http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/TBCGIVES/32593 It was the perfect formula:&nbsp;A worthy project for Bakersfield's givers to demonstrate their generosity while showing off the family pet in the pages of the newspaper. Tails of Bakersfield, The Californian's effort to save the lives of unwanted pets, has exceeded its goal of $10,000 for local shelters. In fact, thanks to one anonymous donor's gift of $3,000, the project's haul as of Friday was $13,495. Though we're no longer accepting pet photos, over the next couple of weeks we will continue to run pictures received as of Friday. And if you missed out this year, Tails will return in 2009. Here's a breakdown, as of today, of the amount raised per shelter. (Donors chose which shelter their donations would go to.) The Cat People: $1,591.25 Kern County Animal Shelter: $1,221.25 Bakersfield SPCA: $3,966.25 Alpha Canine $4,261.25 (plus $3,000 matching donation = $7,261.25) It was the perfect formula:&nbsp;A worthy project for Bakersfield's givers to demonstrate their generosity while showing off the family pet in the pages of the newspaper. Tails of Bakersfield, The Californian's effort to save the lives of unwanted pets, has exceeded its goal of $10,000 for local shelters. In fact, thanks to one anonymous donor's gift of $3,000, the project's haul as of Friday was $13,495. Though we're no longer accepting pet photos, over the next couple of weeks we will continue to run pictures received as of Friday. And if you missed out this year, Tails will return in 2009. Here's a breakdown, as of today, of the amount raised per shelter. (Donors chose which shelter their donations would go to.) The Cat People: $1,591.25 Kern County Animal Shelter: $1,221.25 Bakersfield SPCA: $3,966.25 Alpha Canine $4,261.25 (plus $3,000 matching donation = $7,261.25) en-us Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:29:47 PDT <p>This is the kind of blog&nbsp;subject to celebrate! Many small pets that are abandoned&nbsp;or otherwise harmed will benefit by the generosity shown here.</p> <p>Great work!&nbsp;</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/TBCGIVES/32593/#c_300004 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/TBCGIVES/32593/#c_300004 <p>This is the kind of blog&nbsp;subject to celebrate! Many small pets that are abandoned&nbsp;or otherwise harmed will benefit by the generosity shown here.</p> <p>Great work!&nbsp;</p> <p>The people of Bakersfield really came through.  This is the kind of support the pets need.  I just love a happy ending,</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/TBCGIVES/32593/#c_300062 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/TBCGIVES/32593/#c_300062 <p>The people of Bakersfield really came through.  This is the kind of support the pets need.  I just love a happy ending,</p> <p>Amen vwilroy..cept its not over...a good start and Im very glad to see the publics enthusiasum..would have been nice to see more going to KCAS where the killing fields are running rampant but somes better than none</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/TBCGIVES/32593/#c_300178 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/TBCGIVES/32593/#c_300178 <p>Amen vwilroy..cept its not over...a good start and Im very glad to see the publics enthusiasum..would have been nice to see more going to KCAS where the killing fields are running rampant but somes better than none</p>