Public Surrender Forms
Public surrender forms let owners submit surrender requests without a PawPlacer account. Each submission appears in your Surrenders list for staff review.
Public Link
Use the direct public surrender URL:
https://pawplacer.com/surrender/your-account-id
The public page shows your surrender form, a public pet-details panel, and the standard PawPlacer submission state.
Embed Options
You can also embed the surrender form on your website.
Use the full form embed:
<iframe
src="https://pawplacer.com/embed/surrender/your-account-id"
style="width:100%;border:none;min-height:800px;"
></iframe>
Or use the component embed helper:
<div id="pawplacer-surrender"></div>
<script src="https://pawplacer.com/embed/component"></script>
<script>
embedPawPlacerComponent('surrender', 'your-account-id', 'pawplacer-surrender');
</script>
Public Pet Details
Surrender forms include a Surrendered Pets panel before the main form fields. The submitter can add one or more animals and provide details such as:
- Pet name
- Species
- Breed
- Age
- Urgency
- Reason for surrender
- Medical notes
- Behavior notes
Public submitters cannot link animals to existing internal pet profiles and cannot create pet profiles directly. Staff do that during review.
What Happens After Submission
When someone submits the public surrender form:
- PawPlacer creates a surrender case.
- The contact and custom form answers are saved on the surrender record.
- The submitted animal details are saved as draft pet items.
- The case appears in Surrenders for staff review.
Public surrender forms require at least one pet item.
Customize the Form
Go to Settings > Forms and select the Surrender form type to customize the public form. You can edit sections, required fields, labels, descriptions, options, and agreement fields.
For cleaner intake review, include fields that help staff triage the case:
- Best contact method
- Requested intake date or deadline
- Reason for surrender
- Current veterinarian
- Housing or ownership context
- Uploaded records or photos
Animal-specific details belong in the surrendered-pets panel so staff can review each animal separately.
Where Surrender Forms Appear
Use the direct surrender URL or the surrender embed routes when publishing owner surrender intake. Public profile action buttons are still focused on adoption, foster, and volunteer applications.