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Areas Kern County Animal Shelter - Bakersfield serves
Kern County
Kern County Animal Shelter - Bakersfield's adoption process
1.
Visit the Facility and Find a Pet
2.
Pay Fee
3.
Take the Pet Home
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.
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.
The Kern County Animal Shelter in Bakersfield is a full-service animal shelter serving residents of the metropolitan Bakersfield area and surrounding areas.
The Kern County Animal Shelter in Bakersfield is a full-service animal shelter serving residents of the metropolitan Bakersfield area and surrounding areas.
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Support adoption and rescue. Why go to a dog breeder, cat breeder or pet store to buy a dog or buy a cat when you can adopt?
Why should you adopt?
Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life.
What is the difference between adopting a dog, adopting a cat, adopting a kitten or adopting a puppy versus getting dogs for sale, cats for sale, puppies for sale or kittens for sale from a dog breeder or a cat breeder?
When someone is breeding puppies or breeding kittens, they are creating new dogs and cats who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of dog, cat, puppy or kitten and they think the only way to find that specific breed is to buy a dog for sale or buy a cat for sale from a puppy breeder or a kitten breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats who must find homes.
So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder or buying a cat or kitten for sale from a cat breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog, adopt a cat, adopt a puppy or adopt a kitten at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane society or pet rescue group.
