Tag Archives: Adopt a shelter dog

In the ongoing fight against pet shops and puppy mills, and on behalf of shelter animals, 2025 brought many new challenges—local, state, and national. But thanks to the generous support of our donors, CAPS scored major victories at every level. Our undercover investigators went to…Read more

Five dogs were once on the euthanasia list at Kern County Animal Services in Bakersfield, California. Today, they live together in harmony in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Their devoted adopter, James, is an avid hiker, and the dogs often join him on forest and mountain…Read more

Once known as Beauty, Frida was brought in as a stray to Kern County Animal Services in Bakersfield on September 15, 2022. Frida’s life began to change when a woman took her out for a day as part of Streets of Bakersfield, a foster-for-a-day program that allows…Read more

April 30 is the Day Dedicated to Adopting Shelter Dogs April 30 is Adopt a Shelter Dog Day. But CAPS works every day of the year to save the lives of at-risk dogs from Kern County Animal Services in Bakersfield, CA. Our efforts have saved…Read more