Kern County Animal Services is a municipal shelter in Kern County and operates 3 animal shelters: Mojave, Lake Isabella, and Bakersfield.

The mission of Kern County Animal Services is to protect and care for the citizens and animals of Kern County through humane, safe/sane treatment of animals through public education/awareness and enforcement of animal regulations; provide humane care to the animals in our facilities and encourage the adoption of the community's homeless animals and strive to reunite lost animals with their owners.

Kern County Animal Services is one of the largest organizations in the Central Valley that rescues, houses and cares for lost and abandoned animals annually, enforces animal-related laws and acts to prevent cruelty to animals. For field services response, please contact our dispatch directly at 661-868-7100. Please do not send dispatch information to our Facebook page.

We provide field services to the unincorporated areas of Bakersfield and Kern County. Our field staff works to prevent the spread of Rabies through our Rabies Control Program including enforcing the licensing of dogs, and rabies vaccinations for dogs. Field staff also responds to reports of animal bites and places animals under quarantine when necessary; responds to stray animal calls and attempts to reunite lost pets with their owners through identification to prevent pets from ever entering the shelter.

Kern County Animal Services operates two shelter facilities - one in Mojave and the largest is located in Bakersfield. We also have a contracted sheltering facility in Lake Isabella.

In addition to field and sheltering services, we have a variety of programs to assist the public in being a responsible pet owner and to help shelter pets including:

Low-cost vaccination, licensing and microchipping clinics
Foster Program
Volunteer Program
Spay/Neuter Voucher Program for low-income residents
TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) Program
General Pet Information and Referral Information for Community Services

If you are in need of assistance with pet related concerns, you can email animalcontrol@co.kern.ca.us.

If you need to contact field services or any of our shelters, please see our information below.
Animal Control Dispatch - Bakersfield
Main Number: (661) 868-7100
Fax Number: (661) 868-7101
Email: animalcontrol@co.kern.ca.us
- Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Animal Control Dispatch - Outside Bakersfield
Main Number: (661) 868-7100
Emergency Contact Info
Phone: (661) 861-3110
- Before 8:00 AM and After 5:00 PM
- All Day Saturday - Sunday

Bakersfield Animal Shelter (Map)
3951 Fruitvale Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93308
Main Number: (661) 868-7100
Licensing Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday @ 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Wednesday @ 2:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Adoption, Redemption and Intake Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday @ 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Wednesday @ 2:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.

Mojave Animal Shelter (Map)
923 Poole Street, Mojave Airport
Mojave, CA 93501
Main Number: (661) 824-1030
Fax Number: (661) 824-2985
Licensing Hours
Monday - Saturday 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Adoption, Redemption and Intake Hours
Monday - Saturday 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Lake Isabella Animal Shelter (Map)
14891 Highway 178
Lake Isabella, CA 93240
Main Number: (760) 378-1131
Licensing Hours
Monday - Saturday 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Adoption, Redemption and Intake Hours
Monday - Saturday 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.