Layla
2 years • Female • Domestic Shorthair
There are 1259 domestic shorthair cats looking for a new home in England right now, listed by Celia Hammond Animal Trust, Rescue Remedies, Feline Friends London, Rhodes Minnis Cat Sanctuary, Cheadle & District Animal Welfare Society, English Barn Cats Rescue, Animal Rescue and Care (Twickenham), Warrington Animal Welfare, Hounslow Animal Welfare Society, Eden Animal Rescue, Midlands Animal Rescue Team, Willowsway Cat Rescue, Pawz for Thought, The Cat & Rabbit Rescue Centre, Wythall Animal Sanctuary, Care4Cats Rescue, Gables Dogs & Cats Home, Ashbourne Animal Welfare, Farplace Animal Rescue, Suffolk Animal Rescue, Animals In Need Northamptonshire, Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary, Cat Action Trust 1977 (Leeds), Croydon Animal Samaritans, London Inner City Kitties, Newcastle Dog & Cat Shelter, CATS Rescue Gloucestershire, Left Paw Cat Rescue, Shropshire Street Cats, The Animal House Rescue, Venture Farm Cat Rescue, Animals in Distress (Torbay & Westcountry), Feline and Wildlife Rescue Nottingham, Last Chance Animal Rescue, Rolvenden Cat Rescue, Save A Stray, Tails Animal Rescue, Thames Valley Animal Welfare, Woodside Animal Welfare Trust, Animal Care Lancaster Morecambe & District, Cats in Distress, Foal Farm Animal Rescue, Fur and Feathers Animal Sanctuary, Sunshine Cat Rescue, PawPurrs Halfway House, StraySafe Rescue, The Kit Wilson Trust, The Moggery, Thornberry Animal Sanctuary, Wellcat Rescue, Avon Cat Rescue, Cats Paws Sanctuary, Diana Brimblecombe Animal Rescue Centre, Hull Animal Welfare Trust, National Animal Welfare Trust Hertfordshire, S.A.R.A. – The Ann Prosser Foundation, Windyway Animal Rescue, Cats in Crisis Lincoln, Happy Landings Animal Rescue Centre, Heronbank Cat Rescue, Minnie's Haven Cat Rescue, Worthing Cat Welfare Trust, Barnsley Animal Rescue Charity, Betley Cat Rescue, Bury's Stray Cat Fund, Coventry Cat Group, Destitute Animals Shelter, Heatons Cats, Kitten Karers, Shropshire Cat Rescue, Society for Abandoned Animals, St Francis Animal Welfare, Yorkshire Cat Rescue, Carla Lane Animals in Need, Cat Lady TNR, Feline Welfare (Isle of Wight), National Animal Welfare Trust Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary, PACT Animal Sanctuary, Pawsitive Cattitudes Rescue, Protected Paws Animal Rescue, Pussycat Lodge, RAIN Rescue, Stopford Cat Rescue, Team Cat Rescue, Three Counties Dog Rescue, Toe Beans Cat Rescue, Woodlands Animal Sanctuary, Animal Krackers, Cats Guidance Rescue, Cheltenham Animal Shelter, Cheshire Cats Rescue, Compassion for Cats, FAITH Animal Rescue, Freddie's Felines, Freshfields Animal Rescue, Lancashire Cat Rescue, Margaret Green Animal Rescue (Church Knowle), Marjorie Nash Cat Rescue, Meow and Furever Cat Rescue, Nine Lives Cat Rescue, Purrfect Paws Feline Welfare, Ravenswood Pet Rescue, St Giles Animal Welfare, The Sheffield Cats Shelter, Bentham & District Pet Rescue, Bryson's Animal Shelter, Cafo Rescue, Chesterfield Animal Rescue, HappyCats Rescue, Lincs Ark, Margaret Green Animal Rescue (Wingletang), Peterborough Cat Rescue, Phoenix Rehoming, Ravens Rescue UK, Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare, Teckels Animal Sanctuaries, Animal Concern Cumbria, Animal Rescue Cumbria, Animal Welfare (Furness), Animals in Distress, Bushy Tail Cat Aid, Caring for Cats (Yorkshire and Humber), Cats Action Trust, Four Paws Cat Rescue, Leicester Animal Rescue, National Animal Welfare Trust Berkshire, National Animal Welfare Trust Cornwall, Oak Tree Animals' Charity, Pennine Pen Animal Rescue, Redditch Cat Rescue, Second Chance Animal Rescue (Southampton), TAG Pet Rescue, Wadars, Worcestershire Animal Rescue Shelter, Avid's Angels Cat Rescue, BARKS (Banbury Animal Rescue and Kindness Service), Bristol & Wales Cat Rescue, Greenleaf Animal Rescue, Hampshire Paws Animal Rescue, Holbrook Animal Rescue, Independent Cat Rescue Prestwich, Little Souls Rescue and Sanctuary, Royston Animal Welfare and 1 other rescue. Domestic shorthairs are everyday non-pedigree short-coated cats (moggies), as the rescue lists them. Cats listed with no breed (shown as "Domestic cat") are included too, unless the listing gives a long, medium or hairless coat, so check each photo.
By listed age: 367 kittens, 584 adults and 81 older cats.
Each profile links to the rescue, who will talk you through their adoption process and fee.
Twelve months old or under, listed by rescues and rehoming centres. Each one links to the rescue to apply.

