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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Rocky Baby
Rocky Baby is at risk due to behavior concerns. When he first arrived, he was initially fearful of staff, escalating to hard barking and growling. Over time, he warmed up and allowed staff to pet him while displaying a wiggly body. More recently, Rocky Baby has been inconsistent with his walks. At times, he refuses to leave the building or return to his kennel; on other days, he refuses to enter the building. These behaviors occur with select staff, making him difficult to walk at times. Medically, Rocky Baby is apparently healthy.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn has been placed on the at-risk list due to ongoing behavioral concerns. She is not thriving in the care center environment and continues to exhibit distance-increasing behaviors. When staff enter the room, she begins hissing and persists until they exit. During direct interactions, she may hiss, swat, lunge, and spit. These behaviors have begun to cause stress among the other cats in the room. Given her elevated stress levels, it is in her best interest to transition from the kennel environment into a stable home setting. Brooklyn would do best with adopters who have experience helping fearful cats adjust and who are willing to provide her with the time and space she needs to feel secure. Medically, Brooklyn is overweight and has early-stage periodontitis but is otherwise in apparent good health.
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Herbie
Herbie is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Herbie came into our care center as a stray. During his stay in our care center, it has been observed that Herbie will bang his water bowl on his kennel door and throwing his body against the walls of his kennel while the room is active. Herbie is dog reactive becoming tense, growl and hard bark when seeing other dogs. It was also observed that Herbie will bark in his kennel when the room isn't active. Herbie is social with handlers on walks and takes treats. He enjoys playing with various toys. Medically, Herbie is currently healthy at this time.
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Ashanti
Ashanti is on the at risk list due to behavior concerns in her previous home and in care. Ashanti is reported to be highly reactive towards other dogs and cats in her previous home, lunging and growling towards them on walks and has displayed the same in care. Ashanti is also reported to have destructive tendencies in the home. Medically, Ashanti is obese but is otherwise healthy.
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Spot
Spot has been placed on the At Risk list for medical reasons. He has had a URI and has subsequently not been eating for many days. His level of FAS has made it challenging to give him his needed care. He needs a low stress environment and care that we cannot provide.
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Goose
Goose is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Goose shows refusal to return to kennel, pancaking, thrashing, and attempting to rush back out once placed inside. He also displays jumping and mounting of handlers during interaction and struggles with arousal regulation when attention stops. Medically, Goose is apparently healthy.
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Mike
Mike is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Mike has been deteriorating and showing high level of stress behaviors, including persistent barking and hypersalivation at the front of his kennel. While he can be social with handlers and on walks and enrichment, he struggles to acclimate despite best efforts to keep him comfortable. Mike did bite another dog on the ear, holding on, when the other dog had gotten loose and ran up to Mike. The bite resulted in one puncture. Medically, Mike is currently healthy.
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Money
Money is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Money in the care center at times does not want to enter back into the care center, having to be handled by two staff members to help coax him back in. Money has also displayed on leash reactivity, lunging and hard barking at passing dogs becoming difficult to refocus at times due to his size. Money is highly social with staff but struggling to acclimate. Medically, Money is recovering from a perianal mass removal and is otherwise healthy.
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Scoob
Scoob is is at risk due to behavior concerns. Scoob is not acclimating well to the care center environment. He frequently escalates to intense leash biting, grabbing onto handlers clothing, at times requiring multiple handlers to manage safely. He is noted to rebound off his kennel walls and hard bark at handlers when they walk/take out neighboring dogs. Medically, Scoob is currently healthy.
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Copper

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Copper is at risk due to behavior concerns. Cooper is not adjusting to the care center environment. Copper displays fear based behaviors during handling and transitions. He presents with a low, tense body, shaking, tail tucked, wall-hugging, and frequent freezing or balking. Copper often requires extensive coaxing or being carried to progress through hallways or elevators due to his shut down behavior. Medically, Copper is apparently healthy.
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Brownie
Brownie is at risk due to behavior concerns. Brownie is not acclimating well to the care center environment. Brownie is displaying fear-based behaviors. He avoids handlers and the leash, retreats to the back of his kennel, and shows clear signs of fear including a low body posture, tucked tail, trembling, growling, hard staring, and skin rippling when touched. Medically, Brownie is apparently healthy.
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Boogie Woogie
Boogie Woogie is at risk for behavioral concerns. Boogie Woogie arrived at the Care Center as a stray with no known history. Boogie Woogie was noted to be social during intake, allow all handling with loose body, and was treat receptive. Despite efforts to keep him comfortable, Boogie Woogie has shown signs of deterioration. Boogie Woogie has been observed to be consistently hyper-salivating in kennel, at times covering his kennel door with saliva. At time Boogie Woogie has also been observed to be pressing his face against the kennel door, spin in kennel biting his tail, and heavily panting. Boogie Woogie is also showing signs of decreasing threshold for arousal; in one instance he was reported to leash bite and repeatedly jump to mouth staff members. When not over threshold, Boogie Woogie remains social with staff. Medically, Boogie Woogie is apparently healthy.
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Jambalaya
Jambalaya is at risk due to behavioral reasons. In her previous home Jambalaya's owner reported that she takes time to warm up and was invloved in two bite incidents with a person and another dog. Neither incident broke skin or needed medical attention. During intake, Jambalaya was observed to growl and lip lift as well as bark at staff. Recently Jambalaya has warmed up to handlers and enjoys playing fetch as reported. Medically, Jambalaya has CIRDC and is overweight.
