselda is at risk due to behavior concerns. Her owner reported that she bit and held onto a dog after growling when owner attempted to introduce her to another dog. In the care center, Griselda is observed to lunge at dogs and small animals. Griselda is social, allowing pets and seeking attention from staff. Previously, Griselda was observed to hypersalivating, licking and attempting to the bite the kennel glass. Staff moved her back into the kennel room and saw some improvement. However, recently, Griselda has begun to hard pant and lick at her kennel bars. Griselda is now exhibiting more intense behaviors, including jumping up, barking loudly, and trying to engage in kennel fights with the neighboring dog. She has also started jumping up repeatedly on her handler, and this behavior is proving difficult to redirect. Despite our best efforts by offering daily enrichment, Griselda is having a hard time adjusting to the stress of the shelter environment. Medically, Griselda is apparently healthy.
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Papa Gato
Papa Gato is on the at-risk list due to behavior. He is not thriving in the care center and is deteriorating in the Holding room. He is now displaying signs of aggression, boredom and frustration. 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 and who have experience with helping a fearful cat adjust to strangers.
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Seven

Seven is on the At Risk list due to behavior. She is not thriving in the care center. She is now displaying signs of [petting-induced aggression, boredom and frustration, overstimulation, etc.]. 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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Misu
Misu is on the At Risk list due to behavior. She is not thriving in the care center and is deteriorating in the Adoptions room. She is now displaying signs of [petting-induced aggression, boredom and frustration, overstimulation, etc.]. 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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Aiden
Aiden 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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Brownie
Brownie is on the at-risk list for medical reasons. He is an adult cat with jaundice. He is improving while on Doxycycline but needs an internal medicine consult including abdominal ultrasound to determine the cause of his condition and long term prognosis.
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Supernova
Supernova is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Supernova has been deteriorating during his stay despite best efforts to keep him comfortable. Supernova in kennel displays a poor kennel presence, lunging at the kennel door when handlers pass, and hard barking incessantly in kennel. While this does not occur frequently, they can be intense when the behaviors do arise. In his kennel, Supernova hard barks, pants heavily, and spins off his kennel door, indicating high levels of stress. When attempting to remove him from the kennel, Supernova shows significant fearfulness and avoidance, retreating to the back of his kennel and pressing against the walls when handlers attempt to leash him. Occasionally, he has shown relaxed behavior, seeking contact from select handlers, but remains highly anxious overall. Medically, Supernova is apparently healthy.
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Spunky
Spunky has been placed on the at-risk list due to his deterioration in care. He has been struggling to adjust to the shelter environment, exhibiting behaviors such as jumping off the kennel walls, spinning inside and outside his kennel, and nipping at handlers' hands and hair. However, Spunky has been highly social and engaging outside of his kennel. He enjoys a variety of toys, enrichment items games, and treats. Medically Spunky is apparently healthy.
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Juniper
Juniper 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. While he has great notes from his previous home, 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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Luna Mae
Luna Mae is on the at-risk list for behavioral concerns. Luna Mae came to us an owner surrender and was noted to have some concerning behaviors. Luna Mae is reported to be highly reactive to small animals and dogs on leash. She escaped their yard and bit a neighboring dog. Unknown the severity of the bite but it was reported the bite did not cause serious injury. She was known to escape her crate often as well and give clear signs of resource guarding high value items. In care, Luna Mae has allowed all handling and is very social with staff. She has shown increased anxiety while in care including rushing back to her kennel and destruction tendencies in kennel. Luna Mae would benefit for a low-stress environment where she can receive more positive-reinforcement training. Medically, Luna Mae is healthy.
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Madara
Madara is at risk due to behavior concerns. Madara arrived at the care center as a stray. Police reported that Madara was anxious, growling and barking when he was found. Upon intake Madara, hard barked, stared and bared teeth at staff. In the care center, Madara continued to display fearful defensive behaviors through whale eyeing, growling and baring teeth at staff. Madara allowed to be leashed when offered wet food but remained hypervigilant on his walks. Throughout his stay Madara has been noted to become more social with handlers and allow handling with loose body. Medically, Madara was treated at intake for an ear infection but is otherwise healthy.
