Rescue black cats for adoption and rehoming in and around Edinburgh

As of 8 November 2026, 1 black cat is listed for adoption in and around Edinburgh on LocalPetFinder, from Fife Cat Shelter. It is with a rescue within about 25 miles of Edinburgh, shown with its town and distance. Each profile links to the rescue, and you apply to adopt with them directly.

As of 8 November 2026, Fife Cat Shelter (at Kinross, about 20 miles away): 1. The newest was added on 28 October 2026. Each profile links to the rescue, which handles the adoption.

With the rescue that has the cat. Today the black cats on this page are with Fife Cat Shelter (1). Open a profile and apply to that rescue: each one runs its own application, home check and adoption fee. We don't rehome animals ourselves.

They can, at some charities. In 2015 Cats Protection said black cats in its care took 13 per cent longer to be adopted than cats of other colours, and in October 2025 Battersea said black cats and kittens are still often overlooked, which can mean a longer than average stay in its care.

Battersea puts it down to longstanding superstitions about bad luck, together with modern worries that black cats are less photogenic for social media. Neither says anything about how a cat will be to live with.

It depends on the cat, not the breed. None of the 1 black cats listed in and around Edinburgh is marked by its rescue as able to live with children today. Where a profile says nothing, ask the rescue what age of children the cat could live with.

The black cats listed in and around Edinburgh today are with Fife Cat Shelter at Kinross, about 20 miles away (1); each profile shows that rescue's fee. Each rescue sets its own adoption fee, and Cats Protection says you can expect to pay £80 to £120 on average for an adult cat and £100 to £120 for a kitten, varying between its branches. The fee usually covers neutering, microchipping and first vaccinations, and each rescue confirms its own fee.

No. We don't list animals for sale. Every black cat on this page is with a rescue or rehoming centre. The 1 black cat listed in and around Edinburgh today is with Fife Cat Shelter at Kinross, about 20 miles away (1), and each rescue shows its own fee on the profile. For comparison, Cats Protection says £80 to £120 on average for an adult cat and £100 to £120 for a kitten. If you searched "black kittens for sale Edinburgh", the black cats here are the rescue route: you apply to the rescue and pay its adoption fee, not a sale price. In Scotland, Lucy's Law has banned the third-party sale of kittens under six months since 1 September 2021.

Usually not. UK rescues normally ask for an adoption fee, which pays towards neutering, microchipping and vaccinations. Of the 1 black cat listed in and around Edinburgh today, each shows its rescue's fee on the profile; all are with Fife Cat Shelter at Kinross, about 20 miles away (1). At the large cat charities, fees for one cat are under £200: Cats Protection says £80 to £120 on average for an adult cat and £100 to £120 for a kitten. An animal offered "free to a good home" is usually a private advert rather than a rescue.

Not right now: none of the 1 listed in and around Edinburgh is under a year old by its listed age. Kittens do get listed, so check back or look at the adults, whose rescues can tell you much more about their character.

Not right now: none of the 1 listed in and around Edinburgh is aged 10 or over by its listed age. Older black cats do come into rescue, so check back. Each rescue sets its own fee for an older cat, and Cats Protection says £80 to £120 on average for an adult cat, varying between its branches.

As of 8 November 2026, the black cats listed in and around Edinburgh are with Fife Cat Shelter at Kinross, about 20 miles away (1). You can also see black cats across Scotland. To see what is closest to you, search by postcode with the pet finder on our home page. To hear when one is listed, set up an email alert on this page.