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My name is Desire!

Posted over 9 months ago | Updated 2 days ago

Adoption process
1

Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

2

Submit Application

3

Sign Adoption Contract

Adoption fee: $75

This helps Animal Care Centers of NYC | Queens with pet care costs.

My basic info

Breed
Domestic Shorthair
Color
Age
Adult
Sex
Male
Pet ID
220276
Hair Length

My details

Alert icon Not good with kids
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

My foster writes:
Desire is a sweet, low key cat. In the mornings, he loves a good snuggle and will follow you around the apartment throughout the day. While he spends most of his day napping or hanging out with his bud Cole, when he is exploring he is often chirping. Funnily, he doesn't care for any non-tube treats (churus are his go to).

What my friends at ACC say about me:


My history is a mystery and my friends here do not know much about me yet!


I would appreciate slow introductions to new people and places to help me feel safe.


Desire is an adult cat that may not have had many interactions with humans from an early age. Desire tolerates attention and petting but appears fearful or stressed in the shelter. He may be a little more independent, and may need time to warm up to his new home. We recommend that this cat go to a home with experienced cat parents and offering high value treats and food to help build a positive association to humans. Please be mindful that older cats will require more time and skill in order for them to be comfortable around people. Due to the behaviors seen in the care center, we feel that this cat will do best in an experienced, adult only home.



A volunteer writes: It's not always easy to find someone who sees you, really sees you, especially in a life that moves fast, but Cole (221057) and Desire have found each other and, seeing them cuddled together in their cubby, we're so happy they have. Brought to us from homes with many other cats, meeting new people isn't always at the top of their to-do list. They're a curious pair who would casually stroll toward me in the Free Roaming Room, choosing not to get particularly close, but, as we know, some cats don't always seek the company of people friends. They will allow some pets, but prefer to play, eat, and cuddle together. When Desire first came in, he would barely even touch the treats we offered in friendship. Staring at us in hopes it would help him to deduce our next move, he began to allow pets with the scratcher tool. Cole would sit with his paws out like a little frog, hopefully waiting for treats. Now they snuggle up together, confident in having done their part to make the Care Center a home as they wait for the next step of their journey to a forever home.

Primary Color: White
Secondary Color: Black
Weight: 9.79
Age: 4yrs 0mths 0wks
Shelter

Contact info

Pet ID
220276
Contact
Phone
Address
19-06 Flushing Avenue, Ridgewood, NY 11385

Their adoption process

1.

Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

2.

Submit Application

3.

Sign Adoption Contract

Additional adoption info

Adoption counselors and volunteers will be on-site to guide you through every step of the adoption process. The adoption process includes filling out an application, having a counseling session, and interacting with the animal you are interested in adopting.

Adoption application

Go meet their pets

Manhattan Animal Care Center
326 East 110th Street (between 1st and 2nd Aves.)
New York, NY 10029

**NEW**Queens Animal Care Center
1906 Flushing Ave, Ridgewood, NY 11385

Staten Island Animal Care Center
3139 Veterans Road West
Staten Island, NY 10309

Adoption Hours: Please check our website for updated adoption hours https://www.nycacc.org/locations-and-hours/

Please visit our Events page for information on off-site Adoption events! https://www.nycacc.org/adoption/events/

More about this shelter

Animal Care Centers of NYC encourages everyone to come to one of our three full service Care Centers when looking to adopt a pet. Beautiful dogs, cats, guinea pigs and rabbits are anxiously waiting a home to call their own.

All ACC adoptions include vaccinations, a microchip, spay/neuter, one month of free pet health insurance, and a free office visit at a participating veterinarian.

Please visit our website for more information. https://nycacc.org/

ACC rescues more than 20,000 animals each year. A non-profit organization, ACC is under contract with the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to rescue, care for and find loving homes for homeless and abandoned animals. ACC is a full-service animal organization that takes in any animal in need in New York City.

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