  We studied the environment of a sample of galaxies in which the presence of
polar rings or the presence of gas- and stars- counterrotation is observed.
These galaxies are believed to have accreted this material, now in peculiar
motion, from their environment.
  The variable considered here are the number of possible companions in the
field, down to an apparent magnitude 22, their size, their concentration around
the accreting galaxy, and a set of related parameters. A control sample of
'normal' galaxies has also been studied. From Kolgomorov-Smirnov tests of the
considered variables, no significant differences have been found between the
population of objects around the our accreting galaxies and the control sample.
  These results seems to give support to the models suggesting a long formation
time for the acquisition process, starting from a diffuse gas instead of
fagocitation of small satellite.
