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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Hailey

Hailey is in need of emergency placement due to behavior concerns. Hailey has been displaying higher levels of stress inside her kennel, and has began to jump up high in her kennel while vocalizing at the dog next to her. Outside of her kennel, Hailey is a affectionate dog who is social with staff. Medically, Hailey is apparently healthy.
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Breezy
Breezy is on the emergency placement list due to behavior. He is not thriving in the care center and continues to display distance-increasing behavior when approached for interactions. Despite staff using treats to build a positive association, he has not warmed up. Due to his stress levels, moving out of the kennel environment and into a stable home as quickly as possible is in his best interest. 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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Ismael
Ismael is seeking emergency placement due to his behavior. He is not thriving in the care center and continues to display distance-increasing behavior when approached for interactions. Despite staff using treats to build a positive association, he has not warmed up. Due to his stress levels, moving out of the kennel environment and into a stable home as quickly as possible is in his best interest. He would do best in a home with adopters willing to give him plenty of time and space to adjust, and who have experience helping a fearful cat adjust to strangers.
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Socks
Socks 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. Despite staff using treats to build a positive association, she has not warmed up. Due to her stress levels, moving out of the kennel environment and into a stable home as quickly as possible is in her best interest. She would do best in a home with adopters willing to give her plenty of time and space to adjust, and who have experience helping a fearful cat adjust to strangers.
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Paloma
Paloma 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. Despite staff using treats to build a positive association, she has not warmed up. Due to her stress levels, moving out of the kennel environment and into a stable home as quickly as possible is in her best interest. She would do best in a home with adopters willing to give her plenty of time and space to adjust, and who have experience helping a fearful cat adjust to strangers.
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Wedges
Wedges is seeking 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. Despite staff using treats to build a positive association, she has not warmed up. Due to her stress levels, moving out of the kennel environment and into a stable home as quickly as possible is in her best interest. She would do best in a home with adopters willing to give her plenty of time and space to adjust and who have experience helping a fearful cat adjust to strangers.
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Empress
Empress needs emergency placement due to behavior concerns. She has been deteriorating and has begun leash biting at different intensities with staff members, making it difficult to manage in the shelter environment. Empress is able to be redirected with treats, but if not persistently refocused, she will continue to bite at the leash. Medically, Empress is healthy.
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Tip
Tip is in need of emergency placement for behavior reasons. Tip has begun to deteriorate behaviorally, and his jumpy, mouthy behavior is becoming more difficult to manage. He is very food-motivated but lacks impulse control. Medically, he has dermatitis and an aural hematoma.
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Rocky
Rocky needs emergency placement due to behavioral concerns. Rocky has been social and outgoing during his stay in care, but he has escalated to biting a staff member multiple times as a result of arousal and resource guarding. Rocky has dermatitis, luxating patellas, and lameness in both front legs.
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Polo
Polo is seeking emergency placement due to behavioral concerns. Polo has not acclimated well to the shelter environment and remains shut down out of fear. She does not come out of her kennel; if removed, she does not walk. Polo has to be carried once out of her kennel. During attempts to socialize and interact with her, Polo stays in one spot the entire time, avoids interaction, or finds a hiding spot where she does not come out. Medically, Polo is healthy.
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Rylo
Rylo is seeking emergency placement due to behavioral concerns. Rylo has not acclimated well to the shelter environment and remains shut down out of high levels of fear. She does not come out of her kennel and if removed, she does not walk. Polo has to be carried once out of her kennel. During attempts to socialize and interact with her, Rylo either stays in one spot the entire time, avoidant of any interaction, or finds a hiding spot where she does not come out. Medically, Rylo is healthy.
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Venturo
Venturo is seeking emergency placement due to behavioral concerns. He has not acclimated well to the shelter environment, displaying poor kennel presence and handling/touch sensitivity. He has escalated to growling when touched with a tense body but engages in play with balls and accepts treats. Medically, Venturo has been diagnosed with CIRDC.
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Earl
Earl is on the emergency placement 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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Mega Million
Mega Million is seeking emergency placement due to medical reasons. He has developed a severe URI, and his appetite has severely decreased. He is intolerant of medical handling, which precludes the administration of supportive care. He will require a quiet space to decompress as well as continued antibiotic therapy and supportive care. Behaviorally, Mega Million has very high FAS and does not tolerate prolonged handling.
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Nation
Nation is in need of emergency placement due to behavior concerns. Nation in the care center has displayed a high level for kennel stress and has began kennel fighting intensely when neighboring dogs when exiting and entering kennels. Nation has also been observed to redirect onto handlers as she is kennel fighting. Nation with staff is a social, friendly dog. Medically, Nation has alopecia.
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Felicity
Felicity is in need of emergency placement due to behavior concerns. Felicity in care has been aloof with handlers and has escalated to baring teeth and lunging at staff when attempting to interact with her. Felicity has been more social with select staff but remains fearful of her surroundings. Medically, Felicity has pyoderma.
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Sandy
Sandy is seeking emergency placement due to behavioral concerns. Sandy has not acclimated to the shelter environment and allows minimal handling. She stiffens and her head whips when touched and has escalated to baring her teeth when her collar is touched. Sandy is wary of interactions and mostly keeps to herself. Medically, Sandy is healthy.
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Lockette
Lockette is in need of emergency placement due to behavior concerns. Lockette was brought back to the care centers after reports of her growling and lunging at children, dogs, and strangers, as well as displaying resource guarding behaviors around toys such as hovering, tensing up, and growling at her former home. Additionally, she was observed to mouth and bite her leash. While at the Care Center, Lockette has exhibited some social behaviors, but during a greeting with another dog, she turned and snapped at the handler's treat pouch. Medically, Lockette is apparently healthy.
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Cash
Cash is in need of emergency placement due to behavioral concerns. Cash is beginning to deteriorate due to kennel stress as a result of his length of stay. Cash is spinning in circles chasing his tail and begins hard barking and growling when people or staff pass his kennel. Cash is social with staff and caretakers once out of his kennel and enjoys treats and toys. Medically, Cash is apparently healthy.
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Dobby
Dobby is in need of emergency placement due to deterioration. He is extremely stressed in kennel despite attempts to keep him comfortable and has begun to kennel fight with other dogs both from inside and outside of the kennel. Medically, Dobby is underweight. Dobby is in need of emergency placement due to deterioration. Despite attempts to make him comfortable, he has begun to kennel fight, leash bite, and bunny hop while walking in the hallways. He is consistently tense and fearful with a high degree of anxiety, pacing, panting, and unable to settle. Medically, Dobby is underweight.
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Neptune
Neptune is on the emergency placement 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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Sonyx
Sonyx is in need of emergency placement due to behavioral concerns. Sonyx presented as fearful but warmed up as his length of stay increased. He enjoys treats and petting on his terms. But he has now begun to deteriorate behaviorally. When being removed from his kennel, Sonyx begins thrashing and attempts to kennel fight. He has escalated to attempt to redirect on handlers. Medically, Sonyx has mild dental disease.
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Wisdom
Wisdom is in need of emergency placement due to behavioral concerns. Wisdom has not acclimated well to the shelter environment, displaying intense leash biting and a low threshold for arousal. Wisdom immediately latches onto a lead when attempting to remove him from his kennel and will not release even when handlers attempt to refocus him. He has redirected and bitten a handler twice as a result of this. The bite did not break the skin or draw blood but left bruising. Medically, Wisdom has an ocular abnormality.
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