Rescue ginger cats for adoption and rehoming in and around Edinburgh

As of 8 November 2026, 2 ginger cats are listed for adoption in and around Edinburgh on LocalPetFinder, from Fife Cat Shelter. All are with rescues within about 25 miles of Edinburgh, each 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): 2. The newest was added on 4 November 2026. Each profile links to the rescue, which handles the adoption.

With the rescue that has the cat. Today the ginger cats on this page are with Fife Cat Shelter (2). 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.

No. Cats Protection says roughly two thirds of ginger cats are male and a third are female. The rescue's profile will say whether a particular ginger cat is male or female.

Because the ginger gene is on the X chromosome. Cats Protection says a male cat, with one X chromosome, needs only one copy of the gene mutation to be ginger, while a female, with two X chromosomes, needs it on both, which is less likely.

It depends on the cat, not the breed. Today the rescues mark 1 of the 2 ginger cats listed in and around Edinburgh as able to live with children. Where a profile says nothing, ask the rescue what age of children the cat could live with.

The ginger cats listed in and around Edinburgh today are with Fife Cat Shelter at Kinross, about 20 miles away (2); 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 ginger cat on this page is with a rescue or rehoming centre. The 2 ginger cats listed in and around Edinburgh today are with Fife Cat Shelter at Kinross, about 20 miles away (2), 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 "ginger kittens for sale Edinburgh", the ginger 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 2 ginger cats 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 (2). 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 2 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 2 listed in and around Edinburgh is aged 10 or over by its listed age. Older ginger 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 ginger cats listed in and around Edinburgh are with Fife Cat Shelter at Kinross, about 20 miles away (2). You can also see ginger 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.