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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Pepe
Pepe is on the at-risk list due to behavior. His previous owner describes him as a very active and playful cat who likes to spend most of his time in the bedroom. 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 Pepe has mild dental disease and a minor wound on his paw.
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Silesia
Silesia is on the at risk list due to behavior. He is not thriving in the care center. He 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 his mind and body, the cat may react with rough play, potentially resulting in bite/scratch incidents. 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 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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Shadow
Shadow 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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Oliver
Oliver is at risk due to medical reasons. Oliver is a senior cat with diabetes mellitus. His condition was well regulated in his previous home with insulin and a special diet. Behaviorally, he allows medical handling and can easily be given insulin. However, we cannot manage diabetes effectively in the shelter setting. Oliver needs urgent placement out of the shelter to keep his diabetes regulated.
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Cameo
Cameo is at risk due to medical reasons. Cameo is a senior cat with diabetes mellitus. His condition was well regulated in his previous home with insulin and a special diet. Behaviorally, he allows medical handling and can easily be given insulin. However, we cannot manage diabetes effectively in the shelter setting. Cameo needs urgent placement out of the shelter to keep his diabetes regulated.
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Pawlenta Soup

Pawlenta Soup is on the at-risk due to behavior concerns. Pawlenta Soup in care has not been acclimating well despite best efforts to keep her comfortable. Pawlenta Soup has began to kennel fight with dogs when being removed from kennel, and in kennel begins to spin, lunge at the kennel door and hyper salivate. Medically, Pawlenta Soup is apparently healthy.
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Daniel
Daniel is at risk due to medical reasons. Daniel is a senior cat with diabetes mellitus. His condition was well regulated in his previous home with insulin and a special diet. Behaviorally, he allows medical handling and can easily be given insulin. However, we cannot manage diabetes effectively in the shelter setting. Daniel needs urgent placement out of the shelter to keep his diabetes regulated.
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Mishu
Mishu 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 Mishu is obese.
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Jamal 2.0
Jamal 2.0 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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Sweet Smoke
Sweet Smoke is at risk due to behavior concerns in care. Sweet Smoke has exhibited fearful and avoidant behaviors in the care center, showing reluctance to leave her kennel and resisting walks. She has displayed raising her hackles, whale eyeing, and barking at handlers when engaging with enrichment in kennel. While she has moments of social engagement, but still remains wary of handling. Sweet Smoke recently recovered from CIRDC.
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McMeow
McMeow 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. 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. McMeow is healing from an old wound.
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Houston
Houston is at risk due to behavior concerns. Houston was initially a shy dog that warmed up to staff. Lately, he has displayed low threshold for arousal. Houston has been reportedly mouthing staff persistently with hard pressure and is difficult to refocus. He needs constant treats in order to be walked. When he is not mouthing staff, he enjoys pets and treats. Medically, Houston is apparently healthy.
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Roxy
Roxy is at-risk due to behavior concerns. She has been observed to jump up very high and leash bite intensely. Recently in one instance, while she was leash biting Roxy jumped up high and bit the handler's left tricep, breaking skin. This behavior is not easily redirectable using treats or a squeaker toy. As for handling, she has been reported to become tense, head whip and attempt to jump up, sometimes with an open mouth, on handlers when contact is attempted. During her stay in the care center, she has been observed to be receptive to training and allows some handling. Medically, Roxy is apparently healthy.
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Bop-It
Bop It is currently at risk due to behavior concerns. Bop it has been fearful at the care center. Initially, Bop it would cower in the back of his kennel and attempt to hide behind his kuranda bed when handlers would try to leash him. He then escalated to growling, baring teeth, and snapping at the leash. Currently, Bop it is responsive to squeakie sounds and spray cheese which has helped to lure him forward for leashing. Out of the kennel he is aloof and avoidant. Medically, Bop it has dental disease.
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Happy Baby
Happy Baby is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Happy Baby in care has been not acclimating well to the care center environment, heavily panting in kennel with a flushed face, dilated pupils and strained expression, as well as guarding items in her kennel when attempting to handler her making it difficult to handler he safely. Medically, Happy Baby is apparently healthy.
