Problem of Dumped Dogs Continues to Grow

Several people in southwest Bakersfield are noticing a growing number of dogs being dumped in their neighborhood. An area man says he went from having two dogs to nine practically overnight, as more and more dogs are being abandoned by their owners. Wild life biologist Alex Brown is noticing a trend. “People just drive up and I’ve seen them just literally kicked the dogs out of the car and it’s really hard because a lot of time the dogs have been abused and beaten,” he said. Brown recently found a black