🐾 Adopt a pet
Adopt a Pet in Ireland
Adoptable dogs, cats and other animals from 20 registered Irish rescue centres. Adopt, don't shop — every adoption saves a life.
🐾 New here?
Adopt directly from 20 Irish rescue centres
Individual adoptable-pet listings on Alleavia are still being onboarded — each rescue needs to opt in before we list their animals. In the meantime, the directory below gives you direct contact info for every major Irish shelter so you can reach out about specific pets.
Most rescue centres update their adoptable pets daily on their own Facebook + website. Click any rescue → visit their site to see who's available right now.
🏚️ Run an Irish rescue centre?
List your adoptable animals on Alleavia for free. We send qualified, breed-aware traffic — visitors who've already used our breed-match quiz, food guides, or calculators. Average visitor knows what breed suits them before they reach you.
Get in touch — contact@alleavia.com🏚️ Irish rescue centres
Cats Aid Ireland
Dublin
Cats Protection Ireland
Dublin
Clare Animal Welfare
Clare
Cork SPCA
Cork
Dogs Trust Ireland
Dublin
Donegal Pet Rescue
Donegal
Drogheda Animal Rescue
Louth
DSPCA — Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Dublin
Galway SPCA
Galway
ISPCA — Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Longford
Kerry Animal Welfare Society
Kerry
Kildare Animal Foundation
Kildare
🏚️ Run a rescue?
List your rescue centre free + we'll feature your adoptable pets. Email contact@alleavia.com to get verified.
🧠 Not sure which breed suits you?
Take the 2-minute breed-match quiz before you adopt — saves you and the dog a tough mismatch.
📣 Rehoming privately?
If you need to rehome a pet you already own, use our welfare-vetted marketplace — free for the first 7 days.