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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Fenty

Reserved

Fenty is at risk for behavior concerns. She displays on-leash reactivity, fearfulness, and hypervigilance that make it difficult for her to acclimate to a shelter setting. Fenty is significantly on-leash reactive and has been observed barking, howling, yelping, jumping, thrashing, leash biting, and alligator rolling when seeing unfamiliar dogs and people. She is fearful and hypervigilant when exiting the kennel rooms, walking through the hallways, and when in the behavior office and will vocalize, whine, and pace when hearing other dogs. During her medical exam, Fenty is described as showing signs of hyperarousal- pulling, environmental vigilance- as well as being mildly skittish. Fenty has displayed social behaviors with select staff members and will solicit petting with a loose frame. Her previous owners describe her as sweet and affectionate. Medically, Fenty is diagnosed with CIRDC.

Rocky

Reserved

Rocky is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. In the care center, Rocky has shown fearful and defensive behavior during handling, including growling and reportedly biting staff when being picked up from his kennel. Rocky has also shown the ability to tolerate handling with a towel, allowing staff to pick him up and return him to his kennel without further issue and is improving with handling slowly, but still is extremely fearful in the care center. Medically, Rocky has moderate dental disease and an ear infection.

Spike

Reserved

Spike is at risk due to behavioral reasons. In his previous home Spike was observed to be reactive to the resident dog. He would lunge and snap at the resident dog and snap at whoever would pull him away from the dog. It was stated that Spike had poor impulse control and would jump up on strangers while barking at them. In the care center, Spike has engaged well with dogs during playgroup with a loose and wiggly body. He greets staff with soft body, enjoys time in the yard, and rest his body on staff for pets. Spike is known to be reactive to dogs in the kennel but has been non-reactive to dogs or people on walks. Medically, Spike is healthy at this time.

Oolong

Reserved

Oolong is on the at risk list for medical reasons. Oolong is a kitten with one littermate and they have been diagnosed with ringworm. They will need continued treatment and follow-up veterinary care to ensure resolution of this zoonotic disease. Behaviorally, Oolong is playful and allows handling.