"To surrender an animal" means to give up or hand over ownership of a pet to someone else, usually a shelter or rescue organization, because you can no longer care for it or it is causing difficulties in your home. Full definition
Responsible pet owners surrender animals for many different reasons. (mostlymutts.org)
For other counties, please contact your local county shelter and note they may have different policies, pricing, and outcomes for surrendered animals. (lifelineanimal.org)
We also receive owner surrendered animals from our member agency cities. (svaca.com)