Rehome your dog, cat or rabbit in Dundee

Checked 13 November 2026

The short answer

In Dundee, ask the city council's Brown Street Kennels, which says most of the dogs it rehomes were brought in by owners who could no longer care for them. Spaniel and German Shepherd owners can turn to breed rescues that cover all of Scotland. Around Perth no rescue publishes an owner route for dogs, so your dog stays your responsibility until someone confirms a space. For a cat, ask the volunteers of Cats Protection Perth, and meanwhile you can list your pet on LocalPetFinder and choose its next home yourself.

Dundee shares its rescues with the Perth area: our Dundee pages list animals in Dundee first, then those with rescues around Perth, so the options below cover both. Rehoming in Perth

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Before you rehome

  • The Scottish SPCA advises contacting the breeder first, then a local rescue.
  • If the problem is behaviour or money, Battersea's Behaviour Advice Line helps dog owners and PDSA is a vet charity for people who qualify.
  • Never leave an animal outside a centre: Blue Cross warns it "could put them at risk". Arrange a handover first.

Your options in and around Dundee

1. List your pet on LocalPetFinder

Free, about ten minutes; a person checks every listing, adopters message you without seeing your email or phone, and you hand over in person.

2. Local rescues that take owners’ pets

  • Brown Street Kennels (Dundee City Council)dogs · Brown Street, Dundee DD1 5DT, about 18 miles from Perth

    The council's kennels rehome about 250 dogs a year, and most of them were handed in by owners who could no longer look after them. Contact the kennels to ask; new owners are assessed before a dog leaves.

  • Springer Rescue Scotlanddogs · Volunteer fosterers across Scotland; no premises

    For any spaniel. A volunteer visits to assess your dog at home, then it waits for a foster place; urgent cases go to emergency fostering or assessed boarding kennels. A friend or relative can make the first call for you.

  • German Shepherd Rescue Scotlanddogs · Volunteers across Scotland; no centre of its own

    For German Shepherds. Fill in its re-homing form and a volunteer comes to assess your dog. It has no centre, its kennel space has a waiting list, and it says a new home takes about 3 months on average, so only apply if you can keep your dog until then.

  • Cats Protection Perthcats · A volunteer branch covering postcodes PH1 to PH18

    Email the branch at enquiries@perth.cats.org.uk or call 01738 700070. Its page gives no hand-in steps of its own, but Cats Protection's guide to giving up a cat says to contact your local Cats Protection, which arranges a time to bring your cat to a centre or a volunteer fosterer, and warns there can often be waiting lists, so ask early. It is licensed to rehome cats by Perth and Kinross Council (licence AWE/PK/03).

Not sure yet? Perthshire Gundog Rescue SCIO, based near Errol, runs a confidential support line for owners going through a crisis who are thinking of giving up a dog. It has no centre the public can visit, and its website says it is being updated.

The Scottish SPCA's giving-up page says its centres are at capacity and unable to accept any more animals at this time.

Adopted your dog from PADS? It says that if a new owner cannot cope, it will take the dog back and look for another home, so speak to the kennels at Forteviot first.

Found a dog rather than giving one up? In Perth and Kinross, report it to the council, which takes every stray to PADS and holds it for 7 days. PADS asks finders to leave it a message too, and it neither takes in nor releases dogs outside its 9am to 5pm hours.

3. National charity schemes

  • Dogs Trust: Dogs only, and free. Homestay keeps your dog with you while a new home is found; call 0300 303 2188.
  • Cats Protection: Cats. Contact your local branch or centre, where "there can often be waiting lists", or ask about Home to Home, which keeps your cat at home.
  • Rabbit rescues: The Rabbit Welfare Association & Fund points owners to Rescue Review, Save a Fluff and Rabbit Rehome to find a local rescue. Keep a bonded pair together.

Waiting times and how each scheme works: rehoming in Scotland.

If you rehome privately: the must-dos

  • Microchip. In Scotland a dog must be microchipped, with your details correct on the database, before it goes to a new keeper (2016 Regulations, reg. 10). Chipping a cat is optional in Scotland; if yours is chipped, update it too.
  • No deposits, no couriers. Take no money before an adopter has met your pet, and hand over face to face. A deposit request is the classic pet scam sign.
  • Banned dogs and XL Bullies. In Scotland it's against the law to give away a banned dog, and Scottish guidance says it is unlawful to "sell, give away or rehome an XL Bully" (gov.scot). If your dog could be an XL Bully, don't list it.
  • Adults, and honesty. Adopters must be 18 or over, and your listing must be honest about health and behaviour.

