Sydney Cat Rescue Shelters

RSPCA NSW rehomes cats and kittens through its Sydney Adoption Centre at Yagoona and shelters across the state. Adoption includes desexing, microchipping, vaccination and a vet check.

Brighter Future Cat Rescue is a Western Sydney charity dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming cats and kittens through a foster-based network.

Animal Welfare League NSW rehomes cats and kittens through its Kemps Creek shelter and volunteer-run branches across Sydney and regional NSW.

Blue Mountains Animal Care Centre is Blue Mountains City Council's rehoming centre in Katoomba, taking in dogs and cats from the mountains and partner councils. Every animal is desexed, vaccinated and microchipped before adoption, and each profile includes a write-up of the animal's personality and the home that would suit it.

The Cat Protection Society of NSW is the state's dedicated cat welfare charity, rehoming cats and kittens from its adoption centre in Newtown. Every cat is desexed, microchipped and vaccinated before adoption.

DCH Animal Adoptions rescues and rehomes dogs, cats and horses across Sydney, with animals in foster care from Wattle Grove and Acacia Gardens out to Wilton. Each profile lists breed, age, colour, size and adoption price, and most carry a full photo gallery. Adoption includes desexing, vaccination and microchipping.

Founded in 1946, Sydney Dogs and Cats Home rehomes lost and abandoned cats and dogs from its shelter at Strathfield South.

The Blacktown Animal Rehoming Centre (BARC) is the pound and rehoming facility run by Blacktown City Council in western Sydney. It rehomes impounded and surrendered cats and dogs, and each listing carries the centre’s own notes on the cat’s temperament and the kind of home it would suit.

The Campbelltown Animal Care Facility is run by Campbelltown City Council in the Macarthur region of south-west Sydney. It rehomes lost, surrendered and impounded cats and dogs from its site at Rose Street, Campbelltown, with the adoption fee covering desexing, a health check, microchipping and NSW lifetime registration.

Maggie's Rescue is a small Inner West animal welfare charity running a foster-to-adopt program for rescue cats and dogs since 2011.

Animal Aid is a Victorian animal welfare organisation with its main shelter at Coldstream in the Yarra Valley and further adoption sites at Sale and Bairnsdale in Gippsland. Each profile lists the animal's age, sex and breed with a detailed write-up from the shelter team. LocalPetFinder lists the animals at the Coldstream shelter.

Animal Welfare League Queensland rehomes dogs and cats through rehoming centres across South East Queensland, including Bracken Ridge in Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Profiles list breed, age, sex, size, colour and weight along with the adoption fee, and animals are health checked and desexed before adoption.

Animals in Need Brisbane is a foster-based dog and cat rescue in Brisbane, Queensland, with animals living in foster homes across the greater Brisbane area. Each cat profile lists breed, age, sex, coat and adoption fee along with desexing, vaccination and worming status.

The Australian Animal Protection Society (AAPS) is an ACNC-registered charity and animal shelter at Keysborough in south-east Melbourne, rescuing, caring for and rehoming cats and dogs across Victoria, with an on-site vet clinic, grooming salon and cat boarding. Each profile publishes the shelter's own answers on child, dog and cat compatibility, activity level and weight, so you can tell before enquiring whether a pet suits your home.

Blue Cross Animals Society of Victoria is an animal shelter at Wonga Park in Melbourne's outer east, rehoming cats and dogs. Each cat has a full write-up of its personality and the home it needs, and cat adoptions are arranged by phoning the shelter for an appointment.

Caboolture and District Animal Welfare is a volunteer-run registered charity in the Caboolture and Bribie Island area, north of Brisbane. It rescues and rehomes dogs and cats through a network of foster carers and also runs op shops and an animal desexing program.

Cat Haven is Perth’s largest cat shelter, based in Shenton Park, taking in over 7,000 cats and kittens a year with a zero-euthanasia rate for treatable, rehomable cats. Adoptable cats are health checked, desexed, vaccinated and microchipped, and each profile lists breed, age, sex, size and the adoption fee.

Cats Protection League Canterbury is a Christchurch cat rescue and registered charity. Its cats are vet checked, desexed, tested for feline AIDS and leukaemia, flea and worm treated, microchipped and vaccinated before adoption. Viewing is by appointment, and the adult cat adoption fee is $120.

Cats Protection Wellington is a cat rescue and registered charity with a shelter in Wellington. Every cat it rehomes is desexed, microchipped and vaccinated, and each profile describes the home the cat needs. Visits are by appointment for adoptions.

The City of Coffs Harbour's Animal Management Centre is the council's impounding facility. Animals that are not reclaimed by their owners become available for adoption, and the council's adoption page explains its step-by-step process.

Dog Rescue Newcastle is a volunteer-run, foster-based registered charity in Newcastle. Despite the name it rehomes cats as well as dogs, with every animal living in a foster home until adoption, so the foster carer can tell you how the pet behaves day to day.

Forever Friends Animal Rescue is a Victorian rescue that places dogs, cats and other animals in volunteer foster homes, plus a rural sanctuary, rather than a shelter. Each profile gives the animal's age, sex, current foster town and adoption fee with a detailed write-up from its carer, and towns range from inner Melbourne to regional Victoria.

The Geelong Animal Welfare Society runs the region's main animal shelter at Moolap, plus a foster program, rehoming dogs, cats and puppies from Geelong and the surrounding area. Every dog is vet-checked, vaccinated, desexed and microchipped before adoption, and each profile gives the animal's breed, age, sex and a detailed write-up from the shelter team.

