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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Violet
Violet 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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Castin
Castin is on the at-risk list due to behavior. He is not thriving in the care center and continues to display challenging behavior during interactions. He is extremely intelligent and high energy, and needs to expend energy constructively with interactive play sessions 3-4X/day. In addition to playtime, this cat would also benefit from mental exercise from activities such as puzzle toys/games, lick mats, or clicker training. Without providing activity for his mind and body, the cat may react with rough play, potentially resulting in bite/scratch incidents. 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 her plenty of time and space to adjust, and who have experience with feline body language, overstimulation, rough play, and who have the time to invest in managing these behaviors on a consistent basis to avoid (further) bite/scratch incidents.
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Nami
Nami 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 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 him plenty of time and space to adjust, and who have experience with helping a fearful cat adjust to strangers.
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Muneca
Muneca 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 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 him plenty of time and space to adjust, and who have experience with helping a fearful cat adjust to strangers.
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Sweet Tangerine
Sweet Tangerine is at risk due to behavior concerns. She arrived at the care centers as a stray with no known history. Sweet Tangerine has warmed up to select handlers, she leans in for pets and is very toy motivated. With her extended stay her dog reactive has intensified; Reported to become tense with hackles, challenging to redirect, hard barking, and now vocalizing directing her frustration towards staff members. Medically, she is apparently healthy.
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Blue Clues

Blue Clues 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 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 him plenty of time and space to adjust, and who have experience with helping a fearful cat adjust to strangers.
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Draco
Draco is on the at-risk list for medical reasons. Draco is heartworm positive and on treatment in shelter. He has also been noted to have neurologic deficits with an unknown cause. With placement, Draco should have a neurology consult and follow-up for heartworm disease. Behaviorally, Draco mostly remains fearful and wary of interactions with handlers but he will engage in play with soft plush toys when offered. During walks, he trots beside handler without pulling on lead.
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Eden
Eden is at risk due to behavior concerns. Eden arrived at the care centers as a stray with no previous known history. During her intake she displayed social behavior, had a relaxed body and allowed all handling. Throughout her stay she has remained friendly with handlers, regularly accepting pets and treats. Eden has been observed to be very on leash reactive towards bikes, scooters, skateboards, dogs, and cats. She will intensely kennel fight as she is removed from the room, as well as, as she is walked past the pop up crates and cat kennels. Eden will lunge, hard bark, and become both fixated and tense when spotting any of the above mentioned. Over time she has become harder to redirect. Recently she has started to hump handlers, is unable to be redirected, and it escalates to leash biting. Medically, she is healthy at this time.
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Marine
Marine 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. Medically Marine is apparently healthy.
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Harrison
Harrison is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Initially Harrison was been showing fearful behaviors such as head whipping during handling, tense body, tucked tail during walks. Recently he is observed to be highly reactive to dogs in pop up crates and redirects to charging at handlers, he has also been noted to lunge at other staff members while outside on leash. With familiar staff, Harrison has been social allowing light touching and petting. Medically Harrison is healthy.
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Tabitha
Tabitha 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. Medically Tabitha is apparently healthy.
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Shadow Puppet
Shadow Puppet is at risk do to behavioral reasons. Shadow puppet has been highly fearful, baulking and refusing to walk on street. Recently Shadow puppet has been showing deterioration during his stay at the Care Center. Shadow Puppet has been persistently barking, jumping in his kennel, biting his kennel door lock, and has been covering himself in his own feces. Shadow puppet has been noted to be social with volunteers and staff. Medically, Shadow Puppet is healthy.
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Super Girl
Super Girl is at risk due to behavioral concerns in care. Super Girl has made it difficult for handlers to put her back into her kennel due to her leash biting, and has not been consistently redirected with treats or toys. On at least one occasion, staff had to use a tool or pet corrector to retrieve the leash.She has also exhibited food guarding behavior, observed growling and hovering over her food tray when approached. While Super Girl has moments of social behavior, she can quickly become overstimulated or disengaged with enrichment activities. Medically, Super Girl has CIRDC.
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Oreo
Oreo 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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Waffles
Waffles is at risk due to behavioral concerns in care. She has exhibited signs of kennel stress and deterioration, including breaking the bars of her kennel door. When relocated to a new kennel, she was seen chewing on the metal siding of the door. Waffles recently ripped that panel out of the wall of her kennel. Despite these concerns, Waffles displays a loose, wiggly body and actively participates in training exercises. Medically waffles has recurrent CIRDC.
