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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Moonie

Moonie is at risk due to potential challenges experienced in his previous home as well as here in care. Moonie has been reported to resource guard at home and has shown the same behaviors here in the care center. In his previous home Moonie has a history of biting when guarding food and toys. These bites have not broken skin. During his stay in the care center Moonie has been observed to lunge and snap towards handlers when they are tossing treats. He has also been observed to lunge, snap, and bite the handler when returning to kennel. This bite did not break skin, however it did leave a red mark. In his previous home Moonie enjoyed going to the park. Medically Moonie has CIRDC and dental disease.
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Roxy Gal
Roxy Gal is at risk due to behavior reasons. Roxy Gal has been observed to growl at handlers, but quickly warms up when using treats. Even though she has remained social with staff in the care centers, Roxy Gal has also been observed to hard stare and pull towards people while on the street, escalating to both lunging and hard barking. In the backyard, she becomes stiff and tense throughout her entire body, along with a high flagging tail and slight hackles raised. When spotting another dog, either on the street or in the backyard, she will become fixated and handler is sometimes unable to redirect her. Roxy Gal is usually receptive to the use of squeaker toys. Medically, Roxy Gal has a heart murmur.
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Rihanna
Rihanna is at risk due to behavior reasons. Rihanna has displayed handling/touch sensitivity, high levels of anxiety, and on leash-reactivity in the care centers. She was noted to bark and growl when restrained, as well as on the street when spotting people and other dogs, she pulls towards them. This behavior is not easily redirectable. While being removed from kennel, she has been reported to kennel fight. Rihanna does have a bite history, where another dog charged towards her and a fight broke out but where able to be separated, resulting in a gash on the right ear of the other dog. With handlers, Rihanna remains aloof, not responsive unless she is pet along her backside. She wags her tail briefly but does not approach or seek further interaction. Medically, Rihanna has a mass on her tail, chronic otitis, and periodontal disease.
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Twix
Twix 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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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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Dent
Dent 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. Medically Dent has ear mites and mild dental disease.
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Cookie
Cookie is at risk due to behavioral reasons. During her time at the finders house Cookie was observed to lunge and snap at the resident child without warning. Cookie is also observed to be dog reactive, her finder states that she will hard bark, lunge, snap, and growl towards unfamiliar dogs. During her stay in the care center Cookie has been aloof and avoidant of handlers. Cookie has also been observed to pull hard towards dogs with a tense body. This behavior is not able to be redirected easily. Medically Cookie has periodontal disease.
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Cupid
Cupid is at risk due to behavior concerns. Cupid is a highly social dog with a low threshold for arousal. In the Care Centers, Cupid has been observed biting staff leashes and jumping up high. He can briefly be refocused with treats but remains aroused, often grabbing the leashes once he finishes eating them. At times, Cupid will mouth staff's arms when he can't reach a leash. When calm, Cupid is social and enjoys playing with toys. Medically, he has dental disease and dermatitis.
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Dobby

Dobby is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Dobby in the care center is having trouble acclimating despite best efforts to keep him comfortable. Dobby is seen throughout the day to jump off his kennel door, pant heavily and his kennel to be smeared with feces due to his persistent jumping. Dobby is social with staff, soliciting petting from staff and enjoying fetch, but is struggling to acclimate to his surroundings. Medically, Dobby is apparently healthy.
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Gabriel

Gabriel is at risk due to behavioral concerns. He was brought to the care center after a reported bite incident in the home, where upon arrival, he had an open, bleeding head wound of unknown origin. Details about the bite incident were not provided. In the care center, Gabriel has displayed both social and fearful behaviors. He has been avoidant in his kennel but allows leashing when coaxed with treats. Outside of his kennel, he has shown social behavior, leaning into handlers for comfort and soliciting attention. He has also displayed fearful behaviors, such as army crawling, planting, and whining in response to sudden movements or noises. Medically, Gabriel recently recovered from CIRDC and has dental disease.
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Bailey

