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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Taylor
Taylor is on the At Risk list due to behavior. He is a likely 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 a fearful under-socialized/spirit cat adjust to strangers.
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Mints
Mints is on the At Risk list due to behavior. She is a likely under-socialized adult cat and 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 under-socialized/spirit cat adjust to strangers.
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Shawna
Shawna is on the at-risk list due to behavior. She is not thriving in the care center and is deteriorating in the Adoptions room. She is now displaying signs of frustration and overstimulation. 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 and who have experience with helping a fearful cat adjust to strangers.
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Hubble
Hubble is on the At Risk list for medical reasons. He has episodes in which he has difficulty breathing. They may be exacerbated by stress, heat and humidity. These are not a "reverse sneezing" events. Preliminary tests suggest a narrowed trachea, but more diagnostic tests, like a bronchoscopy study of his upper airway, need to be done. Behaviorally, Hubble has been slightly fearful while in care - but warms up with a slow approach.
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Obie
Obie 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 Obie has dental disease with minor staining.
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Marge
Marge arrived at MACC as a stray with no known history. During her stay at the care center, Marge displayed significant fearfulness. In her kennel, she would initially retreat to the back when approached by handlers and escalate to charging the front when they attempted to leash her. During her assessment, she exhibited stress signals such as panting and lip licking during contact. Marge has displayed a brief episode of kennel fighting and has growled at other dogs during introductions; however, on most days, she tends to ignore them. Over time, with a very gradual and patient approach, Marge began to warm up to select handlers, eventually allowing handling and petting. She has since become slightly easier to remove from her kennel. Medically, she has contracted CIRDC.
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Lola
Lola is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Lola has been observed to be dog reactive during her stay in the care center. When further into the kennel room Lola was observed to cage fight intensely with the neighboring dogs. Hard barking and lunging towards them and coming close to the handlers legs. Due to this behavior Lola was relocated to the front kennel in the room. Lola's previous owner also stated that she will hard bark and lunge towards dogs. In kennel, Lola has been observed to be barking constantly towards people and dogs that are passing by her kennel. She has also been observed to be heavily panting and vocalizing with her face pressed against the kennel door. Medically Lola is apparently healthy.
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Mable
Mable is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Mable has been observed to be dog reactive during her stay in the care center. In the kennel room Mable has been observed to hard bark, vocalize, and push off the wall while reacting to the other dogs in the kennel room. After reacting to the dogs Mable has been observed to spin towards the handler and snap at them. Mable has also been observed to have a low threshold for arousal. Mable has been observed to jump up and mouth handlers with hard pressure. Medically Mable is apparently healthy.
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Reginald

Reginald is currently at risk due to behavior concerns. He has been fearful and uncomfortable at the care center. He will avoid handlers, backing away from leashing and collaring and showing teeth at times. He has engaged in some training games with staff but mostly remains aloof. Medically, Reginald is apparently healthy.
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Coco Puffs
Coco Puff is at risk due to behavioral concerns. His high level of fearfulness and not being able to adjust to the care center environment. Though he can be leashed with ease, he displays anxiety, including cowering, pacing, and occasional thrashing on leash. While outside of his kennel, Coco Puffs is starting to seek more comfort from familiar handlers and has been improving in the care center readily approaching staff and interacting on his own volition, leaning into petting. Medically, Coco Puffs has dermatitis.
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Danny Boy
Danny Boy is at-risk due to behavior concerns. Danny Boy has also demonstrated overstimulation and poor impulse control issues, often becoming overstimulated and engaging in intense mouthing, jumping, leash biting, and nipping, which has resulted in a handler getting tooth scrape bites. He also grabs at handlers' clothing, legs, and treat pouches, requiring intervention from multiple staff members for redirection. Despite these challenges, Danny Boy is highly social and engages positively with enrichment activities. Medically, Danny Boy has dermatitis.
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Morticia
Morticia is at risk due to her high level of fearfulness and difficulty adjusting well to the care center environment. Morticia initially avoided and was hesitant to be leashed, she has begun to approach handlers with a low, wagging tail and a soft demeanor. Morticia is socially affiliative once comfortable, soliciting petting and rolling over for belly rubs. However, she remains sensitive to leash handling and can thrash, pancake, or alligator roll when overwhelmed. Medically, Morticia has CIRDC.
