The dog found hog-tied in a muddy field and left for dead will get a new home Wednesday. Kern County Animal Control director Guy Shaw joined actress Katherine Heigl and animal advocates at a press conference Tuesday.
Kern County Animal Control is partnering with the Angel Dogs Foundation and the Friends of the Kern County Animal Shelters Foundation to host Spay Day.
The groups will hold free spay and neutering surgeries, along with reduced vaccinations and...
Two families are waiting to see if a stray dog that bit their children has any diseases. The stray had been spotted last week, but animal control officers couldn't find it. Monday it attacked two girls when they got off the school bus.
A group of volunteer dog rescuers on Monday made their way to Bakersfield to try and find the people responsible for abusing two puppies and leaving them to die in a field. The puppies were found in an area near Pioneer and Monica streets.
A woman captured video of a woman illegally abandoning kittens in a county sump. Eyewitness News went to the area in question and discovered it's a popular dumping ground for abandoned animals — and it has been happening for months.
Animal Shelters around Kern County are over crowded. Every week, the Kern County Animal Control Shelter holds anywhere from 500-600 animals. One problem the overcrowding is causing is the deadly virus, parvo.
A woman accused of animal cruelty in Kern County may be the same woman facing charges in Riverside County. Animal Control officers from Riverside identified the suspect during a court hearing in Mojave on Friday.
After months and months of public outcry over conditions at the Kern County Animal shelter, members of the public could become a new watchdog for that department. Tuesday, County Supervisors consider setting up a citizen Animal Control...