Surrender Application

Surrendering an Animal

Thank you for contacting Save A Paw NT about surrendering an animal.

Some important things to note about surrendering are detailed below.

We’ll do our best to assist, however we cannot always accept surrenders and we appreciate your kindness and understanding. 🤍

Surrendering an animal

Here are a few important things to note about our process:

If It’s Not Urgent – Please try rehoming your pet yourself if you don’t need urgent assistance, as we need to keep space available for urgent cases. Good options include:
- Top End Rehoming Group (if your pet is desexed)
- Darwin Dog Rehoming
- We do not recommend posting on “free to a good home” pages, as they can unfortunately attract the wrong kind of attention.
Behavioural Safety – We cannot accept animals with a bite history or that have shown any form of aggression towards other animals or people, as they cannot safely be placed in foster care.
Medical Surrenders – We are able to help with pets that have medical needs, but we ask that you are fully honest about any health issues so we can provide the right care.

If you believe your pet is suitable for surrender, we will need to know:

Your location
Details about the animal including age, breed, temperament. The more information the better.
Photos of your pet
Any medical history and where you got the pet from originally
Reason for surrender

We’ll do our best to assist if possible, while making sure your pet’s transition is as safe and stress-free as possible. 🤍

Surrendering a litter

We’re happy to assist with surrendered litters, but there are a few important conditions:

Mum Dog Must Be Desexed – We can only take in whole litters if the arrangement includes the mother dog being desexed. This is essential to stop the cycle of unwanted litters. We can help with booking and can assist with some funding towards the procedure.
Proof Required – Before we take the litter, we’ll need proof that the desexing has been completed or that a confirmed vet booking is in place.
One-Time Assistance – We can only help with this once. We’re unable to assist with any future litters, as our goal is to break the cycle.
Photos & Notice – We’ll need individual photos of each puppy and at least 3 days’ notice so we can arrange suitable foster carers.

If you’d like to go ahead, we will need to know:

Whereabouts you are located
If you have tried to rehome yourself through any platforms
Details about the litter (date of birth, breed, number of pups, number of Males and Females)
Information and photos about the parent dogs (age, breed, health)
Previous diet, vet history, any worming or vaccination’s given

Thank you for working with us to create long-term change for animals in need. 🤍