Emergency Placement Animals

Thank you for your interest in adopting from Animal Care Centers of NYC. Our emergency placement animals are posted three times a week, on the evenings of Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 6:00PM and remain 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 emergency placement animals, please visit the Emergency Placement 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 emergency placement 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

Emergency Placement Animals

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Leonardo
Leonardo needs emergency placement due to behavior concerns. Leonardo has been highly stressed in the kennel, licking his kennel bars, vocalizing incessantly, and digging at his kennel door. Leonardo when being returned to his kennel will thrash and lay on the floor making it difficult to return him to his kennel. Medically, Leonardo is healthy.
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Star Sign
Star Sign is in need of emergency placement due to behavior concerns. Star Sign in care has been stressed in kennel and leash biting intensely when out with staff - in one instance biting a staff member that broke skin. Due to safety concerns, we are no longer physically handling Star Sign. Medically, Star Sign is apparently healthy.
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Latte

Latte is in need of emergency placement due to behavior concerns. Latte in care has been showing high levels of kennel stress, panting, unable to settle, digging at his transfer door making his paws bleed and attempting to open his transfer door with a dog on the other side. Latte outside of his kennel is social with staff. Medically, Latte is Apparently healthy.
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Rooster
Rooster is in need of emergency placement due to behavior concerns. Rooster is a sociable dog who delights in receiving treats from the staff. However, he's been having a tough time coping with the stress of his surroundings lately. Unfortunately, he's started to express his frustration by grabbing onto staff members' leashes and treat pouches. Despite attempts to redirect his attention with treats, he proves difficult to refocus. His behavior escalates, and has nipped at staff. Medically, Rooster is apparently healthy.
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Princetopher

Princetopher is in need of emergency placement due to behavior concerns. Princetopher in care has been leash biting coming in and out of kennel and while on walks, making it hard to take him out safely. Princetopher is not easily refocused with treats or toys, and been trying to bite leashes that are clipped to fences. Princetopher is a high energy dog that is social with staff. Medically, Princetopher has diarrhea.
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Circo
Circo is in need of emergency placement due to behavior concerns. Circo in care has began to deteriorate and begin to leash biting intensely when out for walks, grabbing onto leashes and tugging and is difficult to redirect with treats or toys. In care, Circo is an social, high energy dog. Medically, Circo is underweight.
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Wonka Blue
Wonka Blue is on the emergency placement list for medical reasons. Wonka has moderate neurological deficits in which he staggers and collapses at times. He will not thrive in this environment and needs further diagnostics and care that we cannot provide. Behaviorally, Wonka has responded well to a slow approach and has warmed up to staff.
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Justice
Justice needs emergency placement due to behavioral concerns. Justice is initially timid but warms up with new people or environments. With familiar staff and caretakers, he readily seeks attention, and engages in play with toys and enrichment games. However, due to his length of stay, Justice is beginning to deteriorate. When removed and returned to his kennel, Justice shows a concerning level of kennel reactivity which has resulted in him redirecting on a staff member, biting their treat pouch. Medically, Justice is overweight.
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Wall-E
Wall-E needs emergency placement due to behavioral concerns. While Wall-E has been highly social with staff and caretakers, he has displayed a concerningly low threshold for arousal. Wall-E did bite one of his adopters when he became aroused during a play session, prompting them to return him. Due to his length of stay, Wall-E is beginning to deteriorate behaviorally. He is jumping to the top of his kennel while barking and screeching. Medically, Wall-E has dental disease and is underweight.
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Snow
Snow needs emergency placement due to behavior concerns. Snow in kennel has been noted to be deteriorating in kennel and has begun to grab handlers leashes and tug them into kennel when attempting to leash her, despite best efforts to keep her comfortable. Snow outside of her kennel with staff is a social and affectionate dog. Medically, Snow is underweight.
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Josie
Josie needs emergency placement due to behavior concerns. Josie in care has been stressed in the kennel, barking incessantly and even to the point of losing her voice from barking so much inside of her crate. Josie is also observed to have a wide, open-mouthed pant and a strained expression. Josie is a social, affectionate dog with staff. Medically, Josie has Mild PDDZ.
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Shadow Rain
Shadow Rain needs emergency placement due to behavioral concerns. Shadow Rain has been anxious but social during his stay. He has displayed a concerning level of resource guarding over a toy while in care, escalating to stiffening, hovering, and snarling. Medically, Shadow Rain has been diagnosed with dental disease.
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Cheddar
Cheddar is on the emergency placement 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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Phantom
Phantom is on the emergency placement 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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Del Rio
Del Rio is on the emergency placement 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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Alberta
Alberta is on the emergency placement 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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Kiwi
Kiwi needs emergency placement due to behavior concerns. Kiwi in care has been observed stressed in kennel, pacing, vocalizing, and spinning in her kennel. Outside of the kennel, Kiwi is hypervigilant and pacing when staff attempt to interact with her. Medically, Kiwi is healthy.
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Missy
Missy is on the emergency placement list due to her 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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Jack Jax
Jack Jax needs emergency placement due to behavior concerns. He has not warmed in the care center despite attempts to make him comfortable and has escalated to snapping at and attempting to bite staff. Medically, Jack Jax has CIRDC and grade 1/4 dental disease.
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Pluto
Pluto needs emergency placement due to behavioral concerns. Pluto displayed a variety of behavioral concerns in his previous home including a bite incident due to resource-guarding. He has a history of lunging, growling, hard barking, and snapping at strangers and other dogs. Medically, Pluto is healthy.
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Dutchess
Dutchess needs emergency placement due to behavior concerns. Dutchess is sociable with staff and actively participates in enrichment games. Despite our diligent efforts to ensure her comfort, Dutchess was noticed licking her kennel bars. In her previous home, Dutchess displayed severe resource guarding by biting, holding, and shaking a smaller resident dog over food. The owner mentioned that Dutchess is lively and playful in her presence. Medically, Dutchess has an umbilical hernia.
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Gracie
Gracie needs emergency placement due to behavior concerns. Gracie enjoys socializing with staff and eagerly participates in enrichment and pattern games outside. However, despite our utmost efforts, she struggles with the stress of the Care Center environment. Gracie has been observed grabbing and biting the leash. Although she briefly redirects her attention with treats, she quickly returns to biting the leash. Medically, Gracie is underweight.
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Gertrude
Gertrude needs emergency placement due to deterioration. She has become increasingly stressed despite attempts to keep her comfortable, leash biting, and becoming increasingly difficult to manage safely. Medically, she is healthy.
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Cashew
Cashew needs emergency placement due to behavior concerns. Cashew has shown increasing signs of deterioration. He has become increasingly stressed in care despite attempts to keep him comfortable, he is often hypersalivating, escalating to lunging up at staff and leash biting. Medically, Cashew has dental disease.
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Butch
Butch needs emergency placement due to behavior concerns. Butch was noted to escalate to growling, lunging, and snapping when staff interacted with him. However, when left without physical contact, Butch displays social behavior and readily accepts treats. His former owner depicted him as a playful dog. Medically, Butch has Otitis Chronic.
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