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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Swanson
Swanson 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 the limited information available on admission, it is unknown just how socialized she is, and she has been avoidant of touch and escalates to defensive behaviors during interactions due to her high level of FAS. Due to these consistent elevated stress levels and her length of stay, 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 have experience with cats that potentially have limited socialization - and are willing to give her plenty of time and space to adjust. And those who have experience with positive reinforcement training and adult cat socialization, and helping a potentially under socialized/fearful cat adjust to strangers.
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Momo
Momo 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 more intense distance increasing behaviors, hissing and swatting hard when interaction is attempted. 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 a fearful cat adjust to strangers.
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Zooble
Zooble 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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Astrid
Astrid is on the At Risk list due to behavior. She is not thriving in the care center and continues to display challenging behavior during interactions. She is extremely intelligent, highly social, and needs to expend energy constructively with interactive play sessions 3-4X/day. She displays a very short threshold for touch, although soliciting the attention and can escalate to high levels of overstimulation and reactivity. 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 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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Miu Miu
Miu Miu is on the At Risk list due to behavior. She is not thriving in the care center and continues to display challenging behavior during interactions. She 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 her mind and body, the cat may react with rough play, potentially resulting in bite/scratch incidents. 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 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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Angel
Angel is on the At Risk list due to behavior. He is not thriving in the care center and is deteriorating in the Adoptions room and no longer tolerates petting or handling, escalating very quickly when approached for socialization and during kennel cleaning. 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 a fearful cat adjust to strangers.
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Ocho
Ocho 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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Ash
Ash 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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Dizzie
Dizzie is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Dizzie has shown fearful and conflicted behavior around unfamiliar people, including backing away, growling, chuffing, avoiding handling, and becoming uncomfortable with direct attention or eye contact. She has also been reported to kennel fight and cover her kennel in feces due to her stress in the care center. Throughout her stay she was shown some improvement acclimating. Dizzie warms up with treats, becomes social once comfortable, and has been able to participate with staff and volunteers and handling after taking time to acclimate. Medically, Dizzie is apparently healthy.
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Paula
Paula is at risk due to behavioral reasons. While in care, Paula has been observed to be highly fearful. Noted to flinch at any stimuli and seek exit when the handler attempts to interact. With unfamiliar handlers, Paula takes a considerable amount of time to warm up and will begin taking treats; however, she will maintain her distance. With familiar handlers in the yard, Paula is observed to have a loose and wiggly body. Medically, Paula is apparently healthy.
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Brownie Eclair
Brownie Eclair is at risk due to behavioral reasons. While in care, Brownie has been observed to be highly fearful. Noted to balk repeatedly while on leash and pancake when certain stimuli occurred. When a handler attempted to remove Brownie from their top kennel, he escalated to growling and snapping at the handler.Brownie Eclair has recently shown he is receptive to engaging with the handler; he sits when they speak to him in a soft voice and allows pets. Medically, Brownie has an old facture that has resulted in some lameness and is underweight.
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Mitsy
Mitsy is at risk due to behavior concerns. In the care centers she shows signs of being very fearful. She has avoided being leashed and avoidant of handlers. Once she has warmed up to a specific handler she will accept treats and some petting. Despite best efforts she still remains fearful during the leashing and handling aspects of daily care. Mitsy is apparently healthy.
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Bello
Bello is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Bello displays increasing kennel arousal, including persistent jumping, barking, knocking over his water bucket, and becoming more difficult to leash due to his arousal. He also displays elevated anxiety, including heavy panting and seeking reassurance from handlers during stressful situations. . Bello is social with handlers, readily accepts treats, solicits affection, and engages well with enrichment despite his elevated arousal. Medically, Bello has CIRDC and healing from some wounds.
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Apollo

Apollo is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. While in the care center, Apollo has consistently displayed dog reactivity, including growling, hard barking, lunging, and hard staring at other dogs in the kennel, yard, and on walks. He has also shown reactivity toward small dogs and has bitten kennel bars while attempting to reach another dog and has also barked at novel staff members in the hallway. Despite these behaviors, Apollo is social and affectionate with handlers, readily accepting petting, leaning into people for attention, and responding well to treats but is struggling to acclimate despite best efforts to keep him comfortable. Medically, Apollo is apparently healthy.
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Nino Bell
Nino Bell is at risk due to behavioral reasons. It was reported that while in his crate, in his previous home, Nino Bell was lunging and snapping towards the neighbor that was trying to feed him. While in care, Nino Bell has been observed to have a low threshold for arousal when handlers interact with him. During his assessment, Nino Bell was observed to jump up on handlers frequently and wrap his front paw around them as if to begin mounting. Nino has also been observed to jump up high and bite the leash. During one instance he almost caught the handler's hand. While out on the street, Nino will check in with the handler and have soft eyes. Medically, Nino Bell has CIRDC.
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Jasper
Jasper 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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Mina
Mina is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Mina has displayed resource guarding, including snapping at people who approached while she had a long-lasting chew, and during her behavioral assessment she hovered over and repeatedly guarded a toy. Mina also displays high arousal, including jumping, hard barking, and difficulty settling, and has snapped during leash removal. Mina responds well to training and enrichment, is social with familiar handlers, and is able to re-engage with food and toys after redirection. Medically, Mina is apparently healthy.
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Kardi
Kardi is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Kardi has shown intense fearful behavior, including hiding in the back of her kennel, lip curling, freezing, pacing, seeking the exit, head whipping, whale eye, and hesitating to come out or return to her kennel. Kardi is has improved overtime in the care centers, but is still struggling to acclimate despite best efforts to keep her comfortable. Medically, Kardi is overweight and has a dermal mass.
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Scott
Scott 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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Knight
Knight is at risk due to behavioral reasons. He has been observed to be highly dog reactive while in care. Noted to fixate on other dogs, growl, and pull hard towards them with his hackles raised while hard staring. He has also been reported to escalate to hard barking, jumping up on the fence, and attempting to get the other dog through the fence with his paws while in the yard. After reacting, Knight requires a long recovery period. He will be heavily panting, hypersalivating, and have dilated eyes. With handlers, Knight has a loose and wiggly body and may know the cues sit, paw, and down. Medically, Knight has oititis chronic and is underweight.
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Cam Cam
Cam Cam is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Cam Cam has not acclimated well to the shelter environment and has displayed a concerning level of arousal. During his intake exam after being treated for mild heatstroke, he did escalate to lunging at medical staff and was double leashed as a result. He has been reported to mount his bedding and has translated that on one occasion to mounting a handler. Cam Cam recently has begun to leash bite; treats are used to redirect him, but then he returns to leash biting after eating. Medically, Cam Cam is being treated for CIRDC.
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Bilbo Waggins
Bilbo Waggins is at risk due to behavioral concerns. While Bilbo Waggins has been loose-bodied and social with handlers, he has displayed leash-biting behaviors that have made it increasingly challenging to walk him successfully as his stay in care has progressed. He could intially be redirected with treats or toys, but he has recently begun to take the treats and/or toys but immediately returns to leash biting, also mouthing at hands in the process. In calmer settings, he remains loose-bodied during his interactions with handlers, but he has difficulty settling, as he pants and paces, with a red/flushed face. Medically, Bilbo Waggins has an ear infection.
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Pancakes
Pancakes is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Pancakes has displayed a high level of kennel stress despite efforts to keep her comfortable. She has been observed to hypersalivate and be coated in her saliva, pulling her water bowls into her kennel; on one occasion, licking her kennel walls; and, recently, on a walk, lunging at a handler. In calmer settings, Pancakes is loose-bodied with her handler, readily seeking pets and treats. Medically, Pancakes is overweight, has dental disease, and gingivitis.
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Mugen
Mugen 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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Smiley
Smiley is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Smiley has not acclimated well to the shelter environment despite efforts to keep him comfortable. While Smiley has made improvements with being leashed for walks, he remains highly stressed and fearful. Smiley has brief bouts of sociable behaviors with handlers in quiet, calmer settings but quickly reverts to tucked tail, heavy panting, pacing, and exit seeking, becoming increasingly frantic as the session progresses. Medically, Smiley has a mass, a grade 2/6 heart murmur, and dental disease.
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