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Sushi Wushi
Sushi Wushi 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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Kit Kat
Kit Kat 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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Bubba
Bubba is at risk due to his deterioration in care. Although Bubba has been highly social and engaging outside of his kennel, he is becoming increasingly mouthy, jumping up and mouthing at hands persistently on walks. On one occasion, Bubba began lunging at unfamiliar staff which caused him to trip and fall; he then redirected and nipped at the handler. Bubba does enjoy a variety of toys, enrichment items games, and treats. Medically, Bubba is overweight.
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Nuggy
Nuggy is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Nuggy does have a bite history due to an altercation with another dog although further details about the incident are unknown. The bite did break the skin and draw blood. While in care, Nuggy has been easy to leash, accepting of treats, with a neutral-soft body, although he solicited attention on occasion, Nuggy also did show discomfort when being collared- whale-eyed with a tense body when being fitted with a collar. He also has escalated to growling at a handler who blocked his exit after escaping his kennel. Medically, Nuggy has dermatitis and wounds.
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Ares
Ares needs emergency placement for medical reasons. He is a young adult cat with a heart murmur and an upper respiratory infection, causing him to have a low appetite and weight loss. He is severely underweight. Ares needs continued medical care and placement outside of the shelter environment to help him recover and investigate his heart condition further.
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Pattie
Pattie is on the At-Risk list for medical reasons - Pattie has multiple orthopedic issues ranging from mild to severe and affecting multiple limbs. She also has a heart murmur and an enlarged heart indicating cardiac disease. Pattie should see a cardiologist as well as an orthopedic surgeon to diagnose and appropriately treat her problems, we are unable to appropriately manage them in shelter.
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Morrison
Morrison is on the at-risk list for for medical reasons - Morrison is a senior cat with an abdominal mass. He is clinically stable, but requires additional diagnostics to confirm a diagnosis of neoplasia. Some cases of intestinal neoplasia in cats can be treatable, others carry poor prognoses. Palliative care is also an option.
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Lily
Lily is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Lily has a history in her previous adoptive home of aggressing towards the resident adopter in her previous home and was reported to have been circling one of her adopters, hard barking, and growling at them and then biting/being mouthy. Lily in care, is also not doing well in kennel, starting to bark and wail in her kennel. Medically, Lily is Apparently healthy.
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Lizzy
Lizzy is at risk due to behavioral concerns. While Lizzy has been highly social and playful in care, she was returned to the Care Centers due to behavior concerns in her adopter's home including a bite incident, resource guarding, mouthiness, and hyperactivity. The bite did not break the skin or draw blood. Medically, Lizzy is apparently healthy.
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Storm
Storm is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Storm has a bite history with another dog in her previous home, a dog about Storm's size bit the owner on the leg. Storm bit the dog on the neck, and shook. Storm in her previous home is also noted to guard her food and toys, hovering and growling over them when approached. Storm in care has been social with staff, but has been shown to be on-leash reactive aswell. Medically, Storm is apparently healthy.
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Chuck
Chuck is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Chuck has not been acclimating well to the shelter environment despite best efforts to keep him comfortable. Chuck has began to leash bite intensely in kennel and begins to try and bite staff members shoes under his kennel door, making it difficult to handle him safely. Medically, Chuck is apparently healthy.
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Oat
Oat is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Oat has not acclimated well to the shelter environment due to kennel stress. Oat presented as initially fearful but quickly warmed with treats and a slow approach. But as his length of stay has progressed, Oat has shown a concerning level of arousal. When handlers are returning him to his kennel, he has escalated to biting a handler and leash biting. The bite did not break the skin but did leave red marks and raised skin. Medically, Oat has diarrhea.
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Cliff
Cliff is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Cliff has been struggling within the care center despite best efforts to keep him comfortable. Cliff has began to leash bite while on walks intermittently throughout his time in the care center and has made contact on a staff members arm, although Cliff can be refocused with treats it is difficult to consistently walk him safely. Medically, Cliff is apparently healthy.
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