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Teflon

Teflon is at risk due to behavior concerns in care. Teflon has made it difficult for handler to walk him due to his dog reactivity and kennel fighting when. He displays hard bark, leash biting, jumping, and pawing at the kennel door, and has been observed to screech and lunge at neighboring dogs. Teflon pulls hard on leash, exhibits leash reactivity, and has demonstrated difficulty settling during handling and enrichment sessions. Medically Teflon is Apparently Healthy.
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Big Mac
Big mac is at-risk for behavior reasons. Big Mac has been friendly and social with staff but also observed to be very anxious during socialization sessions. During walking hours, Big Mac is highly reactive, and has escalated to leash biting when being removed and returned to his kennel. He cannot be redirected with treats easily making him a handling risk. Medically, Big Mac has mild entropion otherwise appears healthy
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Ace
Ace is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Since arriving at the Care Center he has been noted to have handling sensitivity, fearful and defensive behaviors. During his intake Ace was whale eyed, tucked tail, and refused to enter kennel. He is lip licking, staying in back of kennel, and growling when handlers approach resulting in being ineligible for a handling assessment. When outside, Ace is seeking exits, whining with low stiff tail. Ace's previous owner describes him as playful and active, he also understands commands such as "sit, wait, and food release". Medically Ace has Pyoderma and has been recently diagnosed with CIRDC.
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Creed
Creed is on the at-risk list for medical and behavior reasons. Creed has developed severe CIRDC and suspected pneumonia and has stopped eating. He needs to be hospitalized and on injectable meds/fluids. Behaviorally, he has allowed medical handling.
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Landen
Landen is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Landen has began to deteriorate in the care center, and has began to grab random items on the street on walks, and grab onto equipment such as a hose when being removed from kennel, making it difficult to get him to drop these items. Landen is social with staff, but struggling to acclimate in the care center. Medically, Landen has presumed CIRDC.
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Dig Dug
Dig Dug is at risk due to behavior concerns. Both during intake and throughout his stay he has remained social and friendly with handlers. Dig Dug is observed to be highly food motivated and is able to be redirected easily for the most past. Dig Dug is highly engaged and receptive during training sessions. However, he has been noted to display a low threshold for arousal, quickly becoming very mouthy with handlers and can escalate to intense leash biting. Dig Dug has also been noted to be fearful when out on the street, usually becoming frantic and pulling back very hard back to the care centers.
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Chooky
Chooky 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 is now displaying signs of overstimulation and being uncomfortable with handling as he resorts to nipping or swatting. 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. Chooky is on the at-risk list due to behavior. He is not thriving in the care center and continues to display challenging behavior during interactions. He is extremely intelligent and high energy, and needs to expend energy constructively with interactive play sessions 3-4X/day. In addition to playtime, this cat would also benefit from mental exercise from activities such as puzzle toys/games, lick mats, or clicker training. Without providing activity for his mind and body, the cat may react with rough play, potentially resulting in bite/scratch incidents. It is in his best interest to move out of the kennel environment and into a stable home as quickly as possible. e 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 feline body language, overstimulation, rough play, and who have the time to invest in managing these behaviors on a consistent basis to avoid (further) bite/scratch incidents.
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Lucia
Lucia 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 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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Dipsy
Dispy is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Dispy in the care center has been struggling to acclimate despite best efforts to keep her comfortable. Dipsy is a bit fearful in the care center with staff, and on walks will hard bark at unfamiliar staff/strangers while pulling towards them making it difficult to walk her safely at times. Dispy has warmed up to some staff members, and is social with them but struggling to acclimate. Medically, Dipsy is apparently healthy.
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Moon
Moon is at-risk due to behavioral concerns in the care center. In care Moon frequently jumps on handlers, mouths clothing, and becomes pushy when seeking treats or attention, at times escalating to grabbing at the handler’s pant leg or treat pouch. These behaviors have made it difficult to manage due to his size and strength. Though responsive to cues like “sit” and “down” in structured training sessions, Moon struggles to focus when overstimulated or in high-arousal environments. Medically, Moon is apparently healthy.
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