Happy Paws Haven is a rescue based at Eatonsville near South Grafton, rehoming dogs and cats across the Clarence Valley and Coffs Harbour regions. Every profile publishes breed, age, gender and size alongside desexing, vaccination, worming and microchip status, so the essentials are settled before you enquire. Registered charity, NSW rehoming organisation number R251000043.

The Hawkesbury Companion Animal Shelter is the council-run shelter for the Hawkesbury local government area in Sydney’s north-west, rehoming lost and surrendered cats and dogs from the Windsor area.

Hunter Animal Rescue is a foster-based rescue serving Newcastle and the wider Hunter region, with animals living in foster homes across suburbs from Mayfield and Hamilton South to Lake Macquarie and Maitland. Some are shown at partner PetQuarters stores. Each profile publishes the rescue's own answers on child, dog and cat compatibility, house or litter training and activity level, so you can tell before enquiring whether a pet suits your home. NSW rehoming organisation number R251000048.

Illawarra Cat Rescue is a small, foster-based cat rescue in Albion Park serving Wollongong and the wider Illawarra region south of Sydney. Cats live in foster homes and are listed as they become available, with each profile carrying the cat’s age, sex, adoption fee and a short bio from its carer.

Lort Smith is a Melbourne animal hospital and rescue that has operated since 1936, rehoming dogs and cats through its North Melbourne site and Campbellfield adoption hub. Each profile lists life stage, sex and size along with compatibility notes. Lort Smith does not publish breed for its rescue animals.

Melton City Council's animal pound at the Municipal Depot in Melton, in Melbourne's west, rehomes impounded dogs and cats that are not reclaimed. Every animal is desexed, microchipped, vaccinated and treated for fleas and worms before adoption, and staff note that not every animal is listed online, so a visit is worthwhile.

The Mornington Peninsula Shire runs its own community animal shelter and pound, rehoming dogs and cats from across the Peninsula that are not reclaimed by their owners.

Neko Ngeru is a Wellington cat café where every cat is available for adoption. New cats stay about a month while staff learn their personalities, then the café looks for the best match among the pre-adoption forms. It works with Wellington cat rescues including Feral Nation and Rachel’s KittyCat Rescue.

Ninth Life Foundation is a Central Coast rescue for older cats, many of them left without a home when an owner died or moved into care. Each cat has its own profile with a full write-up of its personality and history, and every cat has a vet health check, microchip, vaccinations and flea and worm treatment before adoption.

Peninsula Animal Aid is a dog and cat shelter at Clontarf on the Redcliffe peninsula, north of Brisbane. Each cat profile lists breed, sex and age, and some carry notes from staff or foster carers about the cat's temperament and the home that would suit them.

Perth Rescue Angels is a volunteer-run, foster-based cat rescue in Perth, with cats living in foster homes and in adoption corners at pet stores across the metro area. Each listing gives the cat's breed, colour, sex, date of birth and adoption fee, which includes a vet check, desexing, microchip, vaccination and flea and worm treatment.

RSPCA Queensland is the state's largest and oldest animal welfare organisation, rehoming cats, dogs and other animals from its Wacol headquarters in Brisbane and shelters across Queensland including the Gold Coast, Cairns, Mackay, Toowoomba, Gympie, Dakabin and Bundaberg. Each cat profile lists breed, age, sex, size, colour and the adoption fee, and every cat is health checked, desexed, microchipped and vaccinated before adoption.

RSPCA Victoria rehomes dogs, cats and other animals through its Burwood and Peninsula adoption centres and partner sites across greater Melbourne. Profiles list breed, age, sex, microchip number and the adoption fee, and every animal is health checked, microchipped, wormed and desexed before adoption.

SAFE (Saving Animals From Euthanasia) is a Western Australian foster-based rescue headquartered in Perth, rehoming cats and dogs through carer homes across the state. Each cat profile lists breed, age, sex and adoption fee alongside its own story, and every cat is desexed, vaccinated, wormed and microchipped before adoption.

Save-A-Dog Scheme is a long-running no-kill rescue in Glen Iris that rehomes dogs and cats across Melbourne. Profiles group animals by size and coat and list breed, sex, age and the adoption fee, with a detailed temperament write-up for each. Every animal is desexed, vaccinated and microchipped before adoption.

SoCares runs the Central Coast Council animal shelters at Erina and Charmhaven, north of Sydney, taking in impounded, stray and surrendered dogs and cats from across the Central Coast. With more than 200 cats and kittens in care at any time, most are rehomed through a Meow Meet and Greet matching service rather than individual online listings, so the cat roster on the site is a small featured selection.

SPCA New Zealand describes itself as the country's oldest and largest animal welfare charity; the first SPCA was formed in Canterbury in 1872. It rehomes animals from 27 centres and 13 vet partnerships across New Zealand. Each profile lists the animal's age, sex, centre and health details, and adoptions are by appointment after you apply online with Register to adopt.

The Lost Dogs' Home is one of Australia's oldest and largest animal shelters, caring for and rehoming dogs and cats in Melbourne since 1910 from its North Melbourne and Cranbourne West shelters. Each profile lists breed, age, sex, colour and the adoption fee, along with the shelter's own notes on which children and other pets the animal can live with. Every animal is health checked, desexed and microchipped before adoption.

wat djerring is the City of Whittlesea's animal facility in Melbourne's north. It rehomes dogs and cats that come into the council's care and are not reclaimed, and the council publishes separate adoption handbooks for dogs and cats.

Wollongong City Council rehomes dogs and cats from its own animal care service, branded Wollongong Pet Connection. Since 2024 its animals are cared for at contracted regional kennels and in foster homes, so you register interest on the pet's profile and the council arranges a meet and greet before adoption.