Have a Heart Humane Society

04/26/2025

04/25/2025

What a day in the adoption room. Ten puppies adopted today. The remaining puppies all have approved applications, and will be going home tomorrow! We will have kittens in for adoption! For now enjoy the pictures of all the adopters and their new dogs!

04/25/2025

Puppies in for adoption

04/25/2025

We’re ready for our next new adventure! Our foster dad Mike said we’re heading to Have a Heart Himane Society for something called adoption! He also said they are having 50% off all donated items today excludes retail, plants, candy and adoptions! Come adopt us starting at 10am!

04/25/2025

Good evening! The puppies we will have in for tomorrow for adoption are live on our website! What we know about lineage.: there are two litters from two sister dogs, from the same litter that looked totally different! Mom one was a tan and white chiweenie looking dog. Mom 2 was a tan and white Maltese/terrier looking dog. The person who surrendered said their parents were Maltese and shih tzu. Dads' lineage are unknown. We have them listed as Maltese Chiweenie mixes. These dogs will be first come first serve! The dogs will be in by 10am! Because they are young puppies, and have only had the first round of vaccines, we will not be allowing people who are not considering adoption to handle them. We want them to be exposed as little as possible. We thank you in advance for your cooperation and help in protecting these little cuties! We look forward to finding these dogs their furrever homes with you!

04/24/2025

Puppies and kittens 4/25/2025

04/23/2025

We wish we had a dollar for every time we heard, "I don't want to call animal control, they will just kill them." Have a Heart, as a foster based organization, is not set up to be a replacement for Kern County Animal Services. Our ability to take in animals, is contingent upon having a foster, and space to display the animal, and the funding to care for the dog. We don't want any animal to be part of the current pet over population problem. We also ask that you call in advance so we can make sure we have space, a foster, everything ready and have time to process the intake. Randomly showing up with puppies and expecting us to take them, is no win for everyone involved! We ask that you remember this when you read Have a Heart wouldn't help!

If you find a stray dogs, the appropriate agency to contact in that situation is Kern County Animal Service (661-868-7100). Kern County takes in a dog, and it is given a vet examination, vaccines, food, water, and shelter. It is placed on a a five day stray hold. And then put up for adoption. If you are concerned about them being euthanized you can give them your name and number to call, if they are going to be euthanized.. Kern County Animal Services has a team of dedicated rescue coordinators who work with multiple organizations, like Have a Heart to place animals, in addition to their own foster network and adoption team. Their save rate is currently 81%. While we wish that there were no animals euthanized, I can tell you from my dealings with various staff and volunteers at Kern County Animal Services and City of Bakersfield Animal Care Center, they do not enjoy that part of their job. Especially, because it is a result of pet owners, not making sure their dogs are spay and neutered! If you are angry at shelters (or rescues), your anger is misplaced!

04/20/2025

Good week in the adoption room this week. Six dogs and cats found their forever home! Franklin, Feona, Cherie, Ozzy, Mello and Stilts all found forever homes! Bringing our yearly total to 78 adoptions! Enjoy your weekend, we will be back next week, woth more puppies and kitties! Enjpy your family time.

04/19/2025

We will be open at 10am. We have See’s candy for Easter. We are running 50%off today. We will have some dogs and cats in for adoption. Come see us and let’s find these animals homes!

04/18/2025

Good Morning! We are having 50% off saes today amd tomorrow, n all donated items. (Retail, adoptions, plants and candy excluded.) Need a last minute Easter present? Come in and get some
See’s candy! And as a reminder, bunnies and chicks are NOT good Easter presents. They are a life long commitment!

04/18/2025

A collaboration with the City of Tehachapi, CA Government. It takes government, private citizens, and 501(c)3 working together to help our furry friends!

04/17/2025

Two adoptions today! Franklin and Feona found furrever homes!

04/16/2025

Update he’s been adopted! Franklin’s approved adopter decided it wasn’t a match. He is in today and found a person to pet him, and decided their lap was a good place to pass out

04/15/2025

Last night, on a day that we were closed. Someone left two pitbulls in feont of our store. A reminder that abandoning animals is a crime. We have video’s that we will share with the appropriate law enforcement entities.

While we learned about it this morning, we are closed Sunday and Mondays. And on days we are open, we close at 4pm. We understand your anger and angst that no ine was available, we are largely a volunteer organization. Animal control due to budget shortfalls, does not have staff avialable 24/7. Any and all anger should be directed towards the individual that abandoned the animals, and not towards any rescue or animal control officer. Thanks again to the individual who came and got the dogs.