BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A $20,000 grant from PetSmart Charities will help Kern County Animal Services provide more medical and behavioral support to help pets become healthy, adoption-ready, and into homes, with National Adoption Week events scheduled later this month at two Bakersfield PetSmart locations.
The grant will support adoption events on Thursday, March 26, at the PetSmart on Calloway Drive and Saturday, March 28, through Sunday, March 29, at the PetSmart on Oswell Street. National Adoption Week is March 23–29, 2026.
PetSmart Charities said shelters across the country face ongoing strain as millions of pets enter U.S. shelters each year…