At-Risk Animals

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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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Kelpie

Reserved

Kelpie is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Upon arrival, Kelpie was observed to be reactive towards people while on walks, but has been noted to have shown improvement, becoming more social with staff and neutral bodied when passing by people when on leash. Kelpie has been observed to lunge and vocalize towards other dogs both in the kennel room and out on the street. However, Kelpie has shown improvement in this area as well, looking at dogs then turning towards handlers seeking a reward. Recently Kelpie has been consistently biting the leash when handlers are attempting to remove her from kennel but is redirectable with high value treats. When out with staff, Kelpie is highly social, allows all contact with loose body, and is treat motivated. Medically, Kelpie is apparently healthy.

Pointer

Reserved

Pointer is at risk due to behavioral reasons. In the home Pointer scratched the resident child on the eyelid while jumping up on them. While in care Pointer has also been observed to jump up on handlers and at times mouth them with hard pressure. Pointer is also observed to be reluctant to walk while on leash. With staff Pointer has been highly social, allows all contact with a loose body, and is highly treat motivated. Medically, Pointer is apparently healthy.

Tommy

Reserved

Tommy has been placed on the at-risk list due to ongoing distance-increasing behaviors, including growling, hissing, lunging, and swatting. He escalates quickly during interactions and has not acclimated to staff, as these behaviors persist. Due to the apparent stress associated with the shelter environment, placement in a stable home setting is recommended to allow for appropriate decompression. Tommy has Grade 2 dental disease and reported litter box accidents otherwise, he appears to be in overall good health.