Reserved
Bailey 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, Bailey is healthy.
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Midnight Snack
Midnight Snack needs at risk placement for medical reasons. He is a young, neutered male cat with history of urinary obstruction. He needs a quiet environment and special diet to manage his condition.
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Turkey
Turkey is at risk for behavior reasons. He has been social with staff and volunteers; however, he has some handling sensitivities when the leash applies pressure on certain areas of his body. On one occasion, Turkey snapped at a staff member when uncomfortable. He has shown the potential to become over aroused by novel objects in the yard, some examples are the shovel and scrub brush. He is treat and toy motivated but has trouble maintaining focus. He would do well with an experienced, patient owner who can provide daily mental and physical activity. Medically, he is apparently healthy.
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Kylo
Kylo is at risk due to deterioration while in care. Despite attempts to keep him comfortable, Kylo has begun to leash bite persistently as he exit the kennel, making it difficult to walk him safely. He is social with staff once settled. Medically, Kylo is apparently healthy.
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Max
Max is on the at-risk list for behavior concerns. Max was brought to the Care Center following a bite incident involving his owner. All that is known is Max's owner was intoxicated in public and the bite didn't require medical attention according to NYPD. In our care, Max has been mostly aloof but easily walked by staff. At times, he will kennel fight and focus on dogs with a tense body and at other times, he will ignore the other dogs. Medically, Max is healthy.
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Rue
Rue is at risk due to deterioration in care. Despite attempts to keep her comfortable, she has begun to dig at the walls of her kennel to the point that shavings are coming off of the wall. Rue is on-leash reactive and has been observed and reported to lunge and snap at other dogs. Rue is social with staff and leans into contact. Medically, Rue has happy tail and 2/4 periodontal disease.
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Pookie Bear 3000
Pookie Bear 3000 is on the at-risk list due to behavior concerns. Pookie Bear has been escalating to snapping and snarling when attempting to interact with him and handle him in the care center, he remains intensely fearful in the care center despite best efforts to keep him comfortable. Pookie Bear does interact with handlers outside of his kennel, but is difficulty to handle him safely to his escalations of snapping at staff members hands when trying to remove him from kennel. Medically, Pookie Bear 3000 is clinically healthy.
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Strudel
Strudel is currently at risk due to behavior concerns. Strudel was noted to participate in kennel fighting, pulling hard towards the other dogs with a tense body. He was moved into a front kennel where he now leash bites when removed from kennel, jumping up high and snapping towards handlers. Strudel has been receptive to toys and will cease leash biting when offered a toy. Medically, Strudel is healthy.
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Starfish
Starfish is on the at-risk list for medical concerns. Starfish is a diabetic senior cat with dental disease. She will need regular vet visits to monitor her diabetes as well as lifelong insulin administration. Diabetes is most often a lifelong condition in cats; it is difficult to manage and control in a shelter setting.
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Violet
Violet is at risk due to behavior concerns. Violet originally came to ACC as a stray. She displayed signs of deterioration then, hypersalivating and flipping her drain cover. She was adopted but recently returned due to destructive tendencies in the home and not being a good fit. Violet is once again struggling with the stress of the shelter environment. She has been observed to flip over the drain covers and kuranda bed in her kennel while hypersalivating. Outside of her kennel, Violet is a sociable dog who greatly enjoys treats and attention from humans. Medically, Violet has dental disease, is overweight, and being treated for pododermatitis on her front feet.
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Stacy

Reserved
Stacy 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. 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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Ollie

Ollie is at risk due to behavior reasons. Ollie was recently surrendered to us after a minor bite incident in his adoptive home. The child in the home was bitten on the hand, breaking skin. but didn't require medical attention. During both of his stays at the care center, Ollie has been tolerant of handling, including lifting in and out of a top kennel. The adopter states that he is very sweet and loves to wear sweaters. Medically, Ollie has allergies, nuclear sclerosis and is overweight.
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Nikky
Nikky is at risk due to behavior reasons. On two separate occasions, Nikky turned to handler when returning to kennel and bit them. Neither incident broke skin but has risen cocern. During his stay in the care center, Nikky has been social with handlers, allowing petting and seeking interaction. Medically, Nikky has an ocular abnormality which should be followed up with an ophthalmologist.
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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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Luesa Kole
Luesa Kole 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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