Adoptable rescue cats in Cairns and the surrounding QLD area, refreshed regularly.
Updated regularly from Cairns and Queensland rescues. Compare, match, and adopt easier.
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Planning resources and guides to prepare for adoption
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Answer quick questions about your home, lifestyle and pets, and get personalised cat recommendations
Planning resources and guides to prepare for adoption
Be first to know when new cats matching your preferences become available
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See cats being rehomed directly by their owners in Cairns, or list your own cat for free.
Looking to adopt a cat in Cairns? Every cat on this page is listed by a rescue serving the Cairns area, so you can see what is genuinely available locally without checking each rescue's site one by one. Each profile links straight back to the rescue that has them.
New to adopting? Our Queensland adoption guides cover what adoption costs, council registration and desexing rules that apply right across Queensland, including Cairns.
In Queensland a cat must be microchipped before 12 weeks of age, or before it is sold or given away. Desexing is not compulsory, but rescue cats almost always arrive desexed. Cat registration is set by each council, so check your council's rules.
Paralysis ticks are active close to year-round in South East Queensland and affect cats as well as dogs. Keeping a cat indoors cuts the risk sharply; for a cat that goes outside, ask your vet about a cat-safe product and never use a dog product on a cat.
Source: Queensland Government (pet laws)
Browse adoptable cats by breed. Each breed page shows what is available in Cairns now, plus what the breed costs to adopt, the health to plan for and the local law.
There are 8 adoptable rescue cats listed in Cairns right now. Rescue numbers move quickly as animals are adopted, so the count changes between visits.
Every cat on this page comes from RSPCA Queensland. Each listing links straight to that rescue's own page, where the application is handled.
No. LocalPetFinder is a discovery platform, not a rescue. We bring listings together in one place so you do not have to check each rescue's website separately. Applications, approvals and adoption decisions are handled entirely by the rescue.
No. LocalPetFinder is free. Adoption fees are set by the rescue and are paid to them directly, not to us.
That is up to the rescue. Some rehome only within their local area, others will consider adopters further afield. The rescue's own listing page states their policy — check it before applying.
No. PetRescue.com.au is one of Australia's largest national adoption sites, listing animals from rescues right across the country. LocalPetFinder brings together rescue cats for Cairns and the surrounding area, alongside the local rules on council registration, desexing and microchipping in Queensland. The two are separate platforms.
LocalPetFinder lists adoptable rescue cats from rescues serving Cairns, refreshed regularly. Adopt A Pet (adoptapet.com) is US-based with limited Australian coverage, and PetRescue lists nationally. Every listing here links straight to the rescue that has the animal, so you apply with them directly.
Yes. South East Queensland is in the paralysis tick's range and cats can be paralysed as well as dogs. An indoor cat is far safer; an outdoor cat needs a vet-recommended cat-safe product, never a dog one.