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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Kiri
Kiri 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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Prince
Prince is on the at-risk list for medical reasons. Prince is a senior cat with comorbidities. He was diagnosed with a heart murmur, periodontal disease, otitis, and cystomatosis at intake. More recently, he has been diagnosed with a URI and has had a poor appetite that hasn't responded significantly to supportive care. Prince will need ongoing treatment until his URI has resolved and his appetite has improved, he will also need follow up veterinary care for his other medical issues. Behaviorally, Prince is fearful, but has tolerated medical handling.
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Siren
Siren is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Siren has displayed kennel stress in the care center, repeatedly hard barking, baring teeth, lunging, and striking the kennel glass when staff or other dogs pass by, despite best efforts to keep her comfortable. She is noted to leash bite when coming out of kennel. Medically, Siren is Overweight.
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Tyrone
Crate or Built-in, ONLY dog due to noted reactivity. -AR Tyrone is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Tyrone arrived at the Care Center as a stray with no known history. During his handling assessment Tyrone was noted be social with staff and allow all petting. Despite efforts to keep him comfortable, Tyrone his been showing signs of deterioration and reactivity to dogs. Tyrone has been reported to be growling with tense body when he sees dogs on walks and when dogs pass his kennel or crate. Tyrone has also been observed to intensely bite and muzzle punch his kennel bars. Tyrone continues to be social with staff and treat motivated. Medically, Tyrone is noted have a cherry eye but is otherwise apparently healthy.
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Joey
Joey is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Joey has displayed escalating reactivity in the care center, including hard barking and lunging toward dogs and barking at strangers. While he can be loose, social with familiar handlers, he becomes over aroused around other people and dogs, struggling to focus, jumping on handlers, and vocalizing persistently. Medically, Joey is apparently healthy.
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Luminous
Luminous needs at risk placement for medical reasons. She is a mature cat with chronic kidney disease. She needs a quiet home, out-patient monitoring by a local veterinarian, and a special diet indefinitely to manage her condition.
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Mimi Moon
Mimi Moon 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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Oso
Oso is at risk for behavior reasons. Oso is reported to be reactive to strangers and other dogs on leash. He has a bite to a child in his previous home which left a puncture. He has been tolerant of handling in care but escalates to lunging at staff once returned to his kennel. Medically, he is apparently healthy.
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Azula
Azula is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Azula has not acclimated well to the shelter environment and is only allowing for minimal handling. She has escalated to hard barking, growling, and on one occasion snapping at handlers when approached in kthe ennel, during leashing, and once out of the kennel. She is wary, seeks hiding spots/exit, and avoidant of interaction with handlers. Medically, Azula has been diagnosed with CIRDC.
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Sally
Sally 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 his/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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Loyal
Loyal is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Loyal arrived at the Care Center as an owner surrender due to his separation anxiety. Upon intake Loyal was noted to be social, allow all handling and treat motivated. Despite efforts to keep Loyal comfortable, Loyal has been showing concerning levels of reactivity and signs of high anxiety in kennel. When passing other dogs in kennel or on walks, Loyal will pull very hard towards them, high pitch vocalizing with tense body. During one instance, he bit a staff member on the knee. He lunged towards a dog in kennel just as the staff members leg came forward while walking. He bit and released but the bite did break skin. Additionally, Loyal has been reported to be high pitch vocalizing when in kennel during both active and inactive room times. Loyal has shown some scalability with staff and understands basic commands such as 'sit'. Medically, Loyal is apparently healthy.
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Lucky Kentucky
Lucky Kentucky 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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Pickle
Pickle is on the at-risk list due to behavior. He is not thriving in the care center and is deteriorating in the Adoptions room. He came from a home with a large number of cats where he was comfortable with his people but is struggling in the shelter setting. He is now displaying signs of increased levels of FAS and is showing defensive, distance increasing behaviors. 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 an under socialized and fearful cat adjust to strangers and new environments.
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Bushdog
Bushdog is at risk due to behavioral reasons. The owner surrendered Bushdog to the police due to an incident in the home. Bushdog began lunging at the owner snapping at them multiple time. At one point making contact with the owners arm, biting them. This did not result in broken skin. While in care, Bushdog is receptive to treats and accepts contact. Medically, Bushdog is apparently healthy.