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E.T
ET is at risk due to behavioral reasons. ET has been observed to snap at handlers when they are attempting to leash him. Making contact multiple times but not breaking skin. ET has also been observed to jump up, bite, and tug the leash into kennel. While exiting the kennel room ET has been observed to pull towards the other dogs while vocalizing. While on leash ET has been observed to hard bark and lunge towards other dogs. Medically ET has dermatitis.
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Papaya
Papaya is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Papaya has been observed to be kennel reactive and rope reactive during his stay in the care center. Papaya will intensely cage fight with the neighboring dogs, at times escalating to spinning towards the handler and beginning leash biting. Papaya has also been observed to jump up and bite the leash while on walks. While with the handler Papaya is receptive to treats. Medically Papaya is apparently healthy. Transport Recommendation: Only dog on transport (crate)/ built in kennel CD
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Kimya
Kimya is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Kimya has begun to behaviorally deteriorate despite best efforts to keep her comfortable. Kimya has began to leash bite on walks and refuse to walk when coming back to the care center, having staff to refocus her and coax her back to her kennel. Kimya is social with staff, bit is struggling to acclimate. Medically, Kimya has Hip dysplasia.
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Cole
Cole is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Cole has been observed to be highly dog reactive during his stay at the care center. Noted to bite and tug on the fence when seeing another dog on the other side. While on the street Cole is observed to become tense, posture forward, pull and whine when seeing another dog. While with handlers Cole is observed to have a neutral body. Medically Cole is obese.
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Fluff Fluff
Fluff Fluff 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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Raisin

Raisin needs at risk placement for medical reasons. She is a sweet cat with diabetes mellitus. She is not eating in shelter and needs to go to a veterinary clinic for monitoring while she adjusts to insulin.
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Kit
Kit is on the at-risk list due to behavior. He is not thriving in the care center and has been deteriorating behaviorally in care. He 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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Duck Duck Goose
Duck Duck Goose is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Duck Duck Goose has been highly social with handlers and staff, engages with toys and enrichment games, but was noted to become aroused and leash bite intensely during her initial assessment. In the kennel, Duck Duck Goose becomes highly reactive to other dogs, escalating to darting to either side of her kennel while hard barking, growling, snarling, screeching during cleaning, walks, or when other dogs pass her kennel. When returning smaller dogs to the kennels above hers, Duck Duck Goose snaps at the smaller dogs, catching their bedding and pulling it into her kennel. Her kennel is covered to reduce visual stressors, but Duck Duck Goose pulls the covers into her kennel and shreds them. Medically, Duck Duck Goose is apparently healthy.
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Chipper
Chipper is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Chipper in the care center has not been acclimating well to the shelter environment, and has thrashed, alligator rolled and bite at the leash in attempts to return him back to kennel making it difficult to walk him safely. Chipper is social with staff, but struggling to acclimate in the care center environment despite best efforts to keep him comfortable. Medically, Chipper has CIRDC.
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Babylon
Babylon is at risk due to behavioral reasons. When Babylon first arrived at the care center he was observed to jump up on handlers and mouth them with hard pressure. Although great improvement was seen through training, handlers has begun to observed signs of deterioration. Such as jumping up on handlers and air snapping at eye level, mouthing with hard pressure, and circling while on leash and being unable to settle. Medically Babylon is healthy.
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Precious Lady
Precious Lady is on the at-risk list for medical reasons. She is a sweet, mature cat that is chronically underweight. We suspect inflammatory bowel disease. She needs placement for a hypoallergenic diet trial and advanced blood tests with a local veterinarian who can manage her long term care.
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Eight
Eight is on the at-risk list for behavior concerns. Eight arrived at MACC as a stray with no known history. During his stay in the care center Eight has been observed to jump up and tug the leash into kennel when handlers are attempting to leash him. When leaving kennel Eight has been observed to intensely cage fight with the neighboring dog, noted to contort his body and push of the wall. When returning to kennel Eight is observed to spin towards the handlers and snap at them. Medically, he apparently has ottis externa, and a wound.
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Nickel
Nickel is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Nickel in the care center has not been acclimating well to the care center environment, and has displayed a high level dog reactivity, kennel fighting and becomes highly aroused quickly during interactions with staff, making it it difficult to walk him safely at times. Medically, Nickel is healthy.
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