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Smoke
Smoke is at risk due to behavioral reasons. In his previous home it was reported Smoke will redirect on their other dog while on walks while react to bikes, cats, and other dogs on leash. These incidents have broken skin and became unmanageable. During his stay in the care center Smoke has been observed to be highly kennel reactive. Noted to lunge towards the other dogs in the kennel room and kick off the walls. He will also pull hard towards the dogs in the pop up crates. Medically, Smoke has otitis externa and is underweight.
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Taz
Taz is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Taz has been observed to be dog reactive during his stay in the care center. Noted to become tense and pull towards other dogs while on leash. During one instance after exiting kennel, Tax lunged towards the handler's knee with an open mouth. He has also been observed to have a low threshold for arousal. Noted to jump up towards the handler and the leash during the jog portion of the assessment. While out of kennel Taz is social with handlers and allows contact. Medically, Taz is currently healthy.
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Molly
Molly is at-risk due to behavioral concerns. Molly is not adjusting well to the care center environment. Molly is noted to frequently screeches, paces, jumps on kennel doors, pushes tray doors open, and pulls or destroys water bowls and buckets. Molly shows reactivity toward dogs passing her kennel, including vocalizing, pawing through barriers, fixating, and pulling hard toward neighboring kennels when removed. Medically Molly has allergies(undetermined), alopecia, and dermatitis - unspecified.
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Parsley
Parsley is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Parsley was brought to us with a report of being involved in a bite incident but no information or confirmation could be provided. Initially, Parsley was observed to be fearful in kennel, noted to have a tense body and snap handlers when they approach. With time and a slow approach, Parsley has warmed up to select staff, allowing contact with soft body and taking treats gently. Medically, Parsley has CIRDC and dental disease.
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Nizmo
Nizmo is at risk due to behavior concerns. He consistently exhibits distance-increasing behaviors, such as growling, hissing, and swatting, when approached, and his threshold for escalation has decreased over time. He has remained in his den during his stay and does not come out when staff are present. It is in his best interest to move him out of the kennel environment and into a stable home as quickly as possible. Nizmo would do best with an experienced adopter who is familiar with fearful cats and will give him the time and space needed to decompress and transition to a stable home environment. Medically, he appears healthy.
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Juvia
Juvia is on the at-risk list for medical reasons. She is not thriving in the shelter environment and has developed an upper respiratory infection. She has not been eating and has lost considerable weight. She needs care and attention that we cannot provide.
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Cameron
Cameron is at risk due to behavioral concerns. His previous owner no longer being able to afford care. Cameron was reported to be friendly and outgoing with family, visitors, and other animals. In the care center, Cameron was initially observed to be highly fearful but has warmed up to staff. Recently however, Cameron is becoming increasingly difficult to handle safely due to intense leash-biting when handlers attempt to remove him from kennel. High-value treats are only somewhat effective to leash him safely. Cameron has also been noted to be kennel reactive at times. With staff, outside of the kennel environment Cameron is noted to be social and allow all contact. Medically, Cameron is noted to be underweight and have dental disease.
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Seven
Seven is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Seven arrived as an owner surrender due to housing instability. Seven's previous owner notes he is friendly and outgoing. Upon arrival Seven was noted to be social with staff, he was soft bodied and allowed all tasks for a medical exam. During his handling assessment Seven was again noted to be highly social, approaching handlers, and allow all contact. Seven has been leash biting consistently since the beginning of his stay and has recently been noted to be anxious on walks. Seven has also been noted to be anxious during walks. Staff have also reported Seven has begun to frequently circle around handlers during walks both inside the building and when out on sidewalk. When being returned to kennel, Seven has been consistently grabbing hold and pulling his leash into kennel, he was able redirected with high value treats only. Due to increased intensity for safety concerns we are limiting handling. Medically, Seven is noted to have a fractured tooth and dental disease.
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Blue Bunny
Blue Bunny is at risk due to behavioral concerns in the care center environment. In kennel he has displayed hard barking, jumping, lunging, and pushing through the kennel door. Blue Bunny has grabbed at handlers’ clothing, pant leg & knee when coming out of kennel which required double leashing to be brought back into kennel. Medically, Blue Bunny is Apparently Healthy.
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Constantine
Constantine is on the at-risk list due to behavior.He is a potentially under socialized adult cat and 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 an under socialized and fearful cat adjust to strangers and new environments.
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Taino

Taino is at risk for behavior reasons. In Taino's previous home, he had gotten loose and approached a stranger dog biting the dog quickly resulting in no broken skin. Owner reports Taino is friendly and outgoing with strangers, children, and will growl/bark at dogs. In the care center, Taino has been friendly and playful with staff and volunteers. He is reactive to other dogs and has displayed a low threshold for arousal. Interactive toys that make noise, shake, and/or move are very difficult to remove from him. With his kennel reactivity he had an incident were he redirected on the handler and snapped towards their hand while being walked past the kennels. Medically, he has dental disease but is otherwise healthy.
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Alana
Alana is on the at-risk list for medical reasons. Alana has developed moderate upper respiratory infection (URI) and is not eating. Due to her behavior and stress when handling, we have not been able to provide more supportive care. Her being overweight predisposes her to developing hepatic lipidosis with prolonged anorexia. Alana needs a quiet space where she can recover from her URI and decompress. She needs more care than can be provided in a shelter setting.
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