Sheriffs five canines will be receiving protective vests thanks to local donations to the national non-profit organization, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. and two local businesses. The value of the vest award is over $4,700 - A BIG THANK YOU to all who made this possible. CaJah Salon in Saint Paul hosted an Annual benefit for Minnesota K9’s in Law Enforcement on September 27th raising over $10,900.00. The four Ramsey County Sheriff K9’s receiving vests from the proceeds are Vito, Tonto, Boone, and Apache. Additional vest recipients are: K9 Bosco, Farmington Police; K9 Yankee, Cass County Sheriff’s Office; K9 Yazz, Mille Lacs County Sheriff’s Office; K9 Britt, Rochester Police; K9’s Malakie and Oakley, Duluth Police; and K9Freddie, Stearns County Sheriff. Each vest costs $950.00 and has a 5 year warranty. A private donation of $950 by White Bear Mitsubishi in White Bear Lake covered the cost of the vest for the fifth Ramsey County Sheriff’s K9, Reggie. White Bear Mitsubishi is one of three members of the St. Paul Auto Group and also part of Rydell Auto Group. “The collaboration of generous local support with this national effort will benefit our canine teams in their daily public safety duties,” said Undersheriff Jack Serier, Public Safety Services Division. “Dogs have a rich history in American law enforcement as a key asset to preserving the lives of officers, deputies, and citizens as trained canines are often the first to be sent into dangerous situations. These vests will provide a valuable element of protection for our brave canine partners.” Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. is a 501c (3) charity located in East Taunton, Massachusetts, 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 nonprofit was established in 2009 to assist law enforcement agencies with this potentially lifesaving body armor for their four legged K9 Officers. Through private and corporate sponsorships, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. provided over 1125 law enforcement dogs in 40 states with protective vests since 2009 at a cost of $1,068,750.00 Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. announces their calendar is on sale now through February 2015 for $15.00 online at vik9s.org. Proceeds from the sales will provide bullet and stab protective vests. All goods and services for the calendar were donated by generous sponsors, photographers and participating law enforcement agency, for police dogs actively working without the potentially lifesaving equipment. The organization orders the U.S. made vests exclusively from distributor Regency Police Supply in Hyannis, Massachusetts, who also does the custom embroidery on the body armor. Vests are manufactured by Armor Express in Central Lake, Michigan. The custom sized K9 vests will be delivered to the Sheriff’s Office in a few weeks. New K9 graduates as well as K9s with expired vests are eligible to participate. The program is open to law enforcement dogs who are US employed, certified and at least 19 months of age. For more information or to learn about volunteer opportunities, please call 508-824-6978. Tax deductible donations accepted via mail to: Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. P.O. Box 9 East Taunton, MA 02718 or via the website: vik9s.org
Posted on: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 20:34:15 +0000
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