Kern County Animal Services

Kern County Animal Services (KCAS) provides professional and compassionate animal services to the people and pets of Kern County. KCAS promotes and facilitates responsible pet ownership through in-house programs and resources, as well as supporting animal related community resources. KCAS seeks to prevent, disrupt, and end animal cruelty in Kern County. KCAS is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy shelter environment for lost, stray, abandoned, neglected, and abused animals in our community. KCAS also provides public protection from dangerous domesticated animals, and to protect the public from diseases such as rabies that can be transmitted from animals to humans.

Kern County Animal Services (KCAS) is one of the largest municipal Animal Sheltering agencies in the Central Valley of California. KCAS operates two animal shelters in Kern County, provides field response throughout the unincorporated areas of Kern, and provides a plethora of supportive services for pet owners in our community.

Adoptions, Fostering Program, Spay/Neuter Services, Medical Care, Animal Rescue/Transport, Public Education, Volunteer Program

Low-barrier process. Our field response system is checked prior to ensure there are not "no adopt" notes on an individual.

Walk-ins are the primary method for adoption, though we also have an offsite team that brings adoptable pets to sites throughout the county on weekends.