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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Bonbona
Bonbona is on the At Risk list due to behavior. She has a history if predatory behaviors in her previous homes which have resulted in previous bites/scratches. 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 more bite/scratch incidents. 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/rescue 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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Jiggy

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Jiggy is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Jiggy has not acclimated well to the shelter environment, remaining fearful, shut down, and avoidant of interaction with handlers. At times, Jiggy can be reluctant to her kennel, skittish once outside, body tense, tail tucked, and whale eyes when handlers approach to attempt collaring or further interaction. Medically, Jiggy is healthy.
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Muffin
Muffin is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Muffin arrived at the Care Center as a stray with no known history. Upon arrival Muffin was noted to be fearful and thrash when being walked into kennel. During his medical exam Muffin was noted to dodge the muzzle, but treat motivated. Muffin has continued to show fearful tendencies during a recent handling assessment, becoming tense bodied, head-whipping toward staff, and whale eyed during contact. Muffin has also shown reactivity to people and dogs. Staff have reported that when on leash, Muffin will hard stare, growl, and hard bark at people with a tense body. When being walked through the Care Center. Muffin has also been noted to be reactive to dogs in pop-up crates at times. With familiar staff, Muffin has been social and consistently treat motivated. Medically, Muffin is noted to have Alopecia.
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Jellie Roll
Jellie Roll is at risk due to behavior concerns. Her previous owner states that Jellie Roll had destructive tendencies in the home, was on leash reactive, and mouthy. During her previous stay in the care centers, Jellie Roll was also observed to be fearful, noted to hard bark, snap, and growl at handlers while in kennel or when attempting to leash her. Recently, she has started to deteriorate in kennel, displaying very high levels of fear, anxiety, and stress. She is often reported and observed to be pacing back and forth at the front of her kennel with dilated pupils, is heavily panting, hyper salivating, and persistently licking and chewing the kennel bars. Jellie Roll is engaged and receptive during her training sessions and is fairly food motivated. Medically, she is healthy.
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Chloe
Chloe 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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Allan
Allan 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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Jenny
Jenny is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns in the care center and her previous home. Jenny has not been acclimating to the care center environment despite best efforts to keep her comfortable. When approached in kennel Jenny is seen to pant heavily, hard bark and growl. Jenny growled and bit the previous adopter when they attempted to remove something from her mouth, leaving a small puncture. She is fearful, though she is warming up to familiar staff, and struggling to acclimate inside of her kennel. Medically, Jenny may have allergies.
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Speed Racer
Speed Racer is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Speed Racer in the care center is not acclimating to the shelter environment despite best efforts to keep her comfortable. Speed Racer during interaction and in kennel heavily pants, has difficulty settling on her own, and dilated pupils, occasionally leash biting. Medically, Speed Racer is apparently healthy.
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Honey Bee
Honey Bee 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 him plenty of time and space to adjust, and who have experience with helping a fearful cat adjust to strangers. Medically Honey Bee is overweight.
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Pepper
Pepper 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. His owner describes him as an active and playful cat that likes to spend most of his time in the living room. He has not warmed up in the care center 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 Pepper is apparently healthy.
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Saphire
Saphire is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Saphire in the care center has been struggling to acclimate, leash biting in attempts to remove her from kennel making it difficult to walk her safely at times. Saphire is also reactive to other dogs on leash, lunging and pulling towards other dogs periodically fixating on them but can be refocused at times. Medically, Saphire has a rash around her spay site.
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Gwendalyn
Gwendalyn is on the at-risk list due to medical and behavior concerns. Gwendalyn is an obese adult female cat who has not been eating in care and has come down with an upper respiratory infection. Gwendalyn has allowed for very limited handling while in our care and would benefit from a quiet low stress environment to recover. 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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Love
Love is on the at risk list due to behavior concerns in care, as well as behavior concerns reported by his previous owners. His previous owners state that he will lunge at other dogs and strangers when they approached, and in the care center has displayed this behavior with staff. Love in the care center has been intensely fearful intially with staff, growling, hard barking and avoidant of staff. Love is slowly warming up to staff, but still struggling in the care center environment. Medically, Love has CIRDC and Mild dental disease.
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Blustar
Blustar is on the at risk list due to behavior concerns. Blustar has not acclimated well to the care center environment despite best efforts to keep him comfortable. Blustar in the care center has tense during interactions, aloof from select staff at times and overall is not doing well in the care center. Blustar will heavily pant during interactions and maintain a strained expression. Blustar will also not want to go back to kennel at times after walks. Medically, Blustar has an ear infection and CIRDC.
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Larry
Larry 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 Larry has an upper respiratory infection and is eating little in care. He would benefit from a low stress environment that would allow for him to recover.
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Buffy
Buffy is at risk due to behavior concerns. She arrived at the care centers as a stray with little known history. Throughout her stay at the care centers, she has allowed all handling. Buffy has been observed to be deteriorating both in a kennel and in a crate. She was reported and observed to be eating away at the base of her crate, even with edible enrichment and toys. When she was moved into a kennel, she redirected her frustration onto the kennel blocker on the inside of her kennel. She was observed to be biting and holing onto the corner of the a kennel blocker, and intensely pulling it back towards her. Buffy has also been observed to continuously pace the side of her kennel while heavily panting and with dilated pupils. She will occasionally redirect onto her plush toys and shake them vigorously. Medically, she has a fractured tooth and is overweight.
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Roman
Roman is at risk due to behavioral concerns. Roman has presented as highly social with handlers and staff, but has displayed a highly concerning level of reactivity to other dogs, which has resulted in multiple redirection bites to his previous foster and strangers. His bites have broken skin, drawn blood, deep bruising, and adhesive to close the punctures for one victim. Roman has also displayed the same level of reactivity to other dogs while in care. Medically, Roman is underweight and has diarrhea.
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Oliver
Oliver is on the at-risk list for medical reasons. Oliver is a cat with periodontal disease and diabetes melitus. Oliver is eating with a good appetite and he has recently started on insulin and so far has tolerated treatment and has even started to enjoy some pets. It would be ideal for stabilizing his diabetes to be in a more quiet environment. When he is more stable, Oliver would also benefit from a dental cleaning.
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Sunset Orange
Sunset Orange 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 Sunset Orange has dental disease.
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Notyette
Notyette 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. Her owner describe her as a quiet, aloof, and independent cat. 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 Notyette has dental disease.
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King Julian
King Julian is at risk due to behavior concerns. He arrived at the care centers as a stray with little known history. During his intake, he was loose bodied at first, but would head whip when touched, and escalated to snapping at the microchip scanner and growling during vaccines. He has tolerated handling throughout his stay. On leash, he has been observed to be reactive towards dogs and people. Observed to lunge with raised hackles, and pull very hard towards dogs with a tense body. He is not easily redirectable despite handlers creating space and distance from the trigger. Medically, King Julian is finishing up treatment for CIRDC but is otherwise healthy.
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Tofana
Tofana 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, Tofana is underweight and is currently receiving treatment for a URI.
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Simon

