Mutt Movers

12/04/2024

09/19/2024

We are looking for a volunteer driver for our Montana transport October 4th through the 7th. We cover all fuel, snacks, meals, and lodging. We already have our staff member selected for the trip but desperately need a second driver. This transport will move 36 dogs out of Kern County. Please contact us as soon as possible if you would be willing to drive!

09/13/2024

We have a transport going to Montana leaving on October 4th and returning on the 7th. This transport will save 38 dogs. We have a staff member selected for the trip but we are in need of a volunteer driver to assist. Do we have anyone available to help with that?

09/10/2024

Our next transport is set for October 5th. We will be going to Montana. We desperately need fosters. The shelter has started selecting dogs for transport but they have no room to hold dogs. Please let us know if you can foster a transport dog or reach out to Josh or Tara at the shelter at 661-832-7387

09/02/2024

33 dogs are heading to Washington today!!

Our next transport is set for October 5th. We will be going to Montana. We desperately need fosters. The shelter would like to start selecting dogs for transport but they have no room to hold dogs. Please let us know if you can foster a transport dog!!

08/30/2024

33 dogs have been selected for our September 2nd Washington transport. These are just five of the 33. If you can foster for less than a week please contact Josh at the City of Bakersfield Animal Care Center at 661-832-7387

08/29/2024

33 dogs have been selected for our September 2nd Washington transport. These are just five of the 33. If you can foster for one week please contact Josh at the City of Bakersfield Animal Care Center at 661-832-7387

08/26/2024

33 dogs have been selected for our September 2nd Washington transport. These are just five of the 33. If you can foster for one week please contact Tara at the City of Bakersfield Animal Care Center at 661-832-7387

08/19/2024

11 puppies made it out of Kern County!!
Thank you to our wonderful volunteers that were willing to make the drive last minute to save these sweet pups!!

08/10/2024

Our next transport is tentatively set for September 2nd. The shelter has begun to network dogs. As they get confirmed, we will begin showing the dogs and reaching out for foster help. Stay tuned for all the excitement!

08/08/2024

We need help from our rescue partners!!
We are always looking for rescues to partner with that are willing to receive dogs from Kern County.
We never charge the shelters in Kern County or the receiving rescues for our transports. This is a service we love to provide for free so we can help more dogs. The shelter vet or our premise vet provide health certificates and any additional testing (heart worm tests) and Marley’s Mutts Dog Rescues pays for all transportation costs.
Our ranch and foster population are fully vetted, spayed/neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped prior to transport. The shelters we work with do their best to ensure all dogs are healthy, spayed/neutered, and vaccinated as well.
Our transports are currently focused on the Pacific North West and Canada but we would love to grow our reach.
We are extending the invitation to any rescue willing to receive dogs within a 24hr drive of California. As our resources grow, we will expand even further!

08/07/2024

We are looking for help with our Mutt Mover program. From our local Kern County community we need help in the following ways:
Short term fosters (typically 1 to 2 weeks) to house dogs selected for transport while they wait for their transport date
Volunteer drivers. We cover all the costs associated with our transports, including food and lodging for our drivers. We send two drivers on each transport, one staff member and one volunteer. We are always looking for more volunteers.

Please reach out to us today if you are interested in volunteering with our Mutt Mover program!

08/06/2024

Our shelters are over crowded and dogs are dying every day. There are more dogs in need than we can possible save as a single rescue. Part of the solution we have been working on is our Mutt Mover program. This program allows us to move dogs out of Kern County and into areas that are not facing the pet overpopulation crisis we face. The rescues in these areas have higher adoption rates and more fosters that are willing to house dogs temporarily. Last year we were able to move 393 dogs out of Kern County. This year, we want to move more than 400.