Our mission is to provide emergency pet food to long term owners who have fallen on hard times. 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 hav
e 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 600,000 pounds of pet food has come through our pantry to be given to those in need. Hardship continues 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 All 3 Self Serve Pet Spa locations, Scruffy to Fluffy Pet Spa, Coffee Road Vet, and at Fur and Feathers on Allen Road. All of which are in Bakersfield. 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 no family pet goes hungry. Pet food is something we are always in need of. We welcome any brand of dog or cat food, whether it’s bagged or canned, your donation may be dropped off at one of our Barrel Buddies locations in Bakersfield. You can also help BPFP by giving a tax-deductible, monetary contribution via check to Bakersfield Pet Food Pantry, P.O. Box 20801, Bakersfield, CA 93390 or online using the Paypal or Venmo.
