Adoptable rescue dogs in Adelaide and the surrounding SA area, refreshed regularly.
Updated regularly from Adelaide and South Australia rescues. Compare, match, and adopt easier.
Answer quick questions about your home, lifestyle and pets, and get personalised dog recommendations
Planning resources and guides to prepare for adoption
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Answer quick questions about your home, lifestyle and pets, and get personalised dog recommendations
Planning resources and guides to prepare for adoption
Be first to know when new dogs matching your preferences become available
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Get notified when new rescue dogs become available in Adelaide. Be the first to meet your future best friend.
See dogs being rehomed directly by their owners in Adelaide, or list your own dog for free.
Looking to adopt a dog in Adelaide? Every dog on this page is listed by a rescue serving the Adelaide 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 South Australia adoption guides cover what adoption costs, council registration and desexing rules that apply right across South Australia, including Adelaide.
Browse adoptable dogs by breed. Each breed page shows what is available in Adelaide now, plus what the breed costs to adopt, the health to plan for and the local law.
There are 76 adoptable rescue dogs listed in Adelaide right now. Rescue numbers move quickly as animals are adopted, so the count changes between visits.
Every dog on this page comes from Animal Welfare League SA, Greyhounds As Pets SA. 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 dogs for Adelaide and the surrounding area, alongside the local rules on council registration, desexing and microchipping in South Australia. The two are separate platforms.
LocalPetFinder lists adoptable rescue dogs from rescues serving Adelaide, 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.
