Emergency Placement Animals

Thank you for your interest in adopting from Animal Care Centers of NYC. Our emergency placement animals are posted three times a week, on the evenings of Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 6:00PM and remain 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 emergency placement animals, please visit the Emergency Placement 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 emergency placement 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

Emergency Placement Animals

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Spur
Spur is seeking emergency placement due to behavior concerns. Spur has been observed engaging in leash-biting behavior, often getting close to staff hands, and proving difficult to redirect. However, when off-leash, he is receptive to pets and responds well to the cue to sit. Medically, Spur is reported to be dehydrated and have a hematochezia.
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Zuna
Zuna is seeking emergency placement due to behavior concerns. Zena has been observed yelling and screeching in her kennel when staff are in the hallways. Upon approach, she begins to pant and bark. However, outside her kennel, Zena is sociable with certain staff members and permits pets. When encountering new individuals, she exhibits nervousness and whips her head when touched during the handling portion of her assessment. Medically, Zuna is overweight and was reported to be vomiting.
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Goose
Goose is seeking emergency placement due to behavior concerns. Goose is highly social, but he exhibits social arousal during interactions and can quickly become mouthy, often grabbing onto staff treat pouches while jumping on them. Additionally, when he sees other dogs, he has been observed lunging at the fence. Despite these behaviors, Goose enjoys social interactions and willingly takes treats from staff. Medically, Goose is healthy.
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Roscoe
Roscoe is in need of emergency placement due to behavioral concerns. Roscoe has not acclimated well to the shelter environment, remaining mostly uncomfortable with interaction with staff. On walks, he stiffens, fixates, and pulls towards other dogs and can not be refocused with treats or toys. Medically, Roscoe is apparently healthy.
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Sprinkles

Sprinkles is on the emergency placement 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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Liyla
Liyla is on the emergency placement 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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Lilly
Lilly is in need of emergency placement for medical and behavior reasons. Lilly has multiple masses that continue to grow. She needs further workup/mass removal with a specialist, and we are unable to provide that at our facility. Behaviorally, Lilly is a sweet and tolerant girl. She is reactive to visual stimuli passing her kennel. She is biting her lips causing them to bleed and jumping continuously putting her at risk to hurt herself.
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Max
Max is seeking emergency placement due to behavior concerns. Max in care has shown high reactivity, lunging, and hard barking towards dogs on leash, but it is easy to refocus. Max has also displayed a high level of stress in his kennel, vocalizing incessantly and pacing in his kennel. Medically, Max is underweight.
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Bella
Bella is seeking emergency placement due to behavior concerns. At the Care Centers, she displays fearfulness and has been observed to lunge and snap. Occasionally, she maintains a tense demeanor and hard stares, but she can be handled if approached gradually. According to her owner, she tends to lunge at unfamiliar dogs but is sociable with those she knows. Bella is also proficient in cues such as sitting, lying down, and circling. Medically, Bella is obese, lethargic, has a low appetite, and has a CIRDC.
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Raina
Raina is on the emergency placement list due to her behavior. She is not thriving in the care center and continues to display distance-increasing behavior when approached for interactions. Despite staff using treats to build a positive association, she has not warmed up. Due to her stress levels, moving out of the kennel environment and into a stable home as quickly as possible is in her best interest. She would do best in a home with adopters willing to give her plenty of time and space to adjust, and who have experience helping a fearful cat adjust to strangers.
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Wallflower
Wallflower is seeking emergency placement due to behavior concerns. Wallflower was brought to the care centers as a stray. While at the Care Center, she has allowed minimal handling and displays high fear and stress with a tucked tail, tense body, and dilated eyes. Wallflower has begun to display deterioration in her kennel. Wallflower is throwing herself into her kennel walls and door and is hard barking, screeching, and growling. She knocks over her water bowl and does not settle. Medically, Wallflower is receiving treatment for CIRDC.
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Breezy
Breezy is on the emergency placement list due to behavior. He is not thriving in the care center and continues to display distance-increasing behavior when approached for interactions. Despite staff using treats to build a positive association, he has not warmed up. Due to his stress levels, moving out of the kennel environment and into a stable home as quickly as possible is in his best interest. 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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La La
La La is seeking emergency placement due to behavior concerns. La La tends to avoid most handling, displaying signs of discomfort by tucking her tail and tensing up when staff interact with her. She often tries to exit inside the pens, pawing at the gate. However, with a slow and gentle approach, La La has shown some tolerance to handling, accompanied by a wagging tail, although she still exhibits signs of stress such as lip licking. Medically, La La has CIRDC currently.
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Tinker
Tinker is seeking emergency placement due to behavior concerns. Tinker has shown defensive behaviors, including freezing, hard barking, and snapping when fearful. Occasionally, he displays a hunched, tense posture at the back of his kennel. Tinker is receptive to treats from certain handlers and has exhibited some social behavior with familiar staff. Additionally, he has been observed lightly biting his leash. Medically, Tinker has dermatitis.
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Storm
Storm is seeking emergency placement due to behavior concerns. During walks, Storm has been noted to lunge and hard bark towards staff and other dogs. Inside the kennel, he displays anxious pacing behavior, such as spinning. Although Storm briefly pauses for high-value treats, he quickly resumes his previous behavior. Medically, Storm is healthy.
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Ismael
Ismael is seeking emergency placement due to his behavior. He is not thriving in the care center and continues to display distance-increasing behavior when approached for interactions. Despite staff using treats to build a positive association, he has not warmed up. Due to his stress levels, moving out of the kennel environment and into a stable home as quickly as possible is in his best interest. He would do best in a home with adopters willing to give him plenty of time and space to adjust, and who have experience helping a fearful cat adjust to strangers.
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Minnie
Minnie is seeking emergency placement for medical and behavioral reasons. She has a mild URI but has not been observed eating for 4 days. Since she is obese, not eating puts her at risk of more severe illness. Due to her behavior, we cannot provide daily supportive care at the shelter. She would benefit from hospitalization and intensive care to help her recover.
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Sage
Sage is seeking emergency placement due to behavior concerns. Sage has been reported to engage in kennel fights when other dogs walk past her kennel or when she is being removed. She exhibits charging, lunging, and snapping behaviors towards other dogs in their kennels. However, outside the kennel environment, Sage is social and accepts treats. Recently, Sage has been observed to excessively salivate and then bite and lick her kennel bars upon being returned to her kennel. Medically, Sage is healthy.
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Socks
Socks is on the emergency placement list due to behavior. She is not thriving in the care center and continues to display distance-increasing behavior when approached for interactions. Despite staff using treats to build a positive association, she has not warmed up. Due to her stress levels, moving out of the kennel environment and into a stable home as quickly as possible is in her best interest. She would do best in a home with adopters willing to give her plenty of time and space to adjust, and who have experience helping a fearful cat adjust to strangers.
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Paloma
Paloma is on the emergency placement list due to her behavior. She is not thriving in the care center and continues to display distance-increasing behavior when approached for interactions. Despite staff using treats to build a positive association, she has not warmed up. Due to her stress levels, moving out of the kennel environment and into a stable home as quickly as possible is in her best interest. She would do best in a home with adopters willing to give her plenty of time and space to adjust, and who have experience helping a fearful cat adjust to strangers.
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