BAKERSFIELD PET FOOD PANTRY Information

Bakersfield Pet Food Pantry is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, volunteer organization in Bakersfield, California. We are dedicated to assisting disabled, home bound seniors and low income community members by providing them with emergency dog and cat food. We started in April of 2009, donating pet food to folks who were receiving food from a local church and soup kitchen in Oildale. Quickly we saw a need far broader in this town than imagined. Bakersfield has a high unemployment rate along with overcrowded animal shelters. Many community members don't have enough money to feed their beloved four-legged companions. They often have to make a choice between feeding themselves or their pet. To date, over 160,000 pounds of pet food has come through our pantry to be given to those in need. Several local charities assist us by redistributing pet food to our struggling community members. Hardships continue for many in our community and the need seems to grow each year. We need your help more than ever! Donations of dog and cat food can be dropped off at one of our donation drop off locations or Saturdays at our location from 11:00am until noon. We get calls everyday from desperate pet owners asking for help. Many of our pet food recipients frequent food banks themselves. We are solely dependent on public support of monetary contributions, pet food, and volunteer work. Our goal is to have an abundance of pet food, so no pet goes hungry.