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Beauregarde
Beauregard is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Beauregard arrived as a stray with no known history. Initially noted to be fearful, Beauregard warmed up to staff at the Care Center, becoming social and treat motivated. Recently. Beauregard has been showing increasingly poor impulse control and signs of decreasing threshold for arousal. During walks Beauregard has been reported to frequently jump on handlers, mouthing hands, arms, and clothing of handlers with light pressure. Although he is able to be redirected with treats and squeaker sounds, he is often resumes jumping on handlers. Beauregard understands basic commands such as 'sit' and continues to be highly social with familiar staff. Medically, Beauregard is noted to have CIRDC but is otherwise apparently healthy.
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Kairo
Kairo is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Kairo arrived at the Care Center as an owner surrender due to housing concerns. Kairo's previous owner describes him as friendly and social with familiar people. Despite efforts to keep him comfortable, Kairo has remained highly fearful. During his handling assessment Kairo was noted to have a tense body and tucked tail. In play-yard Kairo at times walks with a low body, aloof with staff, but does tolerate contact. When returning to kennel, Kairo is often hesitant and baulks although he is receptive to high value treats. Medically, Kairo has started treatment for pneumonia.
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Bella
Bella is on the at-risk list for medical reasons. She is a geriatric, blind dog with a head tilt and Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex. She is social and needs a quiet home to recover and enjoy her remaining days.
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Zo Juniore
Zo Juniore is at risk due to behavior concerns. Zo arrived at our care center as an owner surrender. Owner states that he will snap at people that approach while on leash and resource guards hovering over items with a tense body. During his stay in the care center Zo has been observed to have a low threshold for arousal. During his assessment Zo was observed to attempt to mount the handler, was not able to be redirected. It has been reported during a walk with Zo he growled and snapped while attempting to mount, was not easily redirected. Owner has reported that Zo is very active and playful. He knows various verbal cues and Zo's favorite activity is playing with tennis balls and running around. Medically, Zo Juniore has CIRDC and dental disease.
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Luffy
Luffy is at risk due to behavior concerns. Luffy came into the care center as an owner surrender. During his time in the care center, it has been reported that Luffy is mouthy when seeking treats, will jump on handlers with a soft body and wagging tail and will mount handlers not easily being redirected. Owner has reported Luffy will bark and growl if startled. Luffy is social with handlers and is receptive to treats. Owner has reported Luffy knows verbal cues, is loving and playful. Luffy also enjoys car rides and is crate trained. Medically, Luffy has dermatitis - unspecified and otitis chronic.
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Yasuke
Yasuke is at risk due to behavior concerns. Yaskue came to our care center as a stray. During his stay in our care center, Yaskue charges the front of his kennel, bares teeth, growls and muzzle punches his door. At times can have a tense body and hard stares at staff. During his assessment Yasuke becomes tense while hovering over a toy and snaps, bites the assess-a-hand. Yasuke is receptive to treats which he takes firmly and is social with handlers on walks. He walks with mild pull and responds to verbal cues. Medically, Yasuke is apparently healthy.
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Calipso
Calipso 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. 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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Worthwhile
Worthwhile is at risk for behavior reasons. Worthwhile was returned to the care center for severe separation anxiety in the previous home environment. He has been friendly with staff and volunteers and is very food motivated however, he is highly stressed in the kennel hypersalivating, panting, pacing in kennel. Medically, he is apparently healthy.
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Maggie May
Maggie May is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Maggie May has demonstrated high arousal, reactivity, and difficulty regulating around other dogs and coming out of the kennel. She repeatedly kennel fights upon exit and return, lunging, hard barking, vocalizing, and at times whipping around toward the handler when aroused. In the behavior office she initially paces and is unable to settle without support from staff members. Medically, Maggie May is apparently healthy.
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Snickers
Snickers is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns in the care center and in his previous home. In the care center, Snickers has not allowed for much handling. At his kennel, he has growled, snapped toward the leash, and thrashed briefly once leashed, and has displayed pacing, lip licking, avoidance, and difficulty settling during interactions. In addition to in-care behaviors, Snickers has a history of resource guarding in the home, including growling, snapping, and biting when his food was touched, resulting in a bite to the wrist that broke skin, as well as reported bites when approached too quickly. Medically, Snickers is apparently healthy.
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Ralph
Ralph is on the at-risk list due to medical concerns. Ralph is a shy older male cat who has been gradually losing weight since arriving at the shelter. He would benefit from a quiet environment that would allow his to decompress and to be evaluating by a full service veterinary clinic.
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