LocalPetFinder aggregates adoptable dogs from 50 rescue shelters across Sydney and surrounding areas. Each shelter listed below operates independently — they handle all adoption applications, meet-and-greets, and final decisions. We update our listings every 2 hours so you always see the latest available dogs.
Click on any shelter to see their currently available dogs, learn about their mission, and find a direct link to their website.
Monika's Doggie Rescue
Monika's Doggie Rescue is a no-kill charity that saves dogs from council pounds and rehomes them from its Doggiewood shelter at Ingleside on Sydney's ...
Blacktown Animal Rehoming Centre
The Blacktown Animal Rehoming Centre (BARC) is the pound and rehoming facility run by Blacktown City Council in western Sydney. It rehomes impounded a...
Sydney Dogs and Cats Home
Founded in 1946, Sydney Dogs and Cats Home is the city's oldest shelter, reuniting, rehabilitating and rehoming lost and abandoned pets from its site ...
Maggie's Rescue
Maggie's Rescue is a small animal welfare charity in Sydney's Inner West, running a foster-to-adopt program for rescue dogs and cats since 2011....
Animal Welfare League NSW
Animal Welfare League NSW is one of the state's oldest animal charities, rehoming dogs and cats through its Kemps Creek shelter and a network of volun...
Campbelltown Animal Care Facility
The Campbelltown Animal Care Facility is run by Campbelltown City Council in the Macarthur region of south-west Sydney. It rehomes lost, surrendered a...
RSPCA NSW
RSPCA NSW is the state's largest animal welfare organisation, rehoming dogs and cats through shelters and adoption centres across New South Wales, inc...
Blue Mountains Animal Care Centre
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...
DCH Animal Adoptions
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 ...
Sutherland Shire Council Animal Shelter
Sutherland Shire Council Animal Shelter is the council-run shelter at 8 Production Road, Taren Point, in Sydney's south. It houses lost and surrendere...
Hawkesbury Companion Animal Shelter
The Hawkesbury Companion Animal Shelter is the council-run shelter for the Hawkesbury local government area in Sydney’s north-west, rehoming lost and ...
Dogs' Refuge Home
Dogs' Refuge Home is a no-kill dog refuge in Shenton Park that has rehomed Perth dogs since 1935. Profiles list breed, age, sex, size and what each do...
SAFE Perth
SAFE (Saving Animals From Euthanasia) is a Western Australian foster-based rescue with its head office in Perth, rehoming dogs and cats through carer ...
Swan Animal Haven
Swan Animal Haven is a small, volunteer-run dog shelter in Wattle Grove, south-east Perth. Each dog profile lists breed, age, sex, size and what the d...
K9 Dog Rescue
K9 Dog Rescue is a volunteer-run dog rescue serving Mandurah, the Peel region and Rockingham, south of Perth, WA. Profiles list breed, sex, date of bi...
Animal Welfare League Queensland
Animal Welfare League Queensland rehomes dogs and cats through rehoming centres across South East Queensland, including Bracken Ridge in Brisbane and ...
Animals in Need Brisbane
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...
Lucky Paws Dog Rescue
Lucky Paws Dog Rescue is a volunteer-run dog rescue founded in 2017, with dogs in foster homes across South East Queensland and Hervey Bay. Each profi...
Peninsula Animal Aid
Peninsula Animal Aid is a dog and cat shelter at Clontarf on the Redcliffe peninsula, north of Brisbane. Each profile lists the animal's breed, sex an...
RSPCA Queensland
RSPCA Queensland is the state's largest and oldest animal welfare organisation, rehoming dogs, cats and other animals from its Wacol headquarters in B...
Blue Cross Animals Society of Victoria
Blue Cross Animals Society of Victoria is an animal shelter at Wonga Park in Melbourne's outer east, rehoming dogs and cats by appointment. Each profi...
Dog Rescue Newcastle
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 an...
City of Coffs Harbour Animal Management Centre
The City of Coffs Harbour's Animal Management Centre is the council's impounding facility. Animals that are not reclaimed by their owners become avail...