The full wording, with each regulation: the law in Scotland when you rehome a pet.

What’s listed in and around Dundee right now

Right now LocalPetFinder lists 34 dogs, 11 cats and 0 rabbits from 5 rescues reachable from Dundee, plus 1 pet listed by its owner.

Looking to adopt instead? Rescue dogs in and around Dundee · rescue cats · rabbits

Rehoming a particular breed? Our breed rehoming guides cover what to tell adopters and the breed rescues that take owners’ pets.

Rehoming a pet in Dundee: your questions

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Where can I take my dog in Perth if I can’t keep him?

No rescue near Perth advertises a route for owners, so ask PADS directly and expect no promise of a space. Brown Street Kennels in Dundee takes owners’ dogs, and you can also list him on LocalPetFinder and pick his next owner yourself.

Will Perth and Kinross Council take my dog?

Its dog control page covers strays, which it takes to PADS for 7 days, and describes no route for an owner giving up their own dog. Ask the council directly, or see the routes above.

Can I hand my dog in at Brown Street Kennels in Dundee?

It is Dundee City Council’s kennels, and it says most of the dogs it rehomes come from owners who can no longer keep them. Contact the kennels first to ask.

How do I rehome a cat in Perth?

Contact Cats Protection Perth, the volunteer branch for PH1 to PH18, by email or on 01738 700070. Cats Protection says your local branch arranges a time to bring your cat in, and that there can often be a waiting list, so ask early and list your cat on LocalPetFinder at the same time.

Who takes spaniels or German Shepherds in Scotland?

Springer Rescue Scotland helps owners rehome a spaniel anywhere in Scotland; a volunteer assesses the dog at home, then it waits for a foster place. German Shepherd Rescue Scotland takes a re-homing form and says a new home takes about 3 months on average.

How do I rehome my dog in Dundee?

List your dog on LocalPetFinder (free, and checked by a person), ask one of the rescues above, or use a national scheme such as Dogs Trust Homestay. Your dog must be microchipped, with the chip transferred to the new keeper.

Is it free to rehome my pet?

Listing on LocalPetFinder is free. Giving up a dog to Dogs Trust is free; many other rescues ask for a donation, so ask what they charge and whether they can help if money is tight.

Can I charge a rehoming fee?

Yes, paid at the handover after the adopter has met your pet, never as a deposit. A fee makes it a sale, so no buyer under 16, and be honest about your pet's health. PAAG warns a "free to good home" advert "may devalue an animal" (PAAG).

How long does it take to rehome a pet?

Dogs Trust says Homestay dogs "generally find a new home within two weeks"; a kennel space "could take a few weeks". A LocalPetFinder listing is usually reviewed within a day. If you have to move your pet today, see our urgent guide.

Can I rehome a puppy or kitten?

Not on LocalPetFinder: we only list animals aged 6 months or older, in the spirit of Lucy's Law. If you have a young animal or a litter, a rescue can help.

More help

Owner pages nearby: Perth, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Dumfries and Galloway, Carlisle, Newcastle upon Tyne

List your pet in Dundee for free

Every listing checked by a person. Adopters message you through the site; your details stay private.

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Sources: Dundee City Council: Brown Street Kennels (owners’ dogs, rehoming) · Springer Rescue Scotland: rehoming your dog · PADS: rehoming process (takes back a dog its adopter cannot keep) · PADS: stray dogs (hours, council strays) · Perth and Kinross Council: lost and stray dogs · German Shepherd Rescue Scotland: re-homing your dog · Perthshire Gundog Rescue SCIO: emergency help and support · Perthshire Gundog Rescue SCIO: home (no centre; website being updated) · Scottish SPCA: giving up your pet (centres at capacity) · Cats Protection Perth: branch page (PH1 to PH18, contact, licence AWE/PK/03) · Cats Protection: giving up a cat (contact your local Cats Protection) · Dogs Trust: Giving up your dog · Blue Cross: Giving up a pet · RWAF: Rehoming rabbits · Battersea: Giving your dog up for adoption · PAAG: Free to a good home adverts · Microchipping of Dogs (Scotland) Regulations 2016 · gov.uk: Get your dog or cat microchipped · Scottish Government: XL Bully dog rules