Center for Animal Care and Control

Animal Care & Control of NYC (AC&C), formerly known as The Center for Animal Care and Control (CACC), is a not-for-profit corporation that was formed for the purpose of providing animal care and control services in New York City. AC&C was created in 1994 to assume the responsibilities of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), after the ASPCA decided not to renew its contract to run New York City’s animal shelter system. CACC entered into its own contract with the New York City Department of Health (DOH), and on January 1, 1995, followed the ASPCA as New York City’s provider of animal care and control services. It has a nine-member board of directors, which includes as ex officio members the Commissioner of DOH, the Commissioner of New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and the Deputy Commissioner for Community Affairs at the New York City Police Department (NYPD). The six remaining members of the Board are appointed by the Mayor.

Funding for AC&C comes from several sources. A contract with the Department of Health (DOH) provided $10.6M for FY 2013. An additional $3.1M came from individual donations, grants and misc sources. Financial statements dating back to 2008 are available on-line on the nycacc.org website. Their fiscal year runs July–June.

Board meetings are held quarterly and are open to the public. The format for these meetings involves a discussion of financials, intake/outcome numbers, development/communications plans and operations reviews. The presentation is given by the Executive Director and is followed by open commentary from the public. Presentations and meeting minutes dating back to 2011 are available on the nycacc.org website. In March 2014 the board meeting included a presentation from the Medical Director.

Animal Care & Control of NYC (AC&C) has three full-service Animal Care Centers located in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Staten Island, as well as two Receiving Centers located in the Bronx and Queens. Animal Control Officers are in the field to assist animals and people in need in all five boroughs. AC&C's Field Operations respond to calls from the public regarding animals that are in need of rescue, pose a threat to public safety, stray dogs, and injured dogs and cats that need extra help.

The New Hope program is AC&C's proactive community initiative aimed at finding homes for New York City's unwanted pet population. To accomplish this, AC&C establishes and cultivates mutually beneficial and productive relationships with cat, dog, rabbit and exotic animal placement organizations that assist and partner with AC&C in placing animals, many of which may require specialized medical care or behavior training. In 2013 New Hope partners accounted for 70% of all placements, finding homes for over 14,000 animals. AC&C placed 6,148 or roughly 30%.

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