Tom Green County Sheriff's Office K9 Pusinka Receives Body Armor

 

SAN ANGELO, TX -- Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office K9 Pusinka has received a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Pusinka’s vest is embroidered with the sentiment "In memory of K9 Jethro, Canton, OH Police Department."

Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. is a 501c (3) charity located in East Taunton, MA whose mission is to provide bullet and stab protective vests and other assistance to dogs of law enforcement and related agencies throughout the United States. The non-profit was established in 2009 to assist law enforcement agencies with this potentially lifesaving body armor for their four-legged K9 officers. Since its inception, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. provided over 2,600 protective vests, in 50 states, through private and corporate donations, at a cost of over 2.1 million dollars. 

The program is open to dogs actively employed in the U.S. with law enforcement or related agencies who are certified and at least 20 months of age. New K9 graduates, as well as K9s with expired vests, are eligible to participate. 

The donation to provide one protective vest for a law enforcement K9 is $1,050.00. Each vest has a value between $1,795 – $2,234 and a five-year warranty, and an average weight of 4-5 lbs. There is an estimated 30,000 law enforcement K9s throughout the United States. For more information or to learn about volunteer opportunities, please call 508-824-6978.  Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. provides information, lists events, and accepts tax deductible donations of any denomination at www.vik9s.org or mailed to P.O. Box 9 East Taunton, MA 02718. 

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ALL Law Enforcement Lives matter!

So glad to see these K-9's are being protected from those who wish to do them harm.

May God bless ALL who serve the rest of us.

Wonderful organization. I'm glad to see that the Police Dogs are protected, they put their lives on the line each and every day too. They deserve to be protected also. God Bless you all.
I Thank all Law Enforment and Military for all they do. Be safe out there.

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