Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC) does not accept reports about healthy stray or mother cats that are still taking care of their kittens.

During business hours, ACC accepts reports of sick or injured stray dogs, puppies, cats, and kittens. 

You can also call 411 or search the internet to find emergency veterinary care and advice at your own cost.  If a stray cat is a nuisance, you can bring the cat to any ACC Care Center.  

Always use caution if you choose to help an injured or sick animal.

During business hours, you can report certain wildlife or endangered species that are injured or sick to Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC), such as:

• Deer
• Geese 
• Falcons

You can also report sick or injured animals that can carry rabies to ACC, including:

• Raccoons
• Opossums
• Skunks 
• Bats

ACC does not accept reports about healthy wildlife.

Always use caution around sick or injured wildlife. Do not attempt to trap animals that can carry rabies.  Symptoms of rabies in animals include:

• Extremely aggressive behavior
• Paralysis, staggering, walking in circles or difficulty walking
• Drooling or foaming at the mouth
• Convulsing, spitting, choking
• Staring into space or being in same spot for 24 hours 
• Unusual behavior, such as biting itself

Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC) will accept injured or sick small animals and common birds if you bring them to one of ACC's Care Center drop-off locations.  ACC will not pick them up from you.

Examples of injured or sick small animals that ACC will not pick up include:

• Squirrels
• Robins
• Sparrows
• Pigeons
• Starlings
• Seagulls

Do not attempt to trap sick or injured wildlife that can carry rabies.  Symptoms of rabies in animals include:

• Extremely aggressive behavior
• Paralysis, staggering, walking in circles or difficulty walking
• Drooling or foaming at the mouth
• Convulsing, spitting, choking
• Staring into space or being in same spot for 24 hours 
• Unusual behavior, such as biting itself

Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC) does not respond to reports of sick or injured pets. 

You can call 411 or search the internet to find an Animal Hospital or veterinarian.

ACC has three Care Centers for animal adoptions that are open from noon to 7 PM, 7 days a week (except major holidays). They are located in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island.  

ACC provides euthanasia services but not private cremation services.

The fees are: 

• $35 to offer a pet for adoption
• $125 to euthanize

All forms of payment are accepted.

BRONX

464 East Fordham Road (between Fordham University boundary and Washington Avenue)
Hours: Wednesday - Saturday: 9 AM - 5 PM, until further notice

BROOKLYN

2336 Linden Boulevard, Brooklyn (between Essex Street and Shepherd Avenue)
Hours: 7 days a week, 10 AM - 6 PM, until further notice

MANHATTAN

326 East 110th Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenues)
Hours: 7 days a week, 10 AM - 6 PM, until further notice

QUEENS

This location is closed until further notice.

92-29 Queens Boulevard  (Rego Park just south of the Long Island Expressway)

STATEN ISLAND

3139 Veterans Road West  (Route 440 South to Exit 1N - Arthur Kill Road. At stop sign, make left onto Veterans Road West)
Hours: 7 days a week, 10 AM - 6 PM, until further notice

You can report wild, stray or injured animals in parks to the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR).

DPR does not handle reports about rats, pigeons, and squirrels.

You can report a beached, sick, or stranded marine animal such as a seal, turtle, or whale.