Penny -- URGENT!

Penny is a 3-year-old Pit Bull Terrier currently being held at the Kern County Animal Services - Bakersfield Shelter. She has been at the shelter since May 12, 2026 and is ready for her new home.<br/><br/>Penny is a staff favorite! They describe her as:<br/><br/>* Sweet and affectionate<br/>* Loves attention and being close<br/>* Walks on leash<br/>* Nervous but gentle with other dogs<br/><br/>Info and photos courtesy of Denise Lynn Smith and Kern County Animals Services. For more information on Penny, check out her social media post:<br/><br/>From Kern County Animal Services:<br/>IG: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DXFB-kSlEmP/<br/>FB: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=804903359343548<br/><br/>From Volunteer Denise Lynn Smith:<br/>https://www.facebook.com/buzzinismith/posts/pfbid0QDFF3aBpnVF6KFk3JsDBiftS9EQqJHHAfNxwiKCagUEtD4hv45NH3r5cWJ4itk1el<br/><br/><br/>Pet ID: A1244205<br/><br/>Companion Animal Protection Services (CAPS), a national nonprofit based in Thousand Oaks, CA., is partnering with Kern County Animal Services in Bakersfield to find homes for high risk dogs. The shelter has more than 300 dogs and puppies in two metal warehouses with no outdoor runs. Dogs over five months old are at high risk for euthanasia because of lack of space and too many abandoned dogs in the community. <br/><br/>Please contact CAPS if you are interested in adopting, rescuing or fostering, and we will make sure the shelter contacts you. They do not answer phones or respond often to voice messages due to understaffing. <br/><br/>PLEASE NOTE: Foster homes must be in Kern County. The dogs are in Bakersfield, not Thousand Oaks. CAPS can arrange transportation if you are on the West Coast.<br/><br/>https://caps-web.org/contact-caps/<br/>*No phone calls, please. If you would like us to call you, please leave your phone number in an email.

Penny is a 3-year-old Pit Bull Terrier currently being held at the Kern County Animal Services - Bakersfield Shelter. She has been at the shelter since May 12, 2026 and is ready for her new home.

Penny is a staff favorite! They describe her as:

* Sweet and affectionate
* Loves attention and being close
* Walks on leash
* Nervous but gentle with other dogs

Info and photos courtesy of Denise Lynn Smith and Kern County Animals Services. For more information on Penny, check out her social media post:

From Kern County Animal Services:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DXFB-kSlEmP/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=804903359343548

From Volunteer Denise Lynn Smith:
https://www.facebook.com/buzzinismith/posts/pfbid0QDFF3aBpnVF6KFk3JsDBiftS9EQqJHHAfNxwiKCagUEtD4hv45NH3r5cWJ4itk1el


Pet ID: A1244205

Companion Animal Protection Services (CAPS), a national nonprofit based in Thousand Oaks, CA., is partnering with Kern County Animal Services

Penny is a 3-year-old Pit Bull Terrier currently being held at the Kern County Animal Services - Bakersfield Shelter. She has been at the shelter since May 12, 2026 and is ready for her new home.

Penny is a staff favorite! They describe her as:

* Sweet and affectionate
* Loves attention and being close
* Walks on leash
* Nervous but gentle with other dogs

Info and photos courtesy of Denise Lynn Smith and Kern County Animals Services. For more information on Penny, check out her social media post:

From Kern County Animal Services:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DXFB-kSlEmP/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=804903359343548

From Volunteer Denise Lynn Smith:
https://www.facebook.com/buzzinismith/posts/pfbid0QDFF3aBpnVF6KFk3JsDBiftS9EQqJHHAfNxwiKCagUEtD4hv45NH3r5cWJ4itk1el


Pet ID: A1244205

Companion Animal Protection Services (CAPS), a national nonprofit based in Thousand Oaks, CA., is partnering with Kern County Animal Services in Bakersfield to find homes for high risk dogs. The shelter has more than 300 dogs and puppies in two metal warehouses with no outdoor runs. Dogs over five months old are at high risk for euthanasia because of lack of space and too many abandoned dogs in the community.

Please contact CAPS if you are interested in adopting, rescuing or fostering, and we will make sure the shelter contact