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Holly
Holly is on the at-risk due to her behavior concerns in her previous home. Holly in her previous home was reported to hard bark, growl and lunge at strangers, children, small animals, dogs and cats and is difficult to refocus once reacting. Holly in care has been social with staff, but will need extra support due to her high level of reactivity displayed in her previous home. Medically, Holly is clinically healthy.
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Ella
Ella is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns in the shelter and in her previous home. Ella in care has displayed a significant amount of reactivity towards dogs and strangers. Ella has been observed to lunge and hard bark at strangers on walks in care and in her previous home, and in care has began to kennel fight attempting to bite other dogs paws when being removed from kennel, making it difficult to handler her safely at times. Medically, Ella is apparently healthy.
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Manu
Manu is on the at-risk list for medical reasons. Manu is a young cat with persistent skin issues in shelter. She does not tolerate any medical handling and has to be sedated for rechecks. She has not responded to treatments in shelter and continues to have skin lesions present along her ventrum. She is also mildly underweight and not gaining weight in care. She seems to eat her oral medications and is not reported to have a poor appetite. Manu will need further veterinary care and likely medications/treatments for her skin that are unavailable in shelter.
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Mack
Mack is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Mack in the care center has not been acclimating, and starting to become dog reactive when being removed from kennel. Mack has attempted to redirect and bite a staff members hand when reacting to another dog, and in his kennel shows high levels of stress, hard barking with teeth displayed and lunging at staff through the glass. Medically, Mack is overweight and has dental disease.
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Coqueta
Coqueta is on at risk list due to behavior concerns. Coqueta in the care center has not been acclimating well to the shelter enviorment, and has previously displayed a high level of defensive aggression in care. Coqueta in care was intensely fearful in care, escalating to lunging, baring teeth and biting a staff member (not breaking skin) when attempting to handler and interact with her. Coqueta has improved in care, but is now struggling to acclimate to the care center environment, hard barking in kennel, having a strained expression while heavy panting despite best efforts to keep her comfortable. Medically, Coqueta has a possible UTI.
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Zorro
Zorro is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Zorro in the care center has displayed a significant amount of reactivity on leash within the care center, lunging, hard barking and thrashing on leash when seeing another dog, and is difficult to refocus until the other dog is out of sight, making it difficult to walk him safely. Zorro is social with staff, but is struggling in the care center. Medically, Zorro is apparently healthy.
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King Dexter

King Dexter is on the at risk list due to behavior concerns. King Dexter on intake was control poled and began to lunge at people when being brought in by the police. King Dexter in care has displayed a low threshold for arousal, baring teeth when jumping on handler face level as well as leash biting. King Dexter is social with staff but is easily aroused if not managed properly. Medically, King Dexter is apparently healthy.
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Cleo
Cleo is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Cleo was brought to the care center following a bite that led to a cats death, and hard barking and baring teeth towards her finder. During her stay in the care center Cleo has presented similar behaviors. She has been observed to escalate to hard barking, lunging, and snapping at the leash. Throughout her stay Cleo has allowed handling with a tense body and has remained receptive to treats and other high value items. Recently Cleo has also been observed to be jumping up and down in kennel. Medically Cleo is apparently healthy.
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Benji
Benji is at risk due to behavioral reasons. Benji was surrendered following a bite incident. In his previous home Benji had two bite incidents, the first one did break skin however but the second one did not. During his stay in the care center Benji has been observed to be aloof with handlers. When handlers attempt to interact with him, Benji is observed to begin seeking exit and thrash on leash. Medically Benji has conjunctivitis, dental disease, KCS, is underweight and has a wound.
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Maple
Maple is on the at-risk list due to behavior reasons. Maple was surrendered to ACC due to being involved in an incident that resulted in the death of a cat. While at the care center, Maple has been social seeming, greeting with loose body and jumping up onto handler. However, she becomes aroused quickly, pawing at handler, jumping on desks and chairs. When she is touched during this state, she bites handlers wrist without breaking skin. Otherwise, she is easily handled by staff and will accept gentle pets. Medically, Maple is underweight.
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