Adoption
By choosing to adopt with the Scottish SPCA, you are changing an animal’s life and giving them hope of a much better future.
Are you interested in adopting a Scottish SPCA pet?
Every animal that comes into the Scottish SPCA’s care has its own story and when they are ready, we find someone special for them to start a new chapter who can offer them security and comfort. By choosing to rescue with the Scottish SPCA, you are changing an animal’s life and giving them hope of a much better future.
Could you offer an animal their forever home? Adopt an animal in 5 easy steps…
1. Submit an application to adopt
You only need to submit one application to tell us that you are interested in adopting. This application will be open for 3 months. In the application you can tell us what your ideal pet would be and a little about yourself, home and lifestyle.
You can apply here on our website, or you can visit one of our centres found across Scotland to apply in person.
2. We will find you a match
Once you have submitted an application, our adoption team will see what animals in our care would make a good match for your circumstances. We get animals of all shapes and sizes, and not all of them are shown on our website. It may be that we can find a match immediately for you, or we may have to wait a little while for the right animal.
If for any reason we can’t find a match for you within 3 months, we will let you know your application has closed. We will invite you to apply again to make sure all your information is up-to-date, and we will then continue looking for your perfect match.
3. Speak to our adoption team
Once our adoption team have found a good match, they will contact you to discuss the animal and will do a home check. Our expert team will tell you all the background to the animal and answer any initial questions you may have.
4. Meet your match
If you wish to proceed, you’ll be invited to meet the animal. In some situations, you may need to meet the animal several times before you can adopt them, but for some animals you may be able to take them home the same day. This will be discussed with you prior to meeting the animal so you can be prepared!
5. Adoption day!
This is where the animal starts it’s new life with you. This is an exciting and emotional time, but don’t worry, we’ll support you with lots of advice and can answer any questions you might have. As part of the adoption, you will receive an adoption pack with lots of useful information and you can also join our “Adopted from the Scottish SPCA” Facebook group where you can meet others who have also adopted.