The Kern County Animal Shelter in Bakersfield is a full-service animal shelter serving residents of the metropolitan Bakersfield area and surrounding areas.
Create an alert, and we'll notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.
3951 Fruitvale Ave
Bakersfield, CA 93308
Create an alert, and we'll notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.
Kern County
Additional adoption info
Animal adoption fees include spay or neuter surgery cost, first set of vaccinations including a Rabies vaccination (if pet is old enough) and a microchip. For residents who live in the unincorporated areas of Kern County or in the contracted city of Tehachapi, dog adoption fees also include a one-year County license.
Note: We frequently have adoption specials where animals can be adopted at a reduced cost. See www.kerncountyanimalservices.org for details.
Adoption application
https://www.kerncountyanimalservices.org/adopt-a-pet/all-adoptable-animals/
P.O. Box 974,
Tehachapi,
CA
93581
P.O. Box 82434,
Bakersfield,
CA
93380
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