Wollongong City Council (Wollongong Pet Connection)
Wollongong City Council rehomes dogs and cats from its own animal care service, branded Wollongong Pet Connection. Since 2024 its animals are cared fo...
wat djerring Animal Facility (City of Whittlesea)
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 ...
Mornington Peninsula Shire Community Animal Shelter
The Mornington Peninsula Shire runs its own community animal shelter and pound, rehoming dogs and cats from across the Peninsula that are not reclaime...
Caboolture and District Animal Welfare
Caboolture and District Animal Welfare is a volunteer-run registered charity in the Caboolture and Bribie Island area, north of Brisbane. It rescues a...
Melton City Council Animal Pound
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. Ever...
RSPCA Victoria
RSPCA Victoria rehomes dogs, cats and other animals through its Burwood and Peninsula adoption centres and partner sites across greater Melbourne. Pro...
Lort Smith
Lort Smith is a Melbourne animal hospital and rescue that has operated since 1936, rehoming dogs and cats through its North Melbourne site and Campbel...
Animal Aid
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 B...
Greyhound Adoption Program (Victoria)
The Greyhound Adoption Program is run by Greyhound Racing Victoria and rehomes retired racing greyhounds through adoption centres at Seymour and Tulla...
Forever Friends Animal Rescue
Forever Friends Animal Rescue is a Victorian rescue that places dogs, cats and other animals in volunteer foster homes, plus a rural sanctuary, rather...
Geelong Animal Welfare Society
The Geelong Animal Welfare Society runs the region's main animal shelter at Moolap, plus a foster program, rehoming dogs, cats and puppies from Geelon...
Save-A-Dog Scheme
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 a...
Australian Animal Protection Society
The Australian Animal Protection Society (AAPS) is an ACNC-registered charity and animal shelter at Keysborough in south-east Melbourne, rescuing, car...
The Lost Dogs' Home
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 N...
Happy Paws Haven
Happy Paws Haven is a rescue based at Eatonsville near South Grafton, rehoming dogs and cats across the Clarence Valley and Coffs Harbour regions. Eve...
Hunter Animal Rescue
Hunter Animal Rescue is a foster-based rescue serving Newcastle and the wider Hunter region, with animals living in foster homes across suburbs from M...
SoCares Central Coast Animal Shelters
SoCares runs the Central Coast Council animal shelters at Erina and Charmhaven, north of Sydney, taking in impounded, stray and surrendered dogs and c...
SPCA New Zealand
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 reho...
Dogwatch Sanctuary Trust
Dogwatch Sanctuary Trust is a Nelson dog rescue and adoption centre and a registered charity. Its adoption fee for all dogs and puppies is $450, which...
Bay of Islands Animal Rescue
Bay of Islands Animal Rescue rehomes dogs in the Far North. Each profile says whether the dog is good with people, children and other dogs, and dogs g...
Christchurch Bull Breed Rescue
Christchurch Bull Breed Rescue is a non-profit that shelters and rehomes neglected and unwanted bull breed dogs, including dogs it takes in from the C...
Saving Hope Foundation
Saving Hope Foundation is a no-kill dog rescue in Auckland. Its dogs live in foster homes around the city, and each profile names the suburb the dog i...
Dog Rescue Dunedin
Dog Rescue Dunedin is a charitable trust that rehomes dogs in Dunedin. Each dog is registered, microchipped and vaccinated, and desexed or about to be...
PAWS Restart
PAWS Restart is an Auckland dog rescue and registered charity. Each dog has its own profile with its story so far, and new arrivals are listed before ...
New Plymouth District Council Dog Pound
New Plymouth District Council rehomes dogs from its dog pound. Each dog on the council's adoption page is listed with its sex, breed, approximate age ...
Hastings District Council Animal Control
Hastings District Council rehomes dogs that are not claimed by their owners. Its dogs are desexed, health checked, flea and worm treated, vaccinated, ...
Tauranga City Council Dog Pound
Tauranga City Council rehomes dogs from its pound in Mount Maunganui. Dogs are registered, microchipped and desexed before adoption, and appointments ...