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.

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At-Risk Animals

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Junior

Junior is on the at-risk list for medical reasons - Junior has a severe URI with anorexia and will not tolerate medical handling for supportive care. He will need to be hospitalized with placement and will likely need a feeding tube placed (unable to manage here due to behavior). Junior 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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Shiloh
Shiloh is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Shiloh initially presented as timid in care but warmed up quickly with a slow approach, soliciting attention and petting. He was returned by his adopter due to bite incidents that occurred in the home. One bite did break skin and draw blood but he did not make contact with the other incidents. His adopter also reported hard barking and lunging at strangers on walks. Medically, Shiloh is apparently healthy.
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Reese'S Puffs
Reese's Puffs is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Reese's Puffs is deteriorating during his stay in care despite efforts to keep him comfortable. He has been seen spinning in his kennel while chasing or gnawing on his tail. He has shown social behaviors with handlers, readily accepts treats, and engages in enrichment games, but he has been observed to become reactive to other dogs during walks - hard bark, lunging, and pulls towards them. On one occasion, Reese nipped a handler when they tripped and then began leash biting as he is walked back to his kennel. Medically, Reeses Puffs has CIRDC, conjunctivitis, dermatitis, and ear infection, is under weight, and is cryptorchid.
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Stella
Stella is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Stella in care has displayed a high level of fear towards unfamiliar staff and is reactive on leash to other dogs while being walked, making it difficult to walk her safely in the care center. Stella has also began to leash bite with staff members on walks, also making it difficult to walk her safely. Medically, Stella is currently healthy.
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Tilly
Tilly is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Tilly in care has displayed a high level of sensitivity around her neck area, and is generally fearful of touch in certain areas making it difficult to do a handling assessment on her, and consistently tenses with any form of touch during her time in the care center. Medically, Tilly is overweight.
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Yogi
Yogi is on the at risk list due to behavior concerns. Yogi has not acclimated well to the shelter environment despite best efforts to keep him comfortable. Yogi is intensely shutdown, shaking/trembling at the back of his kennel, trying to hide and growling/lip curling at handlers in attempts to interact with him. Due to stress in shelter, Yogi is reported to not be eating regularly. In addition medically, Yogi has an ocular adnormality that might be causing impaired vision but we are unable to assess further due to high stress in shelter. Yogi also has dental disease, is obese, and has senior dog dermal masses.
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Sprite
Sprite is on the at-risk list due behavior concerns due to deterioration. Despite attempts to keep her comfortable, she has begun to thrash and leash bite on walks and growls and hard barks at other dogs. Sprite has also displayed some moderate resource guarding, hovering and body-blocking her toy. She was initially fearful of staff, but has become more social over time. Medically, she is apparently healthy.
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Louie Lou
Louie Lou is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns in care. While he often presents as loose and wiggly frame he will become quickly become tense and inconsistent with his behaviors display behaviors such as becoming stiff, lip licking, and showing a tense body with a high tail in response to noise, movement, or changes in his environment. Though he can engage neutrally on walks and during play sessions, Louie Lou's inconsistent responses and moments of tension highlight the need for a structured environment. Medically, Louie Lou is receiving treatment for CIRDC.
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Chase
Chase is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Chase has high kennel stress and deterioration in care. He frequently jumps on his kennel door, pants heavily, salivates, and has exhibited kennel-fighting behaviors. On walks, Chase pulls intensely, fixates on other dogs, and lunges or barks, often ignoring redirection efforts. While he occasionally seeks attention and remains soft and wiggly during interactions, his inability to self-regulate as led to him jumping on handlers, biting at clothes. Medically, Chase is currently healthy.
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Brownie Brittle

Brownie Brittle is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Brownie Brittle in care displays a high level of arousal during interactions and will begin to bite her leash, being unable to refocus consistently prohibiting her from receiving a handling assessment. Brownie Brittle is social with staff and has began to warm up to handlers, but is difficult to refocus when she becomes aroused. Medically, Brownie Brittle has a cervical mass.
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Ice
Ice is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Ice in care has began to thrash intensely on leash and leash bite when removed from kennel, making it difficult to walk him safely. Ice has also displayed a level of fear inside of the care center, also thrashing in attempts to handle or interact with him. With familiar handlers, Ice has shown social behaviors with - accepting pets and accepting of treats. Recently, Ice was able to squeeze past a handler when they attempted to leash him for a walk. After securing him with the assistance of a second handler, Ice lead to the stairs before he starts whining, whips around and bit their leg. The bite did not break skin or draw blood. Medically, Ice is currently emaciated.
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Nala Bonita
Nala Bonita is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Nala Bonita has not acclimated well the shelter environment despite best efforts to keep her comfortable. Nala Bonita is intensely fearful in care, avoiding interaction from handlers, remaining low to the floor and hide under objects during interactions. Medically, Nala Bonita is apparently healthy.
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Bella
Bella is on the at-risk list due to behavioral reasons. Bella has been observed to quickly become over aroused in the care center. She has been observed to wrap her legs around handlers and mount them. In kennel Bella has been observed to become over aroused when handlers attempt to leash her and begin snapping at their hands. Bella has made contact but has not broken skin. Currently, Bella is struggling with her reactivity towards dogs, cage fighting on her way out of the kennel room, not easily distracted and has redirected onto handlers belongs such as their treat pouch and sweater. Bella has been receptive to treats, focusing on handler on walks and will sit for treats. Medically Bella is currently healthy.
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Marty
Marty is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Marty was brought into the care centers as a stray. Upon intake he was displayed fearful behavior, seeking exit, ears back, tail tucked under, and a tense body. In the care centers he has allowed all handling but continues to seek exit and retreat when leashed, and keeps his distance from handlers. During his assessment he pancaked flat to the ground as handler attempted to collar. Marty is very food motivated and will engage with treats. Medically, Marty is being treated for CIRDC.
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Coco Melon
Coco Melon is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Coco Melon has been observed to be hypersalivating, and spinning both in and out of kennel. She is noted to be highly dog reactive, she very intensely cage fights, spins excessively, and she attempts to reach the other dogs upon seeing them. Even while cage fighting she will spin at random intervals, as well as on his walks. Coco Melon was also observed attempting to nip a medical staff ankles as she was spinning. She has tolerated handling in the care centers and will occasionally respond to squeaker toys. Medically, Coco Melon has Hematuria.
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France
France is currently at risk due to behavior concerns. At the Care Centers, France has been social with handlers and has tolerated all handling. However, he has consistently shown concerning arousal behaviors, including intense mounting, and kennel fighting when passing by other dogs. France has had multiple incidents with both volunteers and staff where he will begin to mount non-stop throughout their interaction and is un-redirectable. This behavior has presented itself in care, in the yard, in the driveway, as well as the street. He has been observed to persistently mount handlers legs, wrapping his legs around handlers legs and has to be pried off. He has remained very social with handlers during his stay and is very food motivated during training sessions. Medically, France is apparently healthy.
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Hero
Hero is at risk due due to behavior concerns. Hero is known to show high reactivity toward other dogs and difficulty managing arousal in high-stimulus environments. He frequently lunges, barks, jumps, and pulls hard on the leash when near other dogs or passing kennels, attempting to grab other dogs' paws. While attempts to redirect him with treats or training games are sometimes effective. On one occasion each time a dog passes, Hero lunges forward, jumping high into the air with enough force to fall onto his back. The handler shortens the lead, attempting to redirect him, but Hero head whips toward the handler before turning back to watch the other dog. Medically, Hero is underweight.
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Casper
Casper is currently at risk due to behavior concerns. Casper has been observed becoming stiff, snapping, or lowering his body when staff attempt to remove him from kennel. Outside of kennel, he avoids staff and remains fearful. He has also been observed to be kennel reactive. Noted to pull very hard towards the other dogs in the kennel room while hard barking. While reacting he is noted to snap towards the handler. Due to these behaviors, Casper was unable to undergo a handling assessment. During intake he was hard staring, whale eyeing, trembling, dodging the leash and muzzle, and was overall tense and avoiding handlers. His previous owner stated that he is a resource guarder, hovering over items and becoming tense with raised hackles. Casper is also both stranger and dog reactive as he will hard bark, growl, lunge, and snap. In care, Casper has slowly warmed up to a limited number of handlers and has tolerated gentle petting on his head. Medically, he has CIRDC.
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Banana Bread
Banana Bread is on the at-risk list for medical reasons - Banana bread is a geriatric dog with a perineal hernia and heart murmur. Recommend hernia repair with placement, but it would be ideal to see a cardiologist prior to any anesthetic event to evaluate for heart disease.
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Hawk
Hawk is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Hawk has a multiple bite history, he was noted to get aroused during play and applied intense pressure. He also recently got into an altercation with the resident dog. Hawk is also on leash reactive, he will lunge towards small animals and scooters. With handlers Hawk is observed to be receptive to treats. Medically Hawk is apparently healthy.
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Jeleah

Jeleah has been added to the at-risk list for medical reasons. She is a geriatric cats that has had elevated blood sugar and sugar in urine. She is diabetic but has not required insulin yet and is being maintained at the moment on special diet. She needs care and attention that we cannot provide.
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Scarf
Scarf 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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Queen
Queen is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Queen was brought into the care centers for fighting with the other resident dog in the home. Her previous owner stated that she has always been dog reactive, and would consistently get into intense fights with the other resident dog, resulting in broken skin. She also noted that Queen will resource guard her food from the other dog, snapping when approached. In care she has tolerated all handling but remains fearful with a low head and tail, pinned back ears, and hunched shoulders when walking. She is noted to hard bark and growl at strangers and remained tense both during her intake and assessment. With handlers she has slowly become more social, accepting soft pets. Medically, Queen is apparently healthy.
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Calypso
Calypso is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Calypso has a history of being on leash reactive. Noted to hard bark, lunge, and attempt to bite other dogs while on leash. Calypso's previous owner states that she will also react to people, children, cats and other small animals. While with handlers Calypso has been observed to be treat motivated. Medically Calypso is apparently healthy.
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Bunny
Bunny 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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