Simon is at risk due to behavioral concerns in care. While he is often affiliative, loose, and social with handlers, he has repeatedly escalated to jumping and biting the leash during walks, at times ignoring food redirection and requiring staff intervention, double-leashing, and physical management to regain control. Although he can settle after these episodes and return to a loose frame, the behavior has recurred across multiple sessions, indicating a low threshold for arousal and poor impulse control. Simon also shows occasional leash sensitivity and mild mouthing of handlers during indoor sessions. Simon is increasingly having difficult acclimating to the care center, starting to kennel fight with neighboring kennels when exiting and entering kennel. Medically, Simon has a low grade heart murmur but is otherwise healthy.
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Elvis

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Elvis is at risk due to behavioral concern in care. Elvis has shown significant handling and movement sensitivity, particularly around leashing, transitions, and returning to his kennel. During walks, Elvis can walk calmly once outside but frequently balks, plants, or pancakes when transitioning between spaces, requiring extensive coaxing, use of a towel, or being carted for safe transport. Medically Elvis has brachycephalic syndrome, has dental disease, and is overweight.
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Kiki
Kiki is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Kiki has been deteriorating and now began to show escalating arousal and redirection in the care center, including two incidents of biting during return to kennel redirecting both onto staff's legs when being returned to kennel, not breaking skin. Medically, Kiki is apparently healthy.
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