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8-9 weeks · London

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9 months · London

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9 months · London

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1259 domestic shorthair cats are listed in or around England today, with 146 rescues. By age: 367 kittens, 584 adult cats and 81 older cats, plus 227 with no age given. 395 are male and 575 female. The newest was added on 14 November 2026.
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A domestic shorthair is an everyday non-pedigree cat with a short coat, often called a moggy. PDSA says that while they are not a recognised breed, domestic shorthairs, longhairs and medium hairs "are still the most common type of cat owned in the UK."
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As of 14 November 2026, 1259 domestic shorthair cats are listed with rescues in England on LocalPetFinder: by their listed age, 367 kittens aged 12 months or under, 584 adults and 81 aged 10 or over. The rest have no age we can read, so check the profile.
3 of them are listed as a cross, as the rescue describes it: Bengal x Dsh, Domestic Shorthair Crossbreed and Domestic Shorthair x Bsh. Breed labels on rescue listings are often a best guess from looks.
The rescues mark 370 as able to live with children, 100 with dogs and 487 with other cats. Where a profile says nothing, it doesn't mean no: ask the rescue.
Sources (checked 30 September 2026)
Breed descriptions are general. Every rescue animal is an individual, so the rescue's own assessment of the animal comes first.
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As of 14 November 2026, Celia Hammond Animal Trust (at London): 91, Rescue Remedies (at Smallfield): 50, Feline Friends London (at London): 43, Rhodes Minnis Cat Sanctuary (at Rhodes Minnis): 34, Cheadle & District Animal Welfare Society (at Cheadle): 32 and English Barn Cats Rescue (at Darwen): 24, and 140 more. By age, that is 367 kittens, 584 adult cats and 81 older cats, plus 227 with no age given. The newest was added on 14 November 2026. Each profile links to the rescue, which handles the adoption.
No. Rescues rehome domestic shorthair cats for an adoption fee rather than selling them, so be wary of any advert that asks for a deposit before you have met the cat. In England today, domestic shorthair cats are listed by Celia Hammond Animal Trust (at London), Rescue Remedies (at Smallfield) and Feline Friends London (at London), and 143 other rescues. Celia Hammond Animal Trust asks a suggested donation of £85 per cat and Feline Friends London £120 for an adult cat. For Rescue Remedies, see the rescue's own page for its fee.
Usually not from a rescue: each asks an adoption fee towards neutering, microchipping and vaccinations, and a "free to a good home" advert is a private one with no rescue checks behind it. Of the rescues listing domestic shorthair cats in England today, the published fees run from £70 at Gables Dogs & Cats Home to £300 at Woodside Animal Welfare Trust. Some are under £100; the profile shows each animal's fee. For the other 75, see the rescue's own page.
As of 14 November 2026, the domestic shorthair cats listed in England are with 146 rescues, named in the answer on which rescues have them. The nearest to England is Celia Hammond Animal Trust at London. 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.
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