Kern Country Animal Control in Bakersfield, California is shutting down

[MrScorpio]

Kern Country Animal Control in Bakersfield, California is shutting down on September 30th, 2013. The Shelter claims that the over 700 animals are NOT being put down.

DOGS ARE $15 AND CATS ARE $5. ALL animals are fixed and have shots.

ADDRESS: 201 S Mt Vernon Ave.

CITY: Bakersfield, California 93307

NUMBER: [phone]

PLEASE SPREAD THIS AROUND AND SAVE A LIFE (If you live near this area). I would hate to know all these animals died and I did nothing to help.

Cross posted in Pets Forum and the Lounge

Edited based on this news story.

http://www.globalanimal.org/2013/09/07/shelter-animals-fate-uncertain-in-california-county/107521/

Cross posted in Pets forum and GD

[SammyWinstonJack]

1. rec!

[KamaAina]

2. Urban legend

They're moving, not shutting down.

http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/Kern-County-Animal-Control-No-truth-to-mass-killing-rumor-222725731.html

Kern County Animal Control director Jen Woodard held a press conference Friday to dispel a social media rumor that the shelter will euthanize hundreds of animals before it moves to a new facility.

Woodard said there's no truth to the rumor, though she credited it with a positive side effect - a spike in willing adopters. On Friday, the shelter office was packed with people ready to give pets a new home....

However, the county is now poised to relocate the shelter. Woodard confirmed four locations are being considered, and it's hoped the county's Board of Supervisors will have a decision next Tuesday.

Since word of the move came out, the rumors started circulating on social media sites that the county would kill any animal it couldn't adopt before the move. And, that spread beyond Kern County, as seen in a Twitter post from pop music star Ke$ha.

Also, Ke$ha has three million followers.

[bluesbassman]

3. Ke$ha has 3 million followers? I weep for the fate of our species.