Adoptable rescue dogs in Perth and the surrounding WA area, refreshed regularly.
Updated regularly from Perth and Western 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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See dogs being rehomed directly by their owners in Perth, or list your own dog for free.
Looking to adopt a dog in Perth? Every dog on this page is listed by a rescue serving the Perth 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 Western Australia adoption guides cover what adoption costs, council registration and desexing rules that apply right across Western Australia, including Perth.
WA dogs are covered by the Dog Act 1976. A dog must be microchipped by three months of age and before it is sold or transferred, and registered with your local council from three months, for one year, three years or life. Sterilised dogs pay a much lower fee, set by each council.
WA has no Pet Exchange Register and no breeder supply number. The only pre-sale rule is that a dog must already be microchipped and registered, so ask to see the microchip paperwork for any dog you are offered privately.
Paralysis ticks are not established in Perth. The everyday hazards are summer heat and hot pavement, snakes around bushland and river reserves in the warmer months, and 1080 fox baits in many reserves, which are lethal to dogs. Watch for the 1080 warning signs and keep your dog on lead in bushland.
Source: WA Government (cats and dogs)
Browse adoptable dogs by breed. Each breed page shows what is available in Perth now, plus what the breed costs to adopt, the health to plan for and the local law.
Adoptable dogs for towns served by Perth rescues, with any pets based in that town listed first.
There are 182 adoptable rescue dogs listed in Perth right now. Rescue numbers move quickly as animals are adopted, so the count changes between visits.
Every dog on this page comes from Dogs' Refuge Home, K9 Dog Rescue, SAFE Perth, Swan Animal Haven. 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 Perth and the surrounding area, alongside the local rules on council registration, desexing and microchipping in Western Australia. The two are separate platforms.
LocalPetFinder lists adoptable rescue dogs from rescues serving Perth, 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. WA dogs must be microchipped and registered with the local council from three months of age, for one year, three years or life. Sterilised dogs pay a reduced fee, and concession card holders commonly get a discount.
Heat, snakes and 1080 baits. Walk early or late in summer to avoid hot pavement and heatstroke, keep your dog clear of snakes in bushland and wetland reserves, and never let it scavenge in areas signed for 1080 baiting.
