CA,Bakersfield-Kern County Animal Services
2023
This reporting system reports most categories as adults or juveniles (up to 5 months). Totals are given first, followed by juveniles.
Dogs
Beginning count: 433/122
Stray: 8163/3006
Transferred in: 3/0
Owner surrender: 960/273
Other intakes: 132/21
Total in: 9248/3300
Adoptions: 3458/1247
RTO: 754/54
Transferred to a rescue group: 2360/1090
Other live outcomes: 34/6
Died in care: 172/143
Lost in care: 30/9
Total euthanasia: 2457/518
Owner requested euthanasia: 0
Ending count: 354/71
Cats
Beginning count: 140/105
Stray: 5470/1932
Transferred in: 0
Owner surrender: 128/62
Other intakes: 10/2
Total in: 5607/1995
Adoptions: 1424/1186
RTO: 14/1
Transferred to a rescue group: 185/112
Other live outcomes: 2971/18
Died in care: 129/108
Lost in care: 28/9
Total euthanasia: 814/484
Owner requested euthanasia: 0
Ending count: 168/93
2022
This reporting system reports most categories as adults or juveniles (up to 5 months). Totals are given first, followed by juveniles.
Dogs
Beginning count: 169/18
Stray: 5002/1451
Transferred in: 0
Owner surrender: 615/111
Other intakes: 146/33
Total in: 5763/1595
Adoptions: 2428/631
RTO: 565/25
Transferred to a rescue group: 1462/664
Other live outcomes: 25/6
Died in care: 84/64
Lost in care: 21/3
Total euthanasia: 1069/131
Owner requested euthanasia: 0
Ending count: 427/92
Cats
Beginning count: 103/88
Stray: 4135/1440
Transferred in: 0
Owner surrender: 97/59
Other intakes: 1/0
Total in: 4242/1513
Adoptions: 1136/931
RTO: 13/4
Transferred to a rescue group: 257/197
Other live outcomes: 2268/25
Died in care: 110/94
Lost in care: 17/8
Total euthanasia: 423/202
Owner requested euthanasia: 0
Ending count: 142/82
2021
This reporting system reports most categories as adults, juveniles (up to 5 months), or unknown. Totals are given first, followed by juveniles, then unknown.
Dogs
Beginning count: 168/17/0
Stray: 3948/1070/1
Transferred in: 1/0/0
Owner requested euthanasia on intake: 0
Owner surrender: 491/72/0
Other intakes: 161/28/0
Total in: 4601/1170/1
Adoptions: 1602/245/0
RTO: 515/22/0
Transferred to a rescue group: 1108/568/0
Other live outcomes: 28/6/0
Died in care: 47/23/0
Lost in care: 30/4/0
Total euthanasia: 739/70/1
Owner requested euthanasia: 0
Ending count: 700/145/0
Cats
Beginning count: 103/88/0
Stray: 4639/1273/1
Transferred in: 0
Owner requested euthanasia on intake: 0
Owner surrender: 130/52/0
Other intakes: 30/0/0
Total in: 4799/1325/1
Adoptions: 941/745/0
RTO: 44/5/0
Transferred to a rescue group: 205/152/0
Other live outcomes: 2990/25/0
Died in care: 97/85/0
Lost in care: 20/13/0
Total euthanasia: 433/178/1
Owner requested euthanasia: 0
Ending count: 172/90/0
2020
This reporting system reports most categories as adult or juveniles (up to 5 months). Totals are given first, followed by juveniles.
Dogs
Beginning count: 201/41
Stray: 2286/803
Transferred in: 0
Owner requested euthanasia on intake: 0
Owner surrender: 382/40
Other intakes: 37/2
Total in: 3805/845
Adoptions: 1687/285
RTO: 438/10
Transferred to a rescue group: 1111/501
Other live outcomes: 1/0
Died in care: 16/11
Lost in care: 20/2
Total euthanasia: 564/28
Owner requested euthanasia: 0
Ending count: 169/11
Cats
Beginning count: 104/57
Stray: 3558/1017
Transferred in: 0
Owner requested euthanasia on intake: 0
Owner surrender: 146/28
Other intakes: 9/1
Total in: 3713/1046
Adoptions: 732/518
RTO: 9/0
Transferred to a rescue group: 390/257
Other live outcomes: 2118/6
Died in care: 46/39
Lost in care: 21/5
Total euthanasia: 398/168
Owner requested euthanasia: 0
Ending count: 103/68
2019
For the purpose of this study, rescues and transfers out are combined as transfers out.
Dogs
Adoption return: 253
Impound: 266
Quarantine: 10
Seized: 15
Stray: 6595
Owner surrender: 819
Died: 45
Missing: 2
Rescue: 1870
Transfer: 0
Cats
Adoption return: 56
Impound: 14
Quarantine: 2
Seized: 8
Stray: 5477
Owner surrender: 303
Barncat: 39
Died: 130
Missing: 3
Rescue: 888
Transfer: 0
TNR: 1434
2018
For the purpose of this study, rescues and transfers out are combined as transfers out.
Dogs
Adoption return: 295
Impound: 298
Quarantine: 25
Seized: 282
Stray: 6063
Owner surrender: 790
Died: 54
Missing: 0
Rescue: 1592
Transfer: 1
Cats
Adoption return: 96
Impound: 27
Quarantine: 1
Seized: 216
Stray: 5387
Owner surrender: 271
Barncat: 50
Died: 138
Missing: 3
Rescue: 764
Transfer: 0
TNR: 1367
2017
For the purpose of this study, rescues and transfers out are combined as transfers out.
Dogs
Adoption return: 267
Impound: 391
Quarantine: 21
Seized: 203
Stray: 6386
Owner surrender: 1242
Died: 53
Missing: 0
Rescue: 1607
Transfer: 2
Cats
Adoption return: 102
Impound: 50
Quarantine: 2
Seized: 199
Stray: 6365
Owner surrender: 286
Barncat: 25
Died: 76
Missing: 17
Rescue: 616
Transfer: 30
TNR: 1617
2016
For the purpose of this study, rescues and transfers out are combined as transfers out.
Dogs
Adoption return: 289
Quarantine: 65
Seized: 185
Stray: 6589
Owner surrender: 1386
Others in: 526
Rescue: 1826
Transfer: 3
Others out: 444
Cats
Adoption return: 69
Quarantine: 2
Seized: 263
Stray: 5663
Owner surrender: 338
Others in: 28
Rescue: 359
Transfer: 0
TNR: 1397
Others out: 379
2015
For the purpose of this study, rescues and transfers out are combined as transfers out.
Dogs
Adoption return: 196
Quarantine: 52
Seized: 151
Stray: 8026
Owner surrender: 1603
Others in: 400
Rescue: 2015
Transfer: 3
Others out: 570
Cats
Adoption return: 87
Quarantine: 3
Seized: 121
Stray: 5854
Owner surrender: 554
Others in: 124
Rescue: 322
Transfer: 0
TNR: 1375
Others out: 405
2014
For the purpose of this study, rescues and transfers out are combined as transfers out.
Dogs
Adoption return: 140
Quarantine: 33
Seized: 224
Stray: 8243
Owner surrender: 1458
Others in: 254
Rescue: 1954
Transfer: 1
Others out: 618
Cats
Adoption return: 33
Quarantine: 1
Seized: 163
Stray: 6094
Owner surrender: 374
Others in: 18
Rescue: 509
Transfer: 1
TNR: 